Intel

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Market cap $232B

On Jan. 14, 2026, investors weighed fresh AI server demand signals and foundry wins that sharpen the stakes of Intel's turnaround.

The AI boom just hit a constraint investors don't talk about enough: you can't ship what you can't build. Demand for AI chips is still surging, but the world's leading foundry, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (NYSE: TSM), or TSMC, is starting to run out of room.

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Intel ( NASDAQ:INTC ) is experiencing a notable rally already in 2026, with the stock up 28% year-to-date, building on last year's 84% rise.

Microchips a bit mixed in early trading. This is still a sector that I think will be huge in 2026.

At the start of 2025, the stock market appeared unstable as most major assets were, seemingly, very overvalued. Despite this, there was no shortage of opportunities for savvy investors to find undervalued, cheap stocks that enabled them to turn a $1,000 into $10,000 of profit.

Intel scored an analyst upgrade on Tuesday and a price target of $60. The company's server CPUs are reportedly selling out amid intense hyperscaler demand.

Intel stock is closing in on levels above $50 for the first time since late 2023.

The MoneyShow Chart of the Day shows how Intel Corp. shares have traded over the last two years. The stock has been moving nicely higher for months - and now it's breaking out to the upside. What really seems to be helping INTC is investor sentiment. After a long, painful decline into 2024-2025, washed-out sentiment and positioning created the conditions for a rebound - and certain catalysts fueled it.

Expand NASDAQ: INTC Intel Today's Change (7.29%) $3.21 Current Price $47.27 Key Data Points Market Cap $220B Day's Range $45.22 - $48.23 52wk Range $17.66 - $48.23 Volume 4.5M Avg Vol 90M Gross Margin 35.58% Intel (INTC +7.29%), a designer and manufacturer of microprocessors and related semiconductor products, closed Tuesday at $47.29, up 7.33%. Intel IPO'd in 1980 and has grown 14,428% since going public.