Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Stock Price Down 2.8% – What’s Next?

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC)’s stock price traded down 2.8% on Friday . The company traded as low as $89.05 and last traded at $89.47. Approximately 84,907,066 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 29% from the average daily volume of 119,021,891 shares. The stock had previously closed at $92.09.

Intel News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Chief Executive Officer Lip-Bu Tan reportedly purchased approximately $10 million of Intel stock at $95 per share earlier this month. The shares now trade below that level, making the purchase a potential signal of management’s confidence in Intel’s turnaround. Intel CEO insider purchase article
• Positive Sentiment: Fundstrat ETFs added Intel to a quarterly rebalance, which could provide incremental institutional demand and reflects improving sentiment toward the chipmaker. Fundstrat ETF rebalance article
• Positive Sentiment: Intel has gained attention from investors following reports of a new Advantech connection and its potential role in AI infrastructure. Strong Nvidia results also reinforced expectations that demand for data-center and AI-related hardware remains robust. Intel Advantech connection article
• Neutral Sentiment: Reports that investor Nancy Pelosi bought Intel shares and call options may support retail and political-investor interest, but the trade does not change Intel’s operating outlook. Nancy Pelosi Intel investment article
• Negative Sentiment: Intel’s manufacturing operations reportedly continue to lose money on wafers, much of which are sold internally. The stock’s elevated valuation appears to assume that the foundry business eventually becomes profitable, leaving substantial execution risk if losses persist. Intel manufacturing losses article
• Negative Sentiment: Intel is also being pressured by broad semiconductor profit-taking after Nvidia’s earnings-fueled rally. Raymond James reportedly prefers AMD over Intel among the two AI-exposed CPU companies, highlighting competitive concerns and uncertainty over Intel’s ability to convert AI demand into durable growth. Semiconductor profit-taking article

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently commented on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price objective on shares of Intel from $120.00 to $110.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Intel in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Daiwa Securities Group lowered shares of Intel from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. HSBC reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Intel in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Susquehanna raised their price objective on Intel from $80.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating, thirty-one have issued a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Intel currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $107.46.

Intel Stock Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of $451.29 billion, a P/E ratio of -42.40 and a beta of 2.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 1.60. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $104.64 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $86.39.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 earnings per share (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 company had revenue of $16.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.43 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted ($0.10) earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 25.2% on a year-over-year basis. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post 1 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Intel news, CEO Lip Bu Tan acquired 105,263 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was purchased 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 position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.05% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Intel

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in INTC. Cornerstone Financial Management LLC increased its stake in Intel by 8.7% during the 2nd quarter. Cornerstone Financial Management LLC now owns 3,178 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $444,000 after acquiring an additional 255 shares during the period. HORAN Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Intel during the 2nd quarter valued at $1,227,000. HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Intel by 6.6% during the 2nd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 806,675 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $112,636,000 after acquiring an additional 50,220 shares during the period. Advus Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Intel during the 2nd quarter worth $544,000. Finally, Tobias Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Intel during the 2nd quarter worth $339,000. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.