BofA downgrades INTC to Neutral: “The stock has not communicated enough traction with external foundry customers,” while data center strength is offset by a “surprisingly sharp drop in PC shipments,” down 25%-30% QoQ in Q4, with further inventory corrections expected in H1'27 “Data center CPU is doing well in a rising agentic tide,” but faces substrate supply constraints, while Intel's products “are not yet technically competitive against AMD/ARM-based rivals that are growing 2x-4x faster.” Analyst Vivek Arya 30-OCT-2026 05:43 AM ET