Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Stock Price Up 3% – Time to Buy?

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) shares traded up 3% during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as $49.00 and last traded at $48.72. 147,179,187 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 20% from the average session volume of 122,644,227 shares. The stock had previously closed at $47.29.

Intel News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: KeyBanc upgraded Intel citing nearly sold-out server CPU supply for 2026, improving cloud demand and potential for 10–15% server-CPU price increases — a direct boost to revenue and margin expectations. Intel (INTC) Stock: Shares Hit 52-Week High on Server Chip Shortage
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts are highlighting Intel’s foundry progress (18A yields improving) and suggesting Intel could become the No.2 foundry — this raises upside from both its own CPU sales and outsourced foundry revenue. KeyBanc Says Intel Has Made ‘Significant Progress.’ Does That Make INTC Stock a Buy Here?
• Positive Sentiment: Market momentum and positive coverage (upgrades, bullish price targets) plus public political support have amplified investor confidence and helped push shares to multi-month highs. Trump Takes Credit For Intel’s Surge But Hesitant To Raise Stake
• Neutral Sentiment: Sector context — TSMC capacity constraints are being framed as a tailwind for rivals with spare foundry capacity; that supports the bullish narrative but execution risk remains. TSMC Says ‘No More’ To Nvidia: Why That Is Intel’s Golden Ticket
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader AI ecosystem news (e.g., Google connecting Gemini to Gmail/Photos) increases long-term demand for data-center compute but also signals intensifying competition and evolving software requirements — ambiguous near-term impact on chipmakers. Google Enables AI Assistant Gemini to Draw Information From Emails and Photos
• Negative Sentiment: Some Wall Street voices urge caution: not all analysts are uniformly bullish (Bernstein flagged reasons to be cautious on Intel/AMD), reminding investors the AI cycle is competitive and execution/margin risks remain. Why This Top Analyst Says Buy These 5 Chip Stocks for 2026 — and Urges Caution on Intel and AMD
• Negative Sentiment: Short-term pullback risk exists (recent intraday declines reported) and headline-driven volatility remains high; macro/market swings could dent the rally despite company-specific positives. Intel (INTC) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: Here’s Why

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on INTC. Truist Financial increased their price target on Intel from $21.00 to $39.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Bank of America restated an “underperform” rating and issued a $34.00 price target on shares of Intel in a research report on Monday, October 13th. New Street Research boosted their price target on Intel from $23.00 to $32.00 in a research note on Friday, September 19th. TD Cowen increased their price objective on shares of Intel from $35.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Finally, Melius Research raised shares of Intel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $50.00 target price on the stock in a report on Monday, January 5th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-four have issued a Hold rating and eight have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $36.99.

Intel Price Performance

The business’s fifty day moving average price is $38.36 and its 200 day moving average price is $31.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 1.60 and a quick ratio of 1.25. The stock has a market cap of $232.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 4,876.88, a PEG ratio of 28.04 and a beta of 1.35.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Intel had a net margin of 0.37% and a negative return on equity of 0.75%. The business had revenue of $13.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $13.10 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned ($0.46) EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 3.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Intel has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.080-0.080 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post -0.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Intel

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of INTC. Corundum Trust Company INC acquired a new stake in shares of Intel during the third quarter valued at about $29,000. Provenance Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Intel by 89.2% in the 3rd quarter. Provenance Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 946 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 446 shares during the last quarter. GoalVest Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in Intel during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $34,000. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC bought a new stake in Intel during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $33,000. Finally, Holos Integrated Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Intel during the 4th quarter worth approximately $42,000. Institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

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.