Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Trading 2.7% Higher – What’s Next?

Shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) rose 2.7% during trading on Wednesday . The company traded as high as $37.24 and last traded at $36.81. Approximately 54,366,208 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 47% from the average daily volume of 102,288,766 shares. The stock had previously closed at $35.83.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Intel from $21.00 to $30.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. Susquehanna upped their target price on Intel from $31.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Hsbc Global Res lowered Intel from a “hold” rating to a “moderate sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 7th. Mizuho boosted their price target on Intel from $39.00 to $41.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Finally, Barclays upped their price target on Intel from $25.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-four have assigned a Hold rating and eight have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Intel presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $34.84.

Intel Trading Up 2.7%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 1.60. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $36.06 and its 200-day moving average price is $27.09. The firm has a market cap of $175.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3,681.68 and a beta of 1.31.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.23 EPS for the quarter. Intel had a negative return on equity of 0.75% and a net margin of 0.37%.The company had revenue of $13.65 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.10 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted ($0.46) EPS. Intel’s quarterly revenue was up 3.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Intel has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.080-0.080 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Intel Corporation will post -0.11 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in INTC. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in Intel in the 1st quarter valued at about $25,000. HFM Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Intel in the 1st quarter worth approximately $25,000. MJT & Associates Financial Advisory Group Inc. acquired a new stake in Intel during the first quarter valued at approximately $27,000. West Branch Capital LLC bought a new stake in Intel during the second quarter worth approximately $28,000. Finally, Investors Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Spolka Akcyjna acquired a new position in Intel in the second quarter worth approximately $28,000. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by 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.