News of the Week (April 20-24, 2026)

News of the Week (April 20-24, 2026)

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Most of this week’s content has been sent. In case you missed it:

Next week will be a crazy one. Reviews coming include SoFi, Amazon, Meta, Reddit, Alphabet, Robinhood, Spotify, Reddit and more. Peak earnings season has arrived once more. 

1. Intel (INTC) – Brief Earnings Snapshot

Results:

  • Beat revenue estimate by 9.2% & beat guidance by 11.3%.
  • Beat client compute group (CCG) revenue estimate by 8.9%.
  • Beat Data Center & AI (DCAI) revenue estimate by 14.7%.
  • Beat 34.5% GPM estimate by 650 bps & beat guidance by 650 bps. 
  • Beat 32.3% GAAP GPM guidance by 710 bps. 
  • Beat $0.00 EPS estimate by $0.29.

Balance Sheet:

  • $32.7B in cash & equivalents.
  • Inventory +7% Y/Y.
  • $45B in debt.
  • 17% Y/Y share dilution.

Guidance & Valuation:

Intel trades for 120x forward EPS. EPS is expected to grow by 160% this year and by 25% next year. It trades for 40x 2028 EPS.

2. Salesforce (CRM) – Setting a New Software Trend?