Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) has been a semiconductor industry giant for decades, but its stock certainly hasn't reflected that in recent years. In fact, one could argue it's been a downright dreadful investment for a while now. Even when accounting for reinvested dividend payments, Intel stock is down 4% over the last five years compared to a market-trouncing 176% return for the iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ: SOXX) over that same span of time.  

In fact, Intel has sorely lagged behind the market dating all the way back to 2000.

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