Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Upgraded at Citic Securities

Citic Securities upgraded shares of Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research report sent to investors on Monday,MarketScreener reports. They currently have $60.30 price target on the chip maker’s stock, up from their previous price target of $38.90.

INTC has been the subject of a number of other research reports. UBS Group upped their price target on Intel from $49.00 to $52.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. DZ Bank reissued a “sell” rating on shares of Intel in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Tigress Financial upped their target price on Intel from $45.00 to $52.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 4th. Loop Capital raised their target price on shares of Intel from $40.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on shares of Intel from $35.00 to $42.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-six have given a Hold rating and six have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $45.65.

Intel Stock Up 11.0%

Shares of Intel stock opened at $48.78 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 1.65 and a current ratio of 2.02. Intel has a 52-week low of $17.67 and a 52-week high of $54.60. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $40.85 and its 200-day moving average price is $33.47. The stock has a market capitalization of $243.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -609.67, a P/E/G ratio of 18.41 and a beta of 1.35.

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP David Zinsner acquired 5,882 shares of Intel stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 26th. The stock was bought at an average price of $42.50 per share, for a total transaction of $249,985.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 247,392 shares in the company, valued at $10,514,160. The trade was a 2.44% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.04% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Intel

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of INTC. Sivia Capital Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Intel by 271.8% during the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 34,201 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $766,000 after purchasing an additional 25,001 shares during the last quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC raised its holdings in shares of Intel by 19.5% in the second quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 13,337 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $299,000 after acquiring an additional 2,178 shares in the last quarter. ORG Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Intel by 31.3% in the 2nd quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 2,918 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $67,000 after purchasing an additional 696 shares during the period. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH boosted its position in Intel by 0.5% during the 2nd quarter. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH now owns 899,221 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $20,143,000 after acquiring an additional 4,917 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Forefront Wealth Management Inc. boosted its position in Intel by 7.7% during the second quarter. Forefront Wealth Management Inc. now owns 34,223 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $767,000 after purchasing an additional 2,450 shares in the last quarter. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Market chatter that Nvidia and Apple may use Intel foundry capacity for future GPU/IC production lifted sentiment because new foundry deals would validate Intel’s IDM 2.0 strategy and add high-margin, recurring revenue. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Insider buy: EVP/CFO David Zinsner purchased ~5,882 shares (~$42.50 avg), a visible management “buy the dip” signal that often attracts retail and momentum buyers. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support: Several firms raised targets or issued bullish notes (including a new street-high target noted for the day), which helped pull value-oriented investors into the stock after last week’s sell-off. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Sector tailwinds: Broader strength in chipmakers (after solid earnings from peers like Texas Instruments and ASML) is supporting multiple names, including Intel, but this is a sector effect rather than company-specific revenue proof. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Employee/PR item: Intel said it will match a government $1,000 child contribution for eligible U.S. employees — positive for morale and PR but immaterial to near-term financials. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Guidance & supply constraints remain the principal negative catalyst: management warned of capacity shortages and conservative Q1 guidance after the quarter, which triggered last week’s sharp sell-off and keeps execution risk front-and-center. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Bearish commentary, sell ratings and accounting/auditor noise: Some analysts have reiterated sells or questioned competitiveness and valuation; separate reports flag accounting/auditor disputes that could weigh on sentiment until resolved. Read More. • Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Execution risk on advanced nodes and foundry ramp: even if customer talks progress, investors will want proof in the form of improving yields, confirmed contracts and clearer capacity visibility — none of which are fully confirmed yet. Read More.

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.