Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” from Analysts

Shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) have earned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the fifty analysts that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, thirty-one have issued a hold recommendation, fifteen have assigned a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $107.4553.

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Tigress Financial raised their price objective on Intel from $66.00 to $118.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Seaport Research Partners reissued a “buy” rating and set a $125.00 price target on shares of Intel in a report on Friday, July 24th. Cantor Fitzgerald decreased their price objective on Intel from $150.00 to $125.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, July 24th. Susquehanna increased their price objective on Intel from $80.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, TD Cowen lifted their target price on Intel from $75.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, July 13th.

Intel Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:INTC opened at $92.09 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $105.53 and its 200 day simple moving average is $86.37. The company has a market capitalization of $464.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -43.64 and a beta of 2.22. Intel has a fifty-two week low of $23.68 and a fifty-two week high of $142.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 1.60 and a quick ratio of 1.25.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $16.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.43 billion. Intel had a negative net margin of 19.79% and a positive return on equity of 2.62%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 25.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned ($0.10) earnings per share. 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 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Intel news, CEO Lip Bu Tan purchased 105,263 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $95.00 per share, with a total value of $9,999,985.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,314,669 shares in the company, valued at $124,893,555. The trade was a 8.70% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in INTC. California State Teachers Retirement System grew its position in Intel by 13,422.7% during the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 931,579,105 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $130,076,390,000 after buying an additional 924,690,115 shares in the last quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA acquired a new position in Intel in the 2nd quarter valued at $10,507,291,000. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Intel in the 4th quarter valued at $2,233,159,000. Legal & General Group Plc bought a new stake in shares of Intel during the 2nd quarter valued at $4,096,110,000. Finally, Capital Research Global Investors lifted its position in shares of Intel by 285.9% during the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 26,619,928 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $982,279,000 after acquiring an additional 19,722,010 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Strong Nvidia results lifted the sector. Nvidia’s blowout quarter and projection for roughly 70% revenue growth in fiscal 2028 reinforced that AI demand remains far above available supply. Investors bid up related semiconductor names, including Intel, as CPUs and other infrastructure components are expected to benefit from expanded AI deployments. Why Is Intel Stock Surging on Thursday?
• Positive Sentiment: Potential U.S. chip tariffs increased Intel’s strategic appeal. Reports of broad tariffs on imported chips encouraged speculation that Intel, as a U.S.-based manufacturer and foundry candidate, could receive additional policy support or gain a competitive advantage. Why Is Intel Stock Surging on Thursday?
• Positive Sentiment: An Advantech connection highlighted Intel’s AI infrastructure ambitions. The relationship points to potential progress placing Intel chips and platforms into AI infrastructure and edge-computing applications, though financial details were not provided. Intel Stock Gains with New Advantech Connection
• Positive Sentiment: Congressional buying added bullish publicity. Nancy Pelosi reportedly purchased Intel shares and call options, potentially attracting momentum-oriented investors, although the transaction does not change Intel’s fundamentals. Nancy Pelosi Buys Intel
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel’s first-half operating cash flow rose sharply to $8.1 billion, but heavy capital spending continues to pressure free cash flow. Intel Sees Strong Cash Flow Growth
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst warnings about intense competition and uncertainty surrounding Intel’s turnaround remain a risk. The company’s previously reported roughly $20 billion equity offering also creates dilution concerns and helps explain the stock’s wide valuation swings. Simon Leopold Offers Warning

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.