Wedbush Reiterates “Neutral” Rating for Intel (NASDAQ:INTC)

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC)‘s stock had its “neutral” rating reiterated by research analysts at Wedbush in a research note issued on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. They currently have a $30.00 price objective on the chip maker’s stock. Wedbush’s price target indicates a potential downside of 39.05% from the stock’s current price.

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Citigroup raised Intel from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their target price for the company from $29.00 to $50.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Benchmark upped their target price on shares of Intel from $43.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. TD Cowen raised their price objective on Intel from $38.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on Intel from $23.00 to $36.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, October 20th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price objective on Intel from $40.00 to $49.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Hold rating and six have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Intel presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $40.52.

Intel Price Performance

Shares of Intel stock traded up $2.26 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $49.22. The company had a trading volume of 65,876,613 shares, compared to its average volume of 118,618,945. The company has a current ratio of 1.60, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $39.13 and a 200 day simple moving average of $32.30. Intel has a 1-year low of $17.67 and a 1-year high of $50.39. The company has a market capitalization of $235.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4,925.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 30.67 and a beta of 1.35.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The business had revenue of $13.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $13.10 billion. Intel had a negative return on equity of 0.75% and a net margin of 0.37%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted ($0.46) earnings per share. Intel has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.080-0.080 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Intel will post -0.11 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. West Branch Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Intel in the 2nd quarter valued at about $28,000. Investors Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Spolka Akcyjna acquired a new position in shares of Intel in the second quarter valued at $28,000. Corundum Trust Company INC bought a new position in shares of Intel in the third quarter valued at about $29,000. Eukles Asset Management lifted its stake in shares of Intel by 55.6% during the 2nd quarter. Eukles Asset Management now owns 1,400 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 500 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Provenance Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Intel by 89.2% during the 3rd quarter. Provenance Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 946 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 446 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and media are highlighting Intel’s positioning for “agentic” AI workloads and the company is trending with investors as a potential beneficiary of the AI infrastructure buildout; that narrative supports upside momentum. Intel Trending With Analysts Amid Agentic AI Shift
• Positive Sentiment: Citi upgraded INTC from Sell to Neutral with a $50 target after strong TSMC results highlighted tight advanced packaging capacity — Citi sees an opening for Intel’s foundry to capture overflow demand, a clear tailwind for Intel’s manufacturing strategy. Intel (INTC) Stock Upgraded at Citi Following TSMC Earnings Report
• Positive Sentiment: High-profile bulls and TV commentary (e.g., Jim Cramer) are praising management’s turnaround and balance-sheet improvements under new leadership, which reinforces investor confidence in the multi-quarter recovery. Intel (INTC) CEO’s Impressing People, Says Jim Cramer
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts are updating models and price targets ahead of earnings; some upgrades contrast with others that trimmed near-term estimates — mixed analyst activity is increasing information flow and intraday volatility. Analysts reset Intel stock price target ahead of earnings
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent coverage and valuation pieces note AI-related upgrades, foundry wins and new chip launches that support a higher long-term valuation, but they also highlight execution and margin transition risks. Intel (NasdaqGS:INTC) Valuation Check After AI Upgrades Foundry Wins And New Chip Launches
• Neutral Sentiment: Options-implied move ahead of Intel’s Jan. 22 earnings is large (~8.8%), signaling traders expect volatility — this raises the risk/reward for short-term holders. Intel (INTC) Q4 Earnings on the Deck: Options Traders Brace for an 8.82% Swing
• Negative Sentiment: Near-term fundamental risk: consensus expects a sharp EPS deceleration into Q4/2025 (est. ~$0.08 EPS) and company guidance/forecasts have been lower year-over-year — disappointing results or weak guidance would likely trigger selling after the recent run. Intel (INTC) Stock: What to Expect From Thursday’s Earnings?
• Negative Sentiment: Broader market pre-market weakness tied to geopolitical/tariff headlines and macro jitters is pressuring equity futures, contributing to profit-taking in high-beta and recent high-flyers like Intel. Here Are Tuesday’s Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls

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.