Rosenblatt Securities Reaffirms “Sell” Rating for Intel (NASDAQ:INTC)

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC)‘s stock had its “sell” rating reiterated by analysts at Rosenblatt Securities in a report issued on Tuesday, Benzinga reports. They currently have a $80.00 price target on the chip maker’s stock. Rosenblatt Securities‘s price objective points to a potential downside of 14.66% from the company’s previous close.

Several other research firms also recently commented on INTC. Sanford C. Bernstein raised Intel from a “hold” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, October 19th. Cantor Fitzgerald cut their price objective on Intel from $150.00 to $125.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, July 24th. Northland Securities raised Intel from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $120.00 price objective for the company in a report on Tuesday, September 8th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Intel from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, August 8th. Finally, KeyCorp set a $125.00 price objective on Intel in a report on Friday, July 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Buy rating, twenty-seven have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $108.23.

Intel Stock Up 3.6%

Shares of Intel stock traded up $3.27 on Tuesday, reaching $93.74. 89,423,920 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 115,544,867. The company has a market capitalization of $472.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -44.43, a PEG ratio of 9.23 and a beta of 2.22. The company has a current ratio of 1.60, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. Intel has a one year low of $32.89 and a one year high of $142.35. The company has a 50-day moving average of $102.10 and a 200 day moving average of $85.24.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Intel news, CEO Lip Bu Tan purchased 105,263 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $95.00 per share, for a total transaction of $9,999,985.00. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer owned 1,314,669 shares in the company, valued at approximately $124,893,555. The trade was a 8.70% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Intel

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR increased its position in Intel by 4.6% during the 3rd quarter. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR now owns 364,094 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $43,775,000 after buying an additional 16,088 shares during the period. Jacobsen Capital Management increased its position in Intel by 22.0% during the 3rd quarter. Jacobsen Capital Management now owns 9,544 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $1,147,000 after buying an additional 1,719 shares during the period. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. increased its position in Intel by 3.3% during the 3rd quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 2,164,007 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $260,179,000 after buying an additional 69,302 shares during the period. Latitude Advisors LLC increased its position in Intel by 6.0% during the 3rd quarter. Latitude Advisors LLC now owns 2,888 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $347,000 after buying an additional 164 shares during the period. Finally, Balance Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in Intel during the 3rd quarter worth $111,000. Institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Quantum-computing acquisition: Intel reportedly agreed to acquire Israeli quantum-software company Classiq for approximately $2.3 billion. The deal would give Intel software capabilities to complement its quantum hardware and create a fuller-stack offering, strengthening its position in a developing market. Reuters article
• Positive Sentiment: More bullish analyst views: New Street Research upgraded Intel to Buy from Neutral with a $125 target, citing a shortage of server CPU capacity. KeyBanc separately set a $155 target, pointing to server demand, regulatory relief for factory equipment and CEO insider buying. New Street Research upgrade
• Positive Sentiment: Server and AI catalysts: Analysts expect data-center revenue and Xeon processor demand to benefit from AI infrastructure expansion and tight server CPU supply. Intel’s Crescent Island GPU D-series and Xeon rack designs also target memory-intensive agentic-AI inference workloads. Zacks earnings preview
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings are the key test: Wedbush described the setup as balanced, with server performance likely to determine whether Intel can sustain its recovery. Options markets imply an unusually large move around the Oct. 29 report, making guidance on margins, pricing and foundry spending especially important. Wedbush earnings outlook
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive and valuation risks: NVIDIA’s expanding CPU business could pressure Intel and AMD in data centers, while Intel continues to face elevated costs, foundry execution concerns and fierce competition. The Classiq purchase also represents a significant capital commitment before quantum revenue is established. NVIDIA CPU competition analysis

About Intel

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) is a global semiconductor company that designs and manufactures computing and connectivity products. Its portfolio includes Intel Core processors for personal computers, Xeon processors for data centers and enterprise systems, and products for networking, edge computing, graphics, and artificial intelligence workloads.

Through Intel Foundry, the company also provides semiconductor manufacturing and technology-development services for external customers. Intel develops process technologies, advanced packaging, and other manufacturing capabilities intended to support its own products and third-party chip designs.

Founded in 1968 by Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore, Intel helped establish the modern microprocessor industry and has historically supplied processors for PCs, servers, and other computing systems.