Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) Receives $93.93 Consensus PT from Brokerages

Shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) have been given a consensus rating of “Hold” by the forty-nine brokerages that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, twenty-eight have given a hold recommendation, fifteen have assigned a buy recommendation and two have assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $96.6921.

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on INTC. Benchmark raised their price objective on Intel from $105.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Northland Securities lowered Intel from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. DA Davidson upped their price target on shares of Intel from $45.00 to $77.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Intel from $35.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Intel in a report on Friday, April 24th.

Intel News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel continues to draw bullish attention from analysts and strategists, including reports that HSBC sees more upside tied to server chips and the foundry business, while other commentary highlights a potentially much higher valuation if execution improves. HSBC Sees More Upside for Intel
• Positive Sentiment: Several recent articles argue that Intel is benefiting from a broader AI/infrastructure rotation, with increased institutional buying, improved sentiment, and expectations that server demand and foundry wins could support earnings. Intel Stock (NASDAQ:INTC) Gains With New IBASE Connection
• Positive Sentiment: Intel has also been highlighted as one of the best-performing S&P 500 stocks this year, reflecting strong momentum and continued investor interest in the turnaround story. Micron, Intel, and Sandisk Are the Best-Performing S&P 500 Stocks This Year. Which Is the Best Buy Now?
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel’s AI and foundry progress remains a major focus, including commentary that its new processor innovation could support longer-term growth, but these developments are not enough to offset the sector-wide selloff today. Intel Corporation Expands AI Computing With a New Processor Innovation
• Negative Sentiment: Shares are being dragged lower by a broader tech pullback, with traders reducing exposure to AI beneficiaries and chipmakers as fears build that the AI rally may be stalling. NVDA, AMD, and INTC Forecasts – Stalling AI Trade Pressures Chip Stocks
• Negative Sentiment: Market coverage specifically notes Intel stock falling in pre-market trading, citing the same semiconductor selloff and a risk-off move in AI-related names. Why Is Intel Stock Falling Tuesday?

Insider Buying and Selling at Intel

In related news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 40,256 shares of Intel stock in a transaction on Friday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.53, for a total transaction of $4,006,679.68. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 105,077 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,458,313.81. This trade represents a 27.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Intel

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Norges Bank bought a new position in Intel during the fourth quarter valued at about $2,233,159,000. Capital World Investors lifted its position in shares of Intel by 32.5% during the third quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 86,503,121 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $2,902,180,000 after acquiring an additional 21,230,715 shares in the last quarter. 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. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Intel by 3.5% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 404,522,308 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $14,926,873,000 after acquiring an additional 13,692,624 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted its stake in Intel by 20.4% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 65,249,269 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $2,407,698,000 after buying an additional 11,056,090 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Intel Trading Down 9.6%

Shares of NASDAQ:INTC traded down $11.78 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $110.42. The stock had a trading volume of 54,469,174 shares, compared to its average volume of 121,264,234. Intel has a twelve month low of $18.97 and a twelve month high of $142.35. The company has a current ratio of 2.31, a quick ratio of 1.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. The firm has a market cap of $554.95 billion, a PE ratio of -178.09 and a beta of 2.18. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $116.74 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $71.80.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.29 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.01 by $0.28. The business had revenue of $13.58 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $12.32 billion. Intel had a positive return on equity of 0.39% and a negative net margin of 5.90%.Intel’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.13 EPS. Intel has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.200-0.200 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Intel will post 0.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.