Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Stock Price Down 1.3% After Insider Selling

Shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) traded down 1.3% on Wednesday after an insider sold shares in the company. The stock traded as low as $47.00 and last traded at $48.60. 127,715,242 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 11% from the average session volume of 143,349,031 shares. The stock had previously closed at $49.25.

Specifically, EVP Boise April Miller sold 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $49.05, for a total transaction of $981,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 113,060 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,545,593. This trade represents a 15.03% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently commented on the company. TD Cowen raised their target price on Intel from $38.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 16th. Wedbush reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $30.00 price target on shares of Intel in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Citigroup decreased their price objective on shares of Intel from $50.00 to $48.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Intel in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Daiwa Capital Markets upped their price objective on shares of Intel from $41.00 to $50.00 in a research note on Tuesday. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-six have issued a Hold rating and six have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Intel presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $45.76.

Intel News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CEO Lip‑Bu Tan said Intel will build GPUs and the company hired a lead GPU architect — a concrete step into the high‑growth AI accelerator market that could materially expand Intel’s TAM beyond CPUs. Intel CEO says company will make GPUs, has hired lead executive
• Positive Sentiment: Intel and SoftBank/Saimemory launched a collaboration to develop next‑gen memory for AI/data centers — this targets a key bottleneck for AI servers and supports Intel’s roadmap for higher‑value AI infrastructure. SoftBank subsidiary to work with Intel on next‑gen memory for AI
• Positive Sentiment: Daiwa Capital Markets and other brokers raised price targets, providing incremental analyst validation for the recent run‑up. Daiwa Securities adjusts price target on Intel to $50 from $41
• Positive Sentiment: Product update — Intel introduced Xeon 600 processors with core, AI and connectivity upgrades that strengthen its server/AI product stack over time. Intel Introduces XEON 600 Processors
• Neutral Sentiment: Company presentation — Intel presented at its Second Annual AI Summit (transcript available) — useful for timing and roadmap color but not an immediate earnings catalyst. Intel Presents at Second Annual AI Summit Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction to Xeon 600 was muted in some coverage — analysts/markets said the new chips haven’t yet moved the needle for high‑performance compute demand. Intel Stock Slips as Xeon 600 Processors Prove Little Help
• Negative Sentiment: An Intel EVP sold 20,000 shares (~$981k) in a Form 4 filing — insider sales can create short‑term unease even if they’re routine. Form 4 Insider Sale
• Negative Sentiment: Bearish analyst notes and a Seeking Alpha downgrade point to risks: softer Q4 trends, margin pressure, underwhelming Q1 guidance and foundry/competition execution concerns that could cap upside if Intel’s execution slips. Intel Stock Could Be In For A Reckoning (Rating Downgrade)

Intel Stock Performance

The company has a current ratio of 2.02, a quick ratio of 1.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The stock has a market capitalization of $242.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -607.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 15.76 and a beta of 1.38. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $41.92 and its 200 day moving average price is $34.25.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 22nd. The chip maker reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.08 by $0.07. Intel had a negative return on equity of 0.44% and a negative net margin of 0.51%.The business had revenue of $13.67 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $13.37 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.13 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. Intel has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.000-0.000 EPS. Analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post -0.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Intel by 3.5% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 404,522,308 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $14,926,873,000 after acquiring an additional 13,692,624 shares during the period. State Street Corp increased its holdings in Intel by 1.6% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 203,617,629 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $4,561,035,000 after purchasing an additional 3,168,824 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in Intel by 1.8% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 97,563,079 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $2,174,854,000 after purchasing an additional 1,760,773 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors boosted its stake in shares of Intel by 32.5% in the 3rd quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 86,503,121 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $2,902,180,000 after buying an additional 21,230,715 shares during the period. Finally, Primecap Management Co. CA grew its position in shares of Intel by 4.3% during the second quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 80,298,180 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $1,798,679,000 after buying an additional 3,313,890 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.