Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Price Target Raised to $73.00 at Morgan Stanley

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) had its price objective increased by Morgan Stanley from $56.00 to $73.00 in a research note published on Friday, MarketBeat reports. Morgan Stanley currently has an equal weight rating on the chip maker’s stock.

A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on the company. Scotiabank initiated coverage on Intel in a research note on Tuesday. They issued a “sector perform” rating for the company. Evercore set a $95.00 price target on Intel in a research note on Friday. KeyCorp increased their price target on Intel from $65.00 to $70.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, April 6th. BNP Paribas Exane upgraded Intel from an “underperform” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $60.00 price target for the company in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on Intel from $45.00 to $55.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating, twenty-five have assigned a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $72.12.

Intel Stock Performance

Shares of Intel stock opened at $82.37 on Friday. Intel has a fifty-two week low of $18.97 and a fifty-two week high of $85.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 2.02 and a quick ratio of 1.65. The firm has a market capitalization of $411.44 billion, a P/E ratio of -132.85, a P/E/G ratio of 14.78 and a beta of 1.35. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $51.10 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $44.32.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.29 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.01 by $0.28. Intel had a negative net margin of 5.90% and a positive return on equity of 0.40%. The firm had revenue of $13.58 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.32 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.13 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. Intel has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.200-0.200 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Intel will post 0.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Intel

In other news, EVP David Zinsner purchased 5,882 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, January 26th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $42.50 per share, with a total value of $249,985.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 247,392 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,514,160. The trade was a 2.44% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Boise April Miller sold 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $49.05, for a total transaction of $981,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 113,060 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,545,593. This represents a 15.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.05% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of INTC. Defined Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Intel by 2.0% in the first quarter. Defined Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,576 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $334,000 after buying an additional 149 shares during the last quarter. Essex Bank increased its holdings in Intel by 1.6% in the first quarter. Essex Bank now owns 10,360 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $457,000 after buying an additional 162 shares during the last quarter. First Pacific Financial increased its holdings in Intel by 19.8% in the first quarter. First Pacific Financial now owns 1,000 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $44,000 after buying an additional 165 shares during the last quarter. Mitchell Mcleod Pugh & Williams Inc. increased its holdings in Intel by 1.8% in the first quarter. Mitchell Mcleod Pugh & Williams Inc. now owns 11,355 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $501,000 after buying an additional 199 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Inman Jager Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Intel by 2.5% in the first quarter. Inman Jager Wealth Management LLC now owns 8,125 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $359,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. 64.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Intel News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 beat and raised guidance — Intel reported revenue and EPS above Street forecasts and gave Q2 revenue guidance well above consensus, a direct catalyst for the rally. Intel forecasts second-quarter revenue above estimates (Reuters)
• Positive Sentiment: AI/data-center demand is driving durable revenue growth — Management cited “unprecedented” CPU demand for AI workloads and expanding data-center sales, which improves near-term revenue visibility and margins. Unprecedented demand has Intel stock soaring (Investopedia)
• Positive Sentiment: Tesla/14A foundry momentum — Tesla signaled it will use Intel’s 14A process for its Terafab AI chips, validating Intel’s foundry progress and adding a high‑profile customer to the pipeline. Elon Musk lays out Terafab AI chip project plan (Reuters)
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street re-rates the story — Multiple firms raised price targets and upgraded ratings after the quarter, adding buying pressure and supporting higher valuation expectations. Citi and Evercore pile into Intel with huge price target hikes (247WallSt)
• Neutral Sentiment: Corporate governance update — Intel’s CFO (Dave Zinsner) has taken on the principal accounting officer role in addition to CFO duties; this is an internal organization change investors should note but it’s not an immediate financial catalyst. Intel CFO assumes additional role as principal accounting officer (TipRanks)
• Neutral Sentiment: Short interest ticked up — Short interest rose ~20.9% in mid‑April to ~144M shares (≈2.9% of float); the short‑interest ratio remains low (~1.2 days), so it’s a data point on positioning rather than an immediate squeeze signal.
• Negative Sentiment: Profit-taking/valuation risk — After a massive rally and fresh all‑time highs, analysts and market commentators caution the move may be stretched and vulnerable to a pullback; several firms still carry neutral/underperform views despite higher targets. Intel is breaking 2000s high: time to be careful (MarketBeat)

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.