Susquehanna Increases Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Price Target to $31.00

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) had its price objective raised by equities research analysts at Susquehanna from $22.00 to $31.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday,MarketScreener reports. The firm presently has a “neutral” rating on the chip maker’s stock. Susquehanna’s target price indicates a potential downside of 15.85% from the company’s current price.

Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on INTC. Mizuho raised their target price on shares of Intel from $23.00 to $39.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday. UBS Group raised their target price on shares of Intel from $35.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, October 6th. Northland Securities raised their target price on shares of Intel from $28.00 to $42.00 in a research note on Friday, September 19th. DZ Bank reaffirmed a “sell” rating on shares of Intel in a research note on Friday, September 19th. Finally, HSBC reaffirmed a “reduce” rating and set a $24.00 target price (up from $21.25) on shares of Intel in a research note on Tuesday, October 7th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Hold rating and seven have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $28.54.

Intel Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ INTC opened at $36.84 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $28.50 and a 200-day moving average price of $23.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 1.24 and a quick ratio of 0.92. The stock has a market cap of $161.25 billion, a PE ratio of -7.72 and a beta of 1.33. Intel has a 1 year low of $17.67 and a 1 year high of $39.65.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 24th. The chip maker reported ($0.10) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.01 by ($0.11). The firm had revenue of $12.86 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $11.88 billion. Intel had a negative return on equity of 3.78% and a negative net margin of 38.64%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up .5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.02 earnings per share. Intel has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.000-0.000 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Intel will post -0.11 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Intel

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Hengehold Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Intel by 3.8% in the 3rd quarter. Hengehold Capital Management LLC now owns 10,323 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $346,000 after buying an additional 379 shares in the last quarter. West Tower Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Intel in the 3rd quarter worth $815,000. Carnegie Investment Counsel grew its stake in shares of Intel by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel now owns 15,465 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $519,000 after buying an additional 538 shares in the last quarter. Howard Capital Management Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Intel in the 3rd quarter worth $233,000. Finally, Richwood Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Intel during the 3rd quarter worth about $283,000. 64.53% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Intel Company Profile

Intel Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells computing and related products and services worldwide. It operates through Client Computing Group, Data Center and AI, Network and Edge, Mobileye, and Intel Foundry Services segments. The company's products portfolio comprises central processing units and chipsets, system-on-chips (SoCs), and multichip packages; mobile and desktop processors; hardware products comprising graphics processing units (GPUs), domain-specific accelerators, and field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs); and memory and storage, connectivity and networking, and other semiconductor products.