Intel: A Wonderful Company With An Undervalued Stock

By Sol Palha:Southern Copper Corp (SCCO) is one of the largest integrated copper producers in the world. We produce copper, molybdenum, zinc, lead, coal and silver. All of our mining, smelting and refining facilities are located in Peru and Mexico and we conduct exploration activities in those countries and Chile.

Chuck Carnevale submits:Chevron Corp. (CVX) is the second largest integrated energy company in the United States, and the world's fourth-largest oil company based on proven reserves. Yet in spite of its immense size, we believe this top quality company has plenty of opportunity to grow worldwide.

By Valuentum: Best Idea Intel (INTC) reported another strong quarter Tuesday. Some of the financial highlights include a strong gross margin of 64% (65.1% non-GAAP), earnings per share of $0.53 (versus consensus expectations of $0.50 per share), and $3 billion in cash flow generated from operations. Additionally, during its first quarter, the company bought back $1.5 billion in stock and paid out $1 billion in dividends.

By BubbleBustInvesting:As the new year begins, contrarian investors may want to take a close look at out-of-favor leading high technology companies that could be turning the corner. Intel (INTC) is one of them. Here are seven reasons to give the company a closer look.

Craig Walendziak submits:In the first installment of "Best in Breed Dividend Stocks," we discussed what constitutes a best in breed dividend stock.

Scott's Investments submits:This is my third article this week focusing on the US Dividend Champions, a list compiled and tracked at DRIP Investing. The list is comprised of stocks which have increased their dividend payout for at least 25 consecutive years.

Bret Jensen submits:Thursday was another challenging day in the equities market. Indexes ended significantly down across the board with the S&P losing approximately 1.7%. Flight to quality seemed to be an ongoing theme as 10 Year treasuries almost touched 3%, before bouncing back a bit. Defensive sectors like healthcare and utilities also handily outperformed the overall market.

eChristian Investing submits:For investors currently evaluating dividend stocks, there really are a lot of attractive options. The average yield of dividend stocks in the Dow Jones index is now 2.9%. The S&P 500 sports 15 stocks with dividend yields above 6%. Those are pretty attractive yields for income investors, given that a money market account currently offers less than a 1% return.