Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Downgraded to “Hold” Rating by Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a report published on Saturday morning.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on shares of Intel in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. They issued a “buy” rating for the company. Wedbush lifted their target price on shares of Intel from $60.00 to $98.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Daiwa Securities Group cut shares of Intel from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. Mizuho dropped their price target on shares of Intel from $135.00 to $109.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC restated a “hold” rating on shares of Intel in a research note on Friday, July 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, thirty-two have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $107.93.

Intel Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:INTC opened at $101.65 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $512.72 billion, a PE ratio of -48.18 and a beta of 2.22. The company has a current ratio of 1.60, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. Intel has a 1-year low of $19.61 and a 1-year high of $142.35. The business’s 50 day moving average is $111.01 and its 200-day moving average is $81.51.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $16.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.43 billion. Intel had a positive return on equity of 2.62% and a negative net margin of 19.79%.Intel’s revenue was up 25.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted ($0.10) earnings per share. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Intel will post 1.01 earnings per share for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Intel

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in INTC. Glynn Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Intel during the second quarter worth about $29,000. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Intel by 3,185.7% in the second quarter. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC now owns 230 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 223 shares during the last quarter. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Intel by 167.0% in the 2nd quarter. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 267 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 167 shares in the last quarter. Ramsey Quantitative Systems acquired a new position in shares of Intel in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $50,000. Finally, Allied Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Intel during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $68,000. 64.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

More Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Progress toward HDMI 2.1 support is boosting optimism about Intel’s consumer-PC and graphics capabilities, potentially improving the appeal of its platforms in home-entertainment and gaming devices. Intel Stock Gains With Progress on HDMI 2.1
• Positive Sentiment: Intel appointed new leadership focused on customer engagement and growth. The move is intended to strengthen relationships with customers and support execution of the company’s turnaround strategy. Intel Announces Leadership Appointment
• Positive Sentiment: Recent coverage continues to highlight Intel’s strongest revenue growth in more than 15 years, narrowing Foundry losses, improving 18A manufacturing yields and demand-linked capital spending. Second-quarter revenue was about $16.1 billion, up roughly 25% year over year, with adjusted EPS of $0.42. Intel’s Turnaround Entered a New Phase
• Positive Sentiment: SoftBank’s earnings benefited substantially from gains on its Intel investment, providing a favorable external signal for INTC and reinforcing investor interest in Intel’s AI and semiconductor exposure. SoftBank Earnings Benefit From Intel Investment
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel is reportedly involved in a planned Texas chip-factory project with SpaceX and Tesla. If completed, the project could support domestic manufacturing and AI infrastructure, but its long-term financial impact is not yet clear. SpaceX and Tesla Chip Factory
• Negative Sentiment: Daiwa Securities Group downgraded Intel to Hold, signaling that valuation and execution risks may limit further gains after the stock’s substantial rebound. Intel Cut to Hold at Daiwa Securities
• Negative Sentiment: Reports of a new CPU-level security attack created concern about potential vulnerabilities in Intel processors and could increase reputational, remediation and customer-support costs. Intel Stock Slips on CPU-Level Attack Reports
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts continue to question whether Intel can compete with TSMC in leading-edge manufacturing. TSMC’s larger revenue base and stronger execution highlight the substantial challenge facing Intel Foundry.

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.