Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Stock Price Up 3.6% – Here’s Why

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC)’s stock price rose 3.6% during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as $132.75 and last traded at $129.44. Approximately 178,288,212 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 50% from the average daily volume of 118,952,125 shares. The stock had previously closed at $124.92.

Key Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Reports that Intel may be in early discussions with Apple about manufacturing processors in the U.S. continued to fuel optimism that Intel’s foundry business could land a major customer and add meaningful long-term revenue. Why Are Intel (INTC) Shares Soaring Today
• Positive Sentiment: Several analysts raised expectations on Intel, with Mizuho lifting its price target and other commentary highlighting improving foundry momentum and growing demand tied to AI servers and “agentic AI” workloads. Intel Is ‘Still Undervalued:’ Why Dan Niles Sees Massive AI Opportunity Beyond Nvidia’s GPU Boom
• Neutral Sentiment: Media coverage repeatedly noted that Intel has had an exceptional run in 2026, with traders now debating whether the stock is due for a pause after such a fast move. Intel’s Run Has Gone From Strong to Surreal. Now, the Profit-Taking Debate Is Heating Up
• Negative Sentiment: Hot inflation data and a broader chip-sector pullback triggered profit-taking across semiconductors, with Intel among the names dragged lower as investors worried about valuations and future data-center spending. Why Intel’s stock is falling and guiding the chip sector toward its worst day of the year
• Negative Sentiment: Some analyst commentary remained cautious, arguing that despite the rally, Intel’s valuation may already reflect much of the turnaround story and AI enthusiasm. Intel, Other Chip Stocks Drop After Hitting Records

Analyst Ratings Changes

INTC has been the subject of several recent research reports. Susquehanna increased their price target on shares of Intel from $65.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Cantor Fitzgerald increased their price target on shares of Intel from $65.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “hold” rating and issued a $100.00 target price on shares of Intel in a research note on Tuesday. KGI Securities downgraded shares of Intel from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $71.00 target price on the stock. in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Finally, UBS Group set a $51.00 target price on shares of Intel in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating, twenty-five have assigned a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $77.38.

Intel Stock Performance

The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $64.79 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $49.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 2.31 and a quick ratio of 1.85. The company has a market capitalization of $604.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -194.01 and a beta of 2.18.

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Intel

In related news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 40,256 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.53, for a total value of $4,006,679.68. Following the completion of the sale, 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 document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.05% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Intel

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of INTC. Sivia Capital Partners LLC boosted its stake in Intel by 271.8% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 34,201 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $766,000 after acquiring an additional 25,001 shares during the last quarter. United Bank bought a new position in Intel in the second quarter valued at approximately $205,000. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL boosted its stake in Intel by 12.3% in the second quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 13,737 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $308,000 after acquiring an additional 1,508 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Intel by 29.6% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 158,277 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $3,545,000 after acquiring an additional 36,116 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. boosted its stake in Intel by 9.9% in the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 828,352 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $18,556,000 after acquiring an additional 74,838 shares during 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.