Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Sets New 12-Month High Following Analyst Upgrade

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC)’s share price reached a new 52-week high during trading on Tuesday after Mizuho raised their price target on the stock to $124.00. Mizuho currently has a neutral rating on the stock. Intel traded as high as $132.75 and last traded at $129.44, with a volume of 178802355 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $124.92.

INTC has been the subject of several other reports. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Intel in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on Intel from $56.00 to $73.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “hold” rating and set a $100.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a research note on Tuesday. Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their price objective on Intel from $65.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Barclays boosted their price objective on Intel from $45.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating, twenty-five have issued a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Intel has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $77.38.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Intel news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 40,256 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $99.53, for a total transaction of $4,006,679.68. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 105,077 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,458,313.81. The trade was a 27.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Key Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Reports that Intel may be in early discussions with Apple about manufacturing processors in the U.S. continued to fuel optimism that Intel’s foundry business could land a major customer and add meaningful long-term revenue. Why Are Intel (INTC) Shares Soaring Today
• Positive Sentiment: Several analysts raised expectations on Intel, with Mizuho lifting its price target and other commentary highlighting improving foundry momentum and growing demand tied to AI servers and “agentic AI” workloads. Intel Is ‘Still Undervalued:’ Why Dan Niles Sees Massive AI Opportunity Beyond Nvidia’s GPU Boom
• Neutral Sentiment: Media coverage repeatedly noted that Intel has had an exceptional run in 2026, with traders now debating whether the stock is due for a pause after such a fast move. Intel’s Run Has Gone From Strong to Surreal. Now, the Profit-Taking Debate Is Heating Up
• Negative Sentiment: Hot inflation data and a broader chip-sector pullback triggered profit-taking across semiconductors, with Intel among the names dragged lower as investors worried about valuations and future data-center spending. Why Intel’s stock is falling and guiding the chip sector toward its worst day of the year
• Negative Sentiment: Some analyst commentary remained cautious, arguing that despite the rally, Intel’s valuation may already reflect much of the turnaround story and AI enthusiasm. Intel, Other Chip Stocks Drop After Hitting Records

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Intel

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Demars Financial Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Intel by 1.7% in the 1st quarter. Demars Financial Group LLC now owns 7,675 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $339,000 after purchasing an additional 125 shares during the last quarter. Human Investing LLC lifted its stake in shares of Intel by 0.9% in the 1st quarter. Human Investing LLC now owns 14,525 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $641,000 after purchasing an additional 126 shares during the last quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Intel by 15.9% in the 1st quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 924 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 127 shares during the last quarter. Angeles Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Intel by 0.7% in the 1st quarter. Angeles Wealth Management LLC now owns 19,107 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $843,000 after purchasing an additional 134 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Signature Resources Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Intel by 21.5% in the 1st quarter. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC now owns 831 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 147 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Intel Trading Down 0.3%

The company has a 50 day moving average price of $64.79 and a 200 day moving average price of $49.88. The firm has a market cap of $604.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -194.01 and a beta of 2.18. 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 (NASDAQ:INTC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.01 by $0.28. Intel had a positive return on equity of 0.39% and a negative net margin of 5.90%.The business had revenue of $13.58 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.32 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.13 EPS. 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, research analysts expect that Intel Corporation will post 0.63 earnings per share for the current year.

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.