5 Stocks That You Love to Hate: Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NOK), Sirius XM Radio Inc (SIRI), Intel Corporation (INTC)

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) is the chip giant that owns the microprocessor space. Intel is trading closer to its low than its high, as PC sales shrink and Intel battles to matter in the “good enough” mobile computing devices that are replacing traditional desktops and laptops. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC)’s healthy yield of 4.2% also makes it a dangerous short.

Finally, we have Bank of America. The “too big to fail” banking giant finally cleared its stress test earlier this month, celebrating by announcing a massive share buyback. As the economy improves — and the housing market firms ups — being a banker may not be an unloved line of work anymore.

Waiting is the hardest part
All five of these companies have their challenges, but it’s not as if any of them are going away anytime soon. Analysts see Frontier and Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) posting declines in revenue this year, but we’re talking about marginal steps back.

Shorting these five companies doesn’t seem like a bright idea, but it would be a boring marketplace if everyone were bullish.

The article 5 Stocks That You Love to Hate originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Rick Munarriz.

Longtime Fool contributor Rick Munarriz owns shares of Bank of America. The Motley Fool recommends Intel. The Motley Fool owns shares of Bank of America and Intel.

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