Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Trading 1.8% Higher – Time to Buy?

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC)’s share price rose 1.8% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $92.37 and last traded at $91.67. Approximately 76,052,735 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 35% from the average daily volume of 117,849,406 shares. The stock had previously closed at $90.05.

Key Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: A reported leak suggests Intel could launch its next-generation Nova Lake processors as early as 2027. An earlier-than-expected release could support Intel’s competitiveness in client CPUs and reinforce investor confidence in its product pipeline. Intel Stock Gains as Nova Lake Launch Schedule Leaks
• Positive Sentiment: Intel’s expanded partnership with Kasm Technologies will run private large language models on Xeon 6 processors with Advanced Matrix Extensions. The deal targets regulated industries requiring local and compliant AI, providing a potential enterprise-growth use case for Intel’s data-center products. Intel Could Be Below Fair Value After Kasm AI Partnership
• Positive Sentiment: Recent coverage continues to highlight Intel’s improving fundamentals: second-quarter revenue rose 25% year over year, while management expects 2026 capital spending to exceed $20 billion and increase substantially in 2027. The spending signals an aggressive effort to expand AI and advanced manufacturing capacity, although it also raises execution and cash-flow requirements. Intel Stock Tripled in a Year
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel’s 14A process is receiving positive attention as evidence that its foundry roadmap may be gaining credibility. However, the investment case still depends on successfully delivering the technology and converting it into meaningful customer volume. Intel Stock Ticks Up as 14A Process Proves Its Worth
• Negative Sentiment: Intel is trading alongside weaker semiconductor shares as investors reassess chip-stock valuations and near-term AI demand expectations. The broader sector pressure can weigh on INTC despite its company-specific catalysts. Why Chip Stocks Are Under Pressure
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive concerns remain prominent: commentary argues AMD is capturing more of the AI opportunity through GPU deals while Intel continues to absorb billions in factory-related costs. This highlights the risk that Intel’s heavy manufacturing investment may not translate into comparable margins quickly. AMD Is Quietly Eating Intel’s Lunch
• Negative Sentiment: Intel’s previously reported $23 billion equity raise remains an overhang because it diluted existing shareholders and helped push the stock below CEO Lip-Bu Tan’s reported $95 purchase price. The CEO’s buying offers a confidence signal, but does not eliminate financing and execution risks. Intel Stock Falls Below CEO’s Purchase Price

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Mizuho reduced their price target on shares of Intel from $135.00 to $109.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Wolfe Research began coverage on Intel in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. They issued a “peer perform” rating on the stock. KeyCorp set a $125.00 target price on Intel in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued a “market perform” rating and issued a $110.00 target price on shares of Intel in a report on Monday, July 27th. Finally, Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on Intel from $75.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating, thirty-one have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $107.46.

Intel Price Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of $462.38 billion, a P/E ratio of -43.45, a PEG ratio of 9.82 and a beta of 2.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 1.60. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $101.92 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $87.54.

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

Insider Activity

In other Intel news, CEO Lip Bu Tan acquired 105,263 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were purchased 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 directly 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 ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 0.05% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Intel

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in INTC. California State Teachers Retirement System boosted its stake in shares of Intel by 13,422.7% in the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 931,579,105 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $130,076,390,000 after acquiring an additional 924,690,115 shares during the period. Primecap Management Co. CA bought a new stake in Intel during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $10,507,291,000. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Intel in the 4th quarter worth approximately $2,233,159,000. Legal & General Group Plc purchased a new position in Intel in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $4,096,110,000. Finally, Capital Research Global Investors boosted its stake in Intel by 285.9% in the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 26,619,928 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $982,279,000 after purchasing an additional 19,722,010 shares during the period. 64.53% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.