Analysts Set Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) PT at $83.35

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) has been given a consensus rating of “Hold” by the forty-eight analysts that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, twenty-seven have assigned a hold recommendation, sixteen have given a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $87.3054.

Several research firms have issued reports on INTC. KeyCorp raised their price target on shares of Intel from $70.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Mizuho raised their price target on shares of Intel from $124.00 to $128.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, June 1st. Royal Bank Of Canada restated a “neutral” rating and set a $80.00 price target on shares of Intel in a report on Monday, May 4th. DZ Bank upgraded shares of Intel from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Wolfe Research began coverage on shares of Intel in a report on Thursday. They set a “peer perform” rating for the company.

Intel Stock Up 6.5%

Intel stock opened at $124.57 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 1.85 and a current ratio of 2.31. Intel has a 52-week low of $18.97 and a 52-week high of $132.75. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $95.17 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $61.56. The firm has a market cap of $626.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -200.92 and a beta of 2.21.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.01 by $0.28. Intel had a negative net margin of 5.90% and a positive return on equity of 0.39%. The firm had revenue of $13.58 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.32 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.13 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Intel has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.200-0.200 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Intel will post 0.63 EPS for the current year.

Key Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Bank of America double-upgraded Intel to Buy and lifted its price target, signaling renewed confidence in the company’s CPU and foundry growth outlook. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple reports highlighted Intel’s improving foundry story and its ability to benefit from AI-related semiconductor demand, which supported the stock’s move higher. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel’s recent gains have also been linked to broader sector rotation back into beaten-down chip stocks, as investors looked past near-term macro and geopolitical concerns. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Some commentary warned that Intel and other chip stocks could face downside if the AI trade proves overextended and the market starts pricing in a bubble-like scenario. Article Title

Insider Buying and Selling at Intel

In other news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 40,256 shares of Intel stock in a transaction on Friday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.53, for a total value of $4,006,679.68. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 105,077 shares in the company, valued at $10,458,313.81. The trade was a 27.70% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 0.05% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Intel

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of INTC. Sivia Capital Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Intel by 271.8% in the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 34,201 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $766,000 after acquiring an additional 25,001 shares in the last quarter. United Bank bought a new stake in shares of Intel in the 2nd quarter valued at $205,000. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL increased its stake in shares of Intel by 12.3% in the 2nd quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 13,737 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $308,000 after acquiring an additional 1,508 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Intel by 29.6% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 158,277 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $3,545,000 after acquiring an additional 36,116 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. increased its stake in shares of Intel by 9.9% in the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 828,352 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $18,556,000 after acquiring an additional 74,838 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

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.