Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Shares Down 1.1% – What’s Next?

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) fell 1.1% during trading on Wednesday . The company traded as low as $36.87 and last traded at $36.90. 51,275,127 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 49% from the average session volume of 99,771,609 shares. The stock had previously closed at $37.30.

Key Stores Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA’s $5B stake and strategic deal with Intel validates Intel’s packaging and factory capacity, reduces liquidity risk and improves investor sentiment; that deal is being cited as the main bullish catalyst. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: New fab and capacity plans (including reports around Fab 52 and Arizona ramp) and the prospect of Intel winning packaging orders offer near-term revenue upside from data‑center and AI customers. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Upcoming Q4 2025 earnings are being watched; analysts expect relatively flat results year‑over‑year, so the report could act as either a catalyst or non-event depending on guidance and revenue mix. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Controversy around former employees (Wei‑Jen Lo) and confidentiality questions has surfaced but so far hasn’t derailed buying interest created by the NVIDIA deal. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that NVIDIA paused testing on Intel’s 18A process node have pressured sentiment around Intel’s foundry roadmap and execution risk — this is the primary bearish technical headline today. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Legislative proposals to tighten exports of advanced integrated circuits (S.3374) could complicate Intel’s international sales and supply agreements if enacted or expanded, adding regulatory uncertainty. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Several analyst pieces and opinion columns warn of elevated execution risk and some foresee potential downgrades in 2026 despite 2025’s strong run, which may cap upside and increase volatility. Article Title

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Truist Financial increased their price objective on shares of Intel from $21.00 to $39.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Benchmark raised their price objective on Intel from $43.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Intel from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, September 13th. TD Cowen lifted their price target on Intel from $35.00 to $38.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res cut shares of Intel from a “hold” rating to a “moderate sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 7th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-four have given a Hold rating and eight have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $34.84.

Intel Stock Down 1.1%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 1.60 and a quick ratio of 1.25. The stock has a market capitalization of $176.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 3,693.69 and a beta of 1.34. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $37.94 and a 200 day moving average price of $30.20.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.23 EPS for the quarter. Intel had a net margin of 0.37% and a negative return on equity of 0.75%. The firm had revenue of $13.65 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.10 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted ($0.46) earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 3.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Intel has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.080-0.080 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post -0.11 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Intel

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. HFM Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Intel during the first quarter valued at about $25,000. West Branch Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Intel during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Investors Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Spolka Akcyjna bought a new position in shares of Intel in the second quarter worth about $28,000. Corundum Trust Company INC bought a new position in shares of Intel during the 3rd quarter worth $29,000. Finally, Eukles Asset Management raised its holdings in shares of Intel by 55.6% in the 2nd quarter. Eukles Asset Management now owns 1,400 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Intel

Intel Corporation, founded in 1968 by Robert Noyce and Gordon E. Moore and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is a leading global designer and manufacturer of semiconductor products. The company is historically notable for introducing the first commercial microprocessor and for driving the x86 architecture that underpins many personal computers and servers. Intel’s core business spans the design, fabrication and marketing of processors, chipsets and related components for a wide range of computing applications.

Intel’s product portfolio includes client and mobile processors marketed under brands such as Intel Core and Pentium, as well as high-performance Xeon processors for data centers and cloud infrastructure.