Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) Stock Has Average Target Price of $97.42 According to Analysts

Shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) have received a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the fifty-one analysts that are covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, twenty-eight have issued a hold recommendation, nineteen have given a buy recommendation and two have given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $97.42.

Several equities analysts have issued reports on INTC shares. Piper Sandler assumed coverage on Intel in a research note on Wednesday, September 9th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $110.00 target price on the stock. Robert W. Baird set a $83.00 price target on shares of Intel in a research report on Friday, October 30th. Seaport Research Partners cut shares of Intel from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, October 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $100.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a research report on Friday, October 30th. Finally, Barclays raised shares of Intel from a “hold” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 16th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Lip Tan bought 150,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, November 2nd. The stock was bought at an average cost of $64.73 per share, for a total transaction of $9,709,500.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,464,669 shares in the company, valued at approximately $94,808,024.37. The trade was a 11.41% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 0.05% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Intel

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in INTC. MSH Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Intel by 112.3% during the third quarter. MSH Capital Advisors LLC now owns 8,612 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $1,034,000 after buying an additional 4,555 shares during the period. Cornerstone Advisory LLC grew its stake in shares of Intel by 11.2% in the third quarter. Cornerstone Advisory LLC now owns 9,922 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $1,193,000 after buying an additional 1,001 shares in the last quarter. Shah Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Intel in the third quarter valued at $639,000. Bernicke Wealth Management Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Intel in the 3rd quarter valued at $1,271,000. Finally, Channel Wealth LLC raised its holdings in shares of Intel by 5.9% in the 3rd quarter. Channel Wealth LLC now owns 7,183 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $864,000 after buying an additional 399 shares during the period. 64.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Trending Headlines about Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel joined a broad recovery in semiconductor stocks as investors bought shares after Thursday’s steep AI-related selloff. The rebound lifted the Nasdaq, though worries about interest rates and AI spending persisted. Market and chip-stock rebound
• Positive Sentiment: CEO Lip-Bu Tan bought 150,000 shares for about $9.7 million, increasing his direct ownership by 11.4%. The insider purchase may signal confidence, although it does not resolve Intel’s operating challenges. Report on CEO share purchase
• Positive Sentiment: Intel technology is being used in Atsign’s EdgeAI platform, while a separate report highlighted Xeon processors for enterprise AI workloads. These developments support Intel’s effort to build AI-related demand beyond traditional PC chips. Intel EdgeAI and Xeon developments
• Negative Sentiment: The recovery follows pressure from Intel’s fourth-quarter revenue outlook of $15 billion to $16 billion and management’s warning that PC weakness could extend into 2027. A securities law firm has also announced an investigation into potential investor claims; this is an investigation notice, not a finding of wrongdoing. Investigation notice and outlook concerns
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst estimate reductions and ongoing concerns about losses in Intel Foundry add to doubts about earnings momentum and the execution of its turnaround. Analysis of Intel Foundry risks

Intel Stock Performance

INTC opened at $56.28 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $299.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -23.35, a PEG ratio of 6.02 and a beta of 2.42. The company has a current ratio of 2.31, a quick ratio of 1.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. Intel has a 12 month low of $32.89 and a 12 month high of $142.35. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $97.95 and a 200-day moving average price of $86.60.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 29th. The chip maker reported $0.52 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.41 by $0.11. Intel had a positive return on equity of 4.70% and a negative net margin of 20.09%. The firm had revenue of $16.51 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.56 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.23 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 20.9% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Intel will post 1.04 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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