Mizuho Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation for Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Stock

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) had its target price lifted by analysts at Mizuho from $92.00 to $114.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, MarketBeat.com reports. The brokerage presently has a “neutral” rating on the chip maker’s stock. Mizuho’s target price indicates a potential upside of 0.83% from the stock’s current price.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the company. KeyCorp set a $125.00 target price on Intel in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their target price on shares of Intel from $120.00 to $110.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Citigroup began coverage on Intel in a research report on Tuesday, September 8th. They issued a “buy” rating on the stock. Rosenblatt Securities raised their target price on Intel from $65.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Finally, UBS Group raised shares of Intel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Buy rating, twenty-six have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $109.06.

Intel Price Performance

NASDAQ INTC opened at $113.06 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $102.58 and its 200-day moving average price is $98.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 1.60. The company has a market cap of $570.27 billion, a PE ratio of -53.58, a P/E/G ratio of 12.01 and a beta of 2.22. Intel has a 52-week low of $32.89 and a 52-week high of $142.35.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.21. Intel had a positive return on equity of 2.62% and a negative net margin of 19.79%.The business had revenue of $16.13 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.43 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted ($0.10) EPS. The business’s revenue was up 25.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Intel will post 1.04 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Lip Bu Tan purchased 105,263 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $95.00 per share, for a total transaction of $9,999,985.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,314,669 shares in the company, valued at approximately $124,893,555. This represents a 8.70% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.05% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in INTC. KFA Private Wealth Group LLC purchased a new position in Intel in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $336,000. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC increased its holdings in shares of Intel by 20.7% in the 3rd quarter. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC now owns 1,267 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $152,000 after acquiring an additional 217 shares during the last quarter. Cooper Financial Group increased its stake in Intel by 2.3% in the third quarter. Cooper Financial Group now owns 23,699 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $2,849,000 after purchasing an additional 540 shares during the last quarter. Greenfield Savings Bank raised its stake in Intel by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. Greenfield Savings Bank now owns 19,340 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $2,325,000 after acquiring an additional 245 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cassilly Financial Group LLC increased its position in shares of Intel by 16.4% during the third quarter. Cassilly Financial Group LLC now owns 1,723 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $207,000 after purchasing an additional 243 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Intel News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan said the company will continue working with Musk on Terafab. Musk indicated that TSMC may sublease part of the facility rather than own or fully control the project, easing fears that Intel would lose a potentially significant customer and foundry opportunity. Intel to keep working on Musk’s Terafab chipmaking venture
• Positive Sentiment: The Terafab clarification made Intel a relative outperformer among major chip stocks, with investors viewing continued participation as validation of its manufacturing and advanced-packaging capabilities. Elon Musk and Intel CEO shore up chipmaker’s role in Terafab
• Positive Sentiment: Intel and Applied Materials announced expanded cooperation on next-generation transistors, interconnects and advanced packaging for AI-driven computing. The work could support Intel’s process-technology recovery, although it is not an immediate revenue driver. Applied Materials and Intel collaborate with Intel
• Neutral Sentiment: Mizuho raised its Intel price target to $114 from $92 but retained a neutral rating, suggesting analysts see limited near-term upside at the current valuation. Intel is also scheduled to report third-quarter 2026 results, which could provide the next major catalyst. Intel stock price target raised at Mizuho
• Negative Sentiment: TSMC’s possible involvement in Terafab remains a competitive risk, and the project’s final structure and economic benefits for Intel are still uncertain. Investors may therefore continue to treat the Terafab boost as sentiment-driven until firm commercial details emerge. Intel stock rebounds as Musk explains Terafab project

Intel Company Profile

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) is a global semiconductor company that designs and manufactures computing and connectivity products. Its portfolio includes central processing units (CPUs), graphics and accelerator products, chipsets, networking components, and other semiconductor solutions used in personal computers, servers, cloud infrastructure, artificial intelligence systems, and embedded applications.

The company serves a broad range of customers, including original equipment manufacturers, cloud service providers, enterprise businesses, telecommunications companies, government organizations, and other technology firms.