Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) Stock Has Consensus Price Target of $109.06 According to Brokerages

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) has been given a consensus rating of “Hold” by the fifty ratings firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twenty-seven have given a hold rating, twenty have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $109.06.

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on INTC. Cantor Fitzgerald cut their price objective on shares of Intel from $150.00 to $125.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Pivotal Research started coverage on Intel in a research report on Tuesday, September 8th. They issued a “buy” rating for the company. Tigress Financial boosted their target price on Intel from $118.00 to $145.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 15th. Mizuho upped their price target on Intel from $92.00 to $114.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 6th. Finally, Truist Financial increased their price target on Intel from $81.00 to $108.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th.

Insider Activity at Intel

In other news, CEO Lip Bu Tan acquired 105,263 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $95.00 per share, for a total transaction of $9,999,985.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,314,669 shares in the company, valued at $124,893,555. The trade was a 8.70% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 0.05% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Intel

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of INTC. Roan Capital Partners grew its position in shares of Intel by 28.6% during the 3rd quarter. Roan Capital Partners now owns 3,131 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $376,000 after acquiring an additional 696 shares during the period. Wealth Science Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Intel by 50.7% in the 3rd quarter. Wealth Science Advisors LLC now owns 20,633 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $2,481,000 after purchasing an additional 6,938 shares in the last quarter. Oak Grove Capital LLC increased its stake in shares of Intel by 256.6% in the 3rd quarter. Oak Grove Capital LLC now owns 162,250 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $19,507,000 after purchasing an additional 116,750 shares in the last quarter. Gilpin Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Intel by 13.5% during the third quarter. Gilpin Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,888 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $227,000 after purchasing an additional 225 shares in the last quarter. Finally, jvl associates llc lifted its position in Intel by 5.5% during the third quarter. jvl associates llc now owns 2,504 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $301,000 after purchasing an additional 131 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: Intel unveiled its GPU D-series, designed for large-scale AI inference with up to 480GB of memory, while new Xeon 6+ rack systems reportedly support more than 46,000 cores. The products strengthen Intel’s attempt to participate in the rapidly expanding AI infrastructure market. Intel aims to boost AI turnaround with new GPU chips to take on Nvidia
• Positive Sentiment: The company is promoting an open AI infrastructure strategy combining GPUs, Xeon CPUs, software and ecosystem partnerships. Intel also said foundry revenue grew 31%, supporting the longer-term turnaround case, although the foundry unit remains loss-making. Intel Accelerates Open Infrastructure for the Agentic AI Era
• Neutral Sentiment: CEO Lip-Bu Tan said lower-cost Chinese AI models, including DeepSeek, Kimi and GLM, are gaining users quickly. This could expand AI adoption and favor efficient, open systems, but cheaper models may also reduce the amount of computing investment required per application. Intel CEO Highlights China’s Fast-Growing AI Models
• Negative Sentiment: Intel and Broadcom executives warned that access to capital and uncertain returns on AI infrastructure spending could become the sector’s biggest bottleneck. The comments raised concerns that slower financing could pressure demand for Intel’s chips and foundry services. Intel, Broadcom CEOs warn capital crunch could become AI’s biggest bottleneck
• Negative Sentiment: Competition remains intense: Nvidia continues advancing AI data-center technology, while Microsoft’s custom Maia chips and other in-house accelerators increase pressure on Intel’s prospective GPU and CPU opportunities. Investors also appear cautious after Intel’s substantial 2026 rally, leaving the stock vulnerable to profit-taking and high execution expectations. Intel stock slides as Nvidia unveils AI power technology

Intel Stock Down 3.2%

Shares of NASDAQ INTC opened at $101.35 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $511.21 billion, a PE ratio of -48.03, a P/E/G ratio of 11.17 and a beta of 2.22. Intel has a 12-month low of $32.89 and a 12-month high of $142.35. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $103.40 and its 200 day simple moving average is $100.25. The company has a quick ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 1.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47.

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

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.