Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Stock Price Down 2.8% – Time to Sell?

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC)’s stock price dropped 2.8% during trading on Friday . The company traded as low as $46.71 and last traded at $46.96. Approximately 125,825,396 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 1% from the average daily volume of 125,073,680 shares. The stock had previously closed at $48.32.

Key Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Seeking Alpha argues Intel is mid-turnaround — improved fundamentals, debt reduction, positive free cash flow and 2026 guidance that points to margin expansion and stabilization; this narrative supports investor optimism. Intel: Big Day
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage highlights fresh demand signals (sold‑out 2026 server CPU capacity), partnerships (Nvidia, SoftBank rumors, Apple linkage) and foundry momentum that are driving a multi-month rally and interest from strategic customers. Intel extends comeback as investors bet on foundry growth
• Positive Sentiment: Street actions: Citi upgraded Intel to Neutral with a $50 target and Loop Capital raised its target to $50; KeyCorp keeps an Overweight view with a $60 target — analyst support helps sustain the rally and gives near‑term price support. Citi upgrades Intel
• Neutral Sentiment: Market is focused on upcoming Q4 2025 earnings (reporting Jan. 22). Zacks and other previews expect modest revenue and small EPS (consensus ~ $13.3B revenue, low‑single‑digit cents EPS); results and guidance will be the immediate catalyst. INTC Stock Before Q4 Earnings
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst commentary and macro pieces (Catalyst Watch) note events (Davos, media drama) and positioning that could influence sentiment but are not direct drivers of Intel’s near‑term fundamentals. Catalyst Watch: Intel earnings, drama in Davos…
• Negative Sentiment: TipRanks warns that foundry plans have so far given Intel “little help” — customer wins and capacity commitments are encouraging but may not yet translate into meaningful revenue/margin upside; execution risk remains. Foundry Plans Give Intel Stock Little Help
• Negative Sentiment: Some analyst moves are muted or cautious: Susquehanna’s target is $40 (neutral) and RBC reaffirmed a Hold — reminders that upside is contingent on sustained execution and that valuations/pricing expectations already embed optimism. Susquehanna adjusts Intel price target to $40

Analysts Set New Price Targets

INTC has been the topic of several analyst reports. Melius Research upgraded Intel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $50.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Monday, January 5th. Rosenblatt Securities lifted their price target on Intel from $14.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Erste Group Bank raised shares of Intel from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, September 22nd. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Intel in a report on Thursday. Finally, Truist Financial upped their price target on Intel from $21.00 to $39.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-six have issued a Hold rating and seven have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $39.08.

Intel Stock Performance

The company has a quick ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 1.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. The firm has a market cap of $224.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 4,700.70, a P/E/G ratio of 32.95 and a beta of 1.35. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $38.79 and a 200-day simple moving average of $31.82.

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. Intel had a net margin of 0.37% and a negative return on equity of 0.75%. The company had revenue of $13.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $13.10 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned ($0.46) EPS. Intel’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. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Intel Corporation will post -0.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

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