INTC vs PFE: Which Is the Better Buy?

Side-by-side comparison of Intel Corp. and Pfizer Inc. โ€” fair value, conviction, valuation metrics, and QuantHub research signals. Updated 2026-09-25.
Intel Corp. ยท Technology
$127.39
-8.4% upside to fair value
Low Conviction Grade D
VS
Pfizer Inc. ยท Healthcare
$27.64
+12.0% upside to fair value
Med Conviction Grade B
QuantHub Verdict
PFE has more upside to fair value (+12.0%). These are model outputs โ€” not personalized investment advice. See all research โ†’
Valuation & Fundamentals
Metric INTC PFE
Current Price $127.39 $27.64
Fair Value Estimate $116.75 $30.94
Upside to Fair Value -8.4% +12.0%
Market Cap $642.6B $157.5B
Forward P/E โ€” โ€”
EV / EBITDA 185.2x 17.4x
Price / Sales 11.3x 2.5x
Price / FCF 229.7x 14.3x
Revenue Growth YoY +25.4% +2.6%
Gross Margin 38.9% 71.3%
Operating Margin 0.1% 25.1%
Return on Equity -10.8% 4.9%
Dividend Yield 0% 6.22%
FCF Yield 0.44% 6.97%
Analyst Consensus Hold Hold
Investment Thesis
INTC โ€” Intel Corp.
Intel designs and manufactures CPUs, GPUs, networking silicon, and edge and data-center products across its Client Computing, Data Center and AI, and Intel Foundry segments, employing roughly 85,100 people under CEO Lip-Bu Tan. The business quality is currently low: TTM gross margin is 38.9%, TTM operating margin is 0.1%, TTM net margin is -19.8%, and ROE is -10.8%, so the company is not earning โ€ฆ
PFE โ€” Pfizer Inc.
Pfizer is a global biopharmaceutical leader with a portfolio spanning cardiovascular, oncology, vaccines, immunology, and rare disease, anchored by Eliquis, the Prevnar family, Vyndaqel, Ibrance, Xtandi, Comirnaty, and Paxlovid, and supported by roughly 75,000 employees and a contract manufacturing division. Business quality is medium rather than high: TTM gross margin of 71.3% and TTM operating โ€ฆ
Accumulation Zones
Metric INTC PFE
Zone Low $87.56 $23.21
Zone High $99.24 $26.30
In Buy Zone? No No
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