Should You Buy Intel Stock Ahead of Q3 Earnings?

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) will have another chance to infuse some life into its lagging stock price performance when it releases its third-quarter results on Thursday, Oct. 21. Shares of the chip giant have underperformed the broader market so far this year despite starting off brightly as cracks in the personal computing and data center businesses have widened on account of stiff competition from the likes of Advanced Micro Devices.

Let's look at what's expected from Intel's upcoming quarterly report and determine whether it could deliver strong enough results and outlook to turn investor sentiment back in its favor.

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