Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Price Target Raised to $45.00 at Evercore ISI

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) had its target price hoisted by investment analysts at Evercore ISI from $41.10 to $45.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has an “in-line” rating on the chip maker’s stock. Evercore ISI’s price target would suggest a potential downside of 17.16% from the stock’s previous close.

INTC has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Sanford C. Bernstein lifted their price objective on shares of Intel from $35.00 to $36.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Benchmark lifted their target price on shares of Intel from $50.00 to $57.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday. HSBC upgraded shares of Intel from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $26.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Tuesday. KeyCorp raised their price objective on Intel from $60.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald increased their target price on Intel from $36.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, October 20th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-six have given a Hold rating and six have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $43.27.

Intel Price Performance

Shares of INTC stock opened at $54.32 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $40.04 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $32.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 1.60. The stock has a market cap of $259.49 billion, a PE ratio of 5,437.44, a PEG ratio of 34.51 and a beta of 1.35. Intel has a 52-week low of $17.67 and a 52-week high of $54.60.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 22nd. The chip maker reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.08 by $0.07. Intel had a negative return on equity of 0.75% and a net margin of 0.37%.The business had revenue of $13.67 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.37 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.13 EPS. The firm’s revenue was down 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Intel has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.000-0.000 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Intel will post -0.11 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Intel during the second quarter valued at about $1,579,378,000. Capital World Investors boosted its stake in Intel by 32.5% during the 3rd quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 86,503,121 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $2,902,180,000 after purchasing an additional 21,230,715 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Intel by 210.9% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 15,498,219 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $346,230,000 after purchasing an additional 10,514,007 shares in the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Intel by 18.3% in the third quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 55,521,741 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $1,862,755,000 after purchasing an additional 8,569,812 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Intel by 2.3% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 385,903,735 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $8,644,244,000 after buying an additional 8,513,298 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

More Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results beat on both EPS and revenue (EPS $0.15 vs. $0.08 est.; revenue $13.67B vs. $13.37B), showing demand traction for AI/PC products. Zacks: Intel Tops Q4
• Positive Sentiment: Certain analysts raised price targets and issued upgrades (Benchmark raised PT to $57, Jefferies to $45), which supported the prior rally into earnings. Benchmark / The Fly
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst coverage is mixed — some firms (UBS, Baird, Needham, Wedbush) kept Hold/Neutral ratings even as targets were adjusted, reflecting disagreement on near-term execution vs. long-term opportunity. TipRanks / UBS
• Neutral Sentiment: Management emphasized capital discipline and manufacturing efficiency over rushing new capacity, signaling slower capital deployment despite strong AI demand (long-term foundry upside remains). Benzinga: capex stance
• Negative Sentiment: Q1 guidance disappointed: revenue guide $11.7B–$12.7B (midpoint below consensus) and EPS guide weak, driven by supply/yield constraints that limit Intel’s ability to meet strong server demand. Reuters: guidance miss
• Negative Sentiment: Shares plunged in after-hours/extended trading following the soft outlook; reports cite manufacturing yield shortfalls (notably 18A) as the execution risk behind the sell-off. Blockonomi: yield issues
• Negative Sentiment: Some analysts moved to downgrade or voiced caution (Rosenblatt maintained a sell-range target; other firms highlighted structural constraints), adding to short-term volatility. Benzinga: analyst moves

Intel Company Profile

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.