Sanford C. Bernstein Reaffirms “Neutral” Rating for Intel (NASDAQ:INTC)

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC)‘s stock had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by stock analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein in a report issued on Monday.

INTC has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Daiwa Securities Group lowered shares of Intel from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. Susquehanna boosted their price target on Intel from $80.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Wolfe Research began coverage on Intel in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. They set a “peer perform” rating for the company. Northland Securities raised shares of Intel from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $120.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, September 8th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Intel in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating, twenty-six have issued a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $108.49.

Intel Stock Up 2.5%

INTC opened at $125.63 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $633.68 billion, a P/E ratio of -58.36, a P/E/G ratio of 13.22 and a beta of 2.22. Intel has a 12 month low of $31.21 and a 12 month high of $142.35. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $97.90 and its 200-day moving average price is $93.85. 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 (NASDAQ:INTC) last announced 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 positive return on equity of 2.62% and a negative net margin of 19.79%.The business had revenue of $16.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.43 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned ($0.10) EPS. 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. On average, equities analysts expect that Intel will post 1.04 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Intel

In related news, CEO Lip Bu Tan acquired 105,263 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $95.00 per share, with a total value of $9,999,985.00. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,314,669 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $124,893,555. This trade represents a 8.70% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Company insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Intel

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Whalerock Point Partners LLC bought a new stake in Intel in the fourth quarter worth about $205,000. Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc. bought a new position in Intel in the 4th quarter valued at $185,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its stake in Intel by 5.7% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 255,261 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $9,419,000 after purchasing an additional 13,858 shares during the period. Vestor Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Intel during the first quarter worth $9,441,000. Finally, World Investment Advisors grew its holdings in shares of Intel by 11.2% in the first quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 62,876 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $2,775,000 after purchasing an additional 6,326 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel’s underlying demand narrative remains supportive: CEO Lip-Bu Tan reportedly said the company can supply only about half of customer CPU demand, suggesting strong interest in its processors and potential revenue upside if production expands. Intel CPU demand article
• Positive Sentiment: Intel continues to receive attention for its AI and foundry turnaround prospects, including possible outside customers for its next-generation manufacturing process and the potential strategic value of its Ohio site. These developments remain prospective rather than confirmed catalysts. Intel foundry customer article
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel’s quantum-computing work received a technical boost after IonQ demonstrated that a quantum error-correction decoder could run on a standard CPU with minimal overhead. However, the development has no immediate revenue impact. Intel quantum-computing article
• Negative Sentiment: Semiconductor stocks are retreating as bond yields reach multiyear highs, raising the discount rate applied to richly valued AI and technology shares. Intel, Nvidia and AMD are being pressured together in a broad sector move. Semiconductor stocks and bond yields article
• Negative Sentiment: TD Cowen maintained a Hold rating and set a $115 price target, arguing that Intel needs stronger Products revenue growth—not just foundry progress—to justify further upside. The target is below the recent trading level, reinforcing valuation concerns after the stock’s substantial rally. Intel analyst rating article

About Intel

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) is a global semiconductor company that designs and manufactures computing and communications products. Its portfolio includes Intel Core processors for personal computers, Xeon processors for data centers and enterprise systems, and products for edge computing, networking, and other specialized applications.

Intel also develops graphics processing units under its Intel Arc and Intel Data Center GPU brands, Gaudi artificial intelligence accelerators, Ethernet products, software, and related platform technologies.