Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Trading Down 4% – Here’s Why

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) traded down 4% during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The company traded as low as $91.28 and last traded at $92.80. Approximately 108,893,785 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 10% from the average session volume of 120,379,289 shares. The stock had previously closed at $96.68.

More Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CEO Lip-Bu Tan purchased approximately $10 million of Intel stock—more than 105,000 shares—at about $95 each. The open-market purchase signals management confidence in Intel’s long-term recovery and follows strong second-quarter revenue growth. Intel CEO stock purchase
• Positive Sentiment: Socionext selected Intel’s 18A-P process for chiplet development, providing a potential customer validation for Intel Foundry’s advanced manufacturing technology. Intel Socionext chiplet agreement
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts see additional growth opportunities in Intel’s client-computing business from AI PCs, edge AI, robotics and physical AI. Separate commentary points to rising demand for server CPUs from agentic AI workloads. Intel client computing outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Samsung’s reported increase in chipmaking prices could improve Intel’s relative competitiveness in foundry services. Intel is also pursuing advanced packaging to challenge TSMC in AI hardware. Intel and Samsung chipmaking prices
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel GPU prices reportedly rose 48% in one month as memory costs surged. The increase may demonstrate pricing power and strong demand, but it also highlights inflationary pressure that could raise costs across the hardware supply chain. Intel GPU prices and memory costs
• Negative Sentiment: Intel and AMD continued to decline even as major indexes recovered, indicating a semiconductor-specific selloff. Investors are reassessing the sustainability of AI infrastructure spending and remain cautious after Intel’s sharp rally and elevated valuation. Why Intel and AMD shares are falling

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

INTC has been the topic of several recent research reports. Truist Financial upped their target price on shares of Intel from $81.00 to $108.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Raymond James Financial upgraded shares of Intel from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Intel in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. DZ Bank upgraded Intel from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a $100.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating, thirty-two have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Intel has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $107.46.

Intel Stock Performance

The company has a quick ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 1.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. The company has a market capitalization of $468.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -43.98 and a beta of 2.22. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $109.90 and a 200 day simple moving average of $84.33.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.21. Intel had a negative net margin of 19.79% and a positive return on equity of 2.62%. The company had revenue of $16.13 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.43 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted ($0.10) earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 25.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Intel Corporation will post 1.01 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Intel

In related news, CEO Lip Bu Tan acquired 105,263 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $95.00 per share, with a total value of $9,999,985.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,314,669 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $124,893,555. This trade represents a 8.70% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 0.05% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Intel

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of INTC. Sivia Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in Intel by 271.7% in the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 34,201 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $766,000 after buying an additional 25,001 shares during the last quarter. United Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Intel in the second quarter worth $205,000. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL grew its stake in shares of Intel by 12.3% in the second quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 13,737 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $308,000 after acquiring an additional 1,508 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its position in Intel by 29.6% during the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 158,277 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $3,545,000 after acquiring an additional 36,116 shares during the period. Finally, Sei Investments Co. raised its stake in Intel by 9.9% during the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 828,352 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $18,556,000 after purchasing an additional 74,838 shares during the last quarter. 64.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.