TD Cowen Reiterates Hold Rating for Intel (NASDAQ:INTC)

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC)‘s stock had its “hold” rating reiterated by analysts at TD Cowen in a research report issued on Thursday, Marketbeat reports. They presently have a $115.00 price target on the chip maker’s stock. TD Cowen’s target price indicates a potential downside of 8.66% from the stock’s current price.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on Intel from $75.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. Seaport Research Partners reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $125.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on shares of Intel in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. Citigroup initiated coverage on shares of Intel in a report on Tuesday, September 8th. They issued a “buy” rating for the company. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities boosted their price target on Intel from $65.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating, twenty-six have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Intel has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $108.49.

Intel Stock Up 2.7%

Shares of Intel stock traded up $3.30 on Thursday, reaching $125.90. 85,580,950 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 117,663,414. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $97.90 and its 200-day moving average price is $93.85. 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 has a 1-year low of $31.21 and a 1-year high of $142.35. The company has a market cap of $635.05 billion, a P/E ratio of -59.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 13.22 and a beta of 2.22.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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. The company had revenue of $16.13 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 for the quarter was up 25.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned ($0.10) EPS. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Intel will post 1.04 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Intel

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of INTC. Financially Speaking Inc grew its holdings in Intel by 69.2% during the fourth quarter. Financially Speaking Inc now owns 682 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 279 shares during the period. Financial Life Planners purchased a new position in shares of Intel during the 1st quarter valued at $25,000. Montgomery Financial Services LLC bought a new position in shares of Intel during the 2nd quarter worth $26,000. Glynn Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Intel in the 2nd quarter worth about $29,000. Finally, Knuff & Co LLC bought a new position in Intel during the second quarter worth about $29,000. Institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Key Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Investor enthusiasm remains supported by signs of strong processor demand. CEO Lip-Bu Tan reportedly said Intel can currently supply only about half of the CPU orders customers are requesting, suggesting robust demand and potential revenue upside if production capacity improves. Intel CPU demand article
• Positive Sentiment: Intel’s AI turnaround story continues to attract buyers. Articles highlight growing demand for CPUs to support persistent AI agents, potential progress for Intel’s 18A and 14A foundry processes, and the possibility of securing a major external customer before 2027. These developments could strengthen both Intel’s Products business and its contract-manufacturing strategy. Intel foundry customer article
• Positive Sentiment: The sale of Intel-spun RealSense to Cognex for $500 million provides evidence that Intel can monetize noncore assets while Cognex expands into robotic perception and physical AI. Cognex RealSense acquisition article
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel’s sharp recent advance has pushed its valuation above the semiconductor industry’s average sales multiple, increasing sensitivity to disappointing execution or guidance. Intel valuation article
• Negative Sentiment: Profit-taking and a risk-off market are limiting momentum. Rising Treasury yields and renewed speculation about higher interest rates have pressured AI and semiconductor stocks broadly, while investors lock in gains after Intel’s substantial year-to-date rally. Intel and bond yields article
• Negative Sentiment: Wall Street remains cautious: Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a “Neutral” rating, while TD Cowen maintained “Hold” with a $115 price target, implying analysts believe much of the AI and foundry upside is already reflected in the stock. 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.