Jim Cramer Says Intel Corporation (INTC)'s "Got Real Problems"

We recently published 8 Stocks on Jim Cramer’s Radar. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) is one of the stocks Jim Cramer recently discussed.

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC)’s shares have gained 19% year-to-date after having a wild ride on the stock market. Cramer discussed the firm in detail in 2025. Most of his comments have covered the firm’s leadership change, which has seen new CEO Lip-Bu Tan take over. The CNBC TV host has been candid in pointing out that Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC)’s balance sheet has been one of its biggest problems. He also believes that CEO Tan is the right executive for the job to turn around Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC)’s struggles in the enterprise computing and foundry sectors. However, earlier this month, Cramer warned a viewer not to get too ahead of themselves after the shares soared once the US government announced an investment in the firm. This time, he discussed how Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) might have impacted Synopsys:

“Intel crushed them [Synopsys], I think. I think Intel crushed them. I really do because when you look at the China. . .they have been very close to Intel, Intel Foundry. Intel’s got real problems, I don’t know.”

When discussing the Trump administration’s key 10% stake in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) earlier this month, Cramer called the firm a “disaster”:

“I know the White House is taking a 10% stake in the semiconductor company. It’s unorthodox, but Intel’s been a multi-year disaster, and our country needs this company to be on firmer footing… We need a healthy, viable Intel because we can’t simply rely on Taiwan Semiconductor to manufacture our most advanced chips…”

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