Intel Hits a 52-Week High: Time to Buy?

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🗓️ 12 January 2026

⏱️ 21 minutes

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On Friday, Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) hit a fresh 52-week high. Are higher highs in the forecast? We look at the U.S. government's backing of the business and what it might mean for future returns. Asit Sharma, Rick Munarriz, and Tim Beyers discuss: - CEO Lip-Bu Tan's meeting with President Trump. - Plans for advanced (or even AI) chipmaking on U.S. soil. - The challenges of growing the foundry business versus the promises cooked into the current share price. Don’t wait! Be sure to get to your local bookstore and pick up a copy of David’s Gardner’s new book — Rule Breaker Investing: How to Pick the Best Stocks of the Future and Build Lasting Wealth. It’s on shelves now; get it before it’s gone! Tickers: Companies discussed: INTC, AMD, NVDA, TSM, ASML Host: Tim Beyers Guests: Asit Sharma, Rick Munarriz Producer: Anand Chokkavelu Engineer: Dan Boyd Disclosure: Advertisements are sponsored content and provided for informational purposes only. The Motley Fool and its affiliates (collectively, “TMF”) do not endorse, recommend, or verify the accuracy or completeness of the statements made within advertisements. TMF is not involved in the offer, sale, or solicitation of any securities advertised herein and makes no representations regarding the suitability, or risks associated with any investment opportunity presented. Investors should conduct their own due diligence and consult with legal, tax, and financial advisors before making any investment decisions. TMF assumes no responsibility for any losses or damages arising from this advertisement. We’re committed to transparency: All personal opinions in advertisements from Fools are their own. The product advertised in this episode was loaned to TMF and was returned after a test period or the product advertised in this episode was purchased by TMF. Advertiser has paid for the sponsorship of this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Intel sets new highs.
0:06.4	Is the climb just beginning?
0:08.2	You're listening, the Motley Fool Money.
0:26.2	Welcome, Fools. I'm your host, Tim Byers, and with me our two old friends, Rick Ginears and Asset Sharma.
0:31.3	I hope you're both fully caffeinated because we've got a pretty caffeinated stock to talk about today.
0:41.5	And that is Intel, ticker I-N-T-C. As of the time I wrote these notes on Friday, the stock had hit a fresh 52-week high of $45.67 cents a share. Is this the beginning of an extended rally that will last years? Or is this time
0:47.9	to cash in on a burst of enthusiasm and move capital into more proven chip stocks? I think these
0:53.8	are really interesting question,
0:55.0	and we're going to tackle both of them. And then we are then going to get a bit philosophical
1:00.2	because we're going to have another episode of Mindset Monday, which is perfect for Osset and Rick.
1:06.2	But first, we have to talk about Intel. So, Rick, I'm going to start with you here.
1:14.1	Donald Trump, the president of the United States, had a meeting with Intel CEO, Lee Bhutan,
1:21.5	and he was very excited about this meeting. He said, I just had a great meeting. He put this out on his
1:28.3	social media platform, saying, I just had a meeting with the very successful Intel CEO,
1:33.9	Lee Bhutan. Intel just launched his first sub-2 nanometer CPU processor design built and package
1:40.1	right here in the USA. So I think we can say with some confidence here, Rick, that the president
1:45.2	isn't making any serious technical statements. But what we do know is that he does seem to be
1:51.8	excited about putting federal funds and federal backing behind Intel. And in particular,
1:58.4	there is one defense Department initiative underway that will allow
2:05.7	Intel to get a serious amount of money, billions of dollars, for manufacturing for the federal
2:12.4	government. So do you think this enthusiasm for Intel is warranted? How are you feeling about Intel knowing that it's hit a 52-week high?
2:22.0	Sometimes you see a stock start to move up before the fundamentals get there. And with Intel, you see that.
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