(NASDAQ: INTC) stock popped in Monday's trading. The semiconductor company's share price ended the session up 6.2%, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence.

Intel stock jumped today thanks to bullish coverage from an analyst. The chip giant's share price also got a boost due to excitement surrounding upcoming processors that could strengthen the company's position in the artificial intelligence (AI) space and gaming hardware market.

Intel stock got a boost Monday thanks to bullish coverage from Melius Research analyst Ben Reitzes. On the heels of explosive valuation gains for Nvidia and other AI leaders, Reitzes went looking for top artificial intelligence plays in the second half of this year. And he thinks that Intel has what it takes to deliver wins.

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