Intel’s (INTC) “Neutral” Rating Reiterated at Sanford C. Bernstein

Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed their neutral rating on shares of Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) in a research report report published on Tuesday morning,MarketScreener reports.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on INTC. Northland Securities set a $54.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Cantor Fitzgerald upped their price target on Intel from $36.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, October 20th. Citic Securities raised Intel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $38.90 to $60.30 in a research report on Monday, January 26th. Benchmark boosted their target price on Intel from $50.00 to $57.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, DA Davidson raised Intel to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Five 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $45.74.

Intel Trading Down 1.8%

NASDAQ INTC opened at $44.62 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $43.62 and its 200 day moving average is $36.25. The company has a quick ratio of 1.65, a current ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The firm has a market capitalization of $222.88 billion, a PE ratio of -557.68, a P/E/G ratio of 15.98 and a beta of 1.38. Intel has a twelve month low of $17.67 and a twelve month high of $54.60.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 22nd. The chip maker reported $0.15 EPS 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 analyst estimates of $13.37 billion. Intel had a negative return on equity of 0.44% and a negative net margin of 0.51%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.13 earnings per share. Intel has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.000-0.000 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Intel will post -0.11 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Intel

In related news, EVP David Zinsner bought 5,882 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, January 26th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $42.50 per share, for a total transaction of $249,985.00. Following the purchase, the executive vice president owned 247,392 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,514,160. The trade was a 2.44% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Boise April Miller sold 20,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 2nd. The shares were 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 in the company, valued at approximately $5,545,593. The trade was a 15.03% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Company insiders own 0.04% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Intel

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Sivia Capital Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Intel by 271.8% in the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 34,201 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $766,000 after purchasing an additional 25,001 shares during the period. United Bank bought a new position in Intel in the second quarter worth approximately $205,000. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC raised its position in Intel by 38.6% in the second quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 66,455 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $1,561,000 after acquiring an additional 18,496 shares during the period. Stephens Inc. AR boosted its stake in shares of Intel by 2.4% during the 2nd quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 114,102 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $2,556,000 after acquiring an additional 2,705 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Drive Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Intel during the 2nd quarter valued at $203,000. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

More Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA disclosed a large Q4 13F position in Intel — roughly 214M shares (~$7.9B) — signaling strategic alignment and institutional support that has been a major positive for INTC shares. NVIDIA’s 13F Bombshell
• Positive Sentiment: Follow-up coverage explains NVIDIA’s investment as intentional support for an NVIDIA–Intel partnership (AI infrastructure and x86 CPU collaboration), which could unlock revenue and design-win opportunities for Intel if the program scales. Why Did NVIDIA Buy Intel?
• Neutral Sentiment: Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a “Neutral” rating on INTC, which provides little directional push but highlights continued analyst caution. Sanford Bernstein Reaffirms “Neutral”
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest data in the feed shows effectively zero change (reporting quirks), so short-selling pressure does not appear to be a meaningful driver today. (Data item in news feed.)
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel announced CFO participation in an upcoming Morgan Stanley investor conference — a standard investor-relations event that gives management a platform to address concerns but is not a catalyst by itself. Intel to Participate in Investor Conference
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that NVIDIA and Meta expanded a multigenerational AI infrastructure deal (including NVIDIA CPUs/servers) raise competitive risk for Intel in the data-center CPU market — analysts labeled the move an “Intel killer” in some coverage. That fear is pressuring INTC shares. Nvidia pushes into Intel/AMD CPU turf with Meta deal
• Negative Sentiment: News analysis and market commentary note Intel stock slipping on those NVIDIA/Meta partnership concerns and on worries that Meta’s buying of NVIDIA CPU servers could reduce demand for Intel CPUs in hyperscale data centers. Intel slips on Nvidia/Meta concerns
• Negative Sentiment: Operational and guidance headwinds remain: coverage highlights weak revenue guidance/foundry yield struggles and the company’s recent results showed revenue decline y/y despite an EPS beat — items that keep downward pressure on sentiment. Foundry struggles and weak guidance

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.