https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/24/analysts-preview-intel-earnings.html

Increased competition, a slowing China economy, and uncertainty about the next permanent CEO are a just a few of the things analysts will be watching out for when Intel reports after the bell.

The company, under interim CEO Bob Swan, is undergoing a transformation to become a more data focused company. At the same time, the company has had to deal with the uncertainty surrounding the ongoing U.S.-China trade war but Intel shares have held up nicely over the past 12 months, rising more than 5 percent. The VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF (SMH), meanwhile has fallen more than 15 percent.