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Chen Liwu bought approximately US$9.7 million in Intel shares to show confidence. However, the company’s fourth-quarter financial forecast was lower than expected, the PC market was weak, and the stock price continued to decline due to a number of pressures.
Regulatory filing documents shown on the 4th,intel ceoChen Liwu On the 2nd, he purchased 150,000 shares of Intel common stock through a family trust, worth about 9.7 million yuan. However, Intel’s share price still closed down 3.7% on the 4th.
Information shows that Chen Liwu obtained these shares through multiple open market transactions, with a purchase price ranging from US$64.705 to US$64.735, with a total investment amount of approximately US$9.71 million. The move will increase Chen Liwu’s indirect stake in Intel shares to about 1.46 million shares.
At a time when Intel is facing supply chain pressures, a factory explosion in Israel, and changes in demand in the personal computer (PC) market, Chen Liwu’s move could be seen as a vote of confidence in Intel. Intel’s share price is facing strong selling pressure as its recently released fourth quarter financial guidance is worse than market forecasts, although its third quarter financial results are better than forecast.
Intel expects fourth-quarter revenue to be between US$15 billion and US$16 billion, below market expectations of US$17 billion. The client computing division, which includes PCs and laptops, is Intel’s largest contributor to revenue. However, the department’s fourth-quarter revenue is expected to decline by more than 20% quarter-on-quarter. Chief Financial Officer David Zinsner even suggested that the PC market weakness could continue into the first half of next year.
Moreover, Wall Street investors are increasingly betting that a Democratic-led Congress could introduce tighter regulations that could help curb aggressive artificial intelligence (AI) spending.
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Regulatory filings show that on the 2nd, he purchased 150,000 shares of Intel common stock through his family trust through multiple open market transactions, totaling approximately US$9.71 million, and the transaction prices ranged from approximately US$64.705 to US$64.735.
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After the completion of these purchases, the number of Intel shares held indirectly by Chen Liwu increased to approximately 1.46 million shares. The market generally viewed this as a vote of confidence in the company’s prospects, but it failed to reverse short-term selling pressure.
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The main reason is that Intel’s fourth-quarter revenue is only expected to be US$15 billion to US$16 billion, which is lower than the market estimate of US$17 billion. With weak demand from the consumer computing department, the PC market weakness may continue into the first half of next year.
