Wedbush Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Intel Earnings

Intel Co. (NASDAQ:INTC) – Research analysts at Wedbush decreased their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Intel in a report issued on Wednesday, April 23rd. Wedbush analyst M. Bryson now forecasts that the chip maker will post earnings of $0.05 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.07. Wedbush has a “Neutral” rating and a $19.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Intel’s current full-year earnings is ($0.11) per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Intel’s FY2026 earnings at $0.49 EPS.

Several other analysts have also issued reports on the stock. HSBC upgraded shares of Intel from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Cantor Fitzgerald reduced their target price on Intel from $29.00 to $20.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday. Barclays reaffirmed a “reduce” rating on shares of Intel in a research note on Tuesday. Rosenblatt Securities restated a “sell” rating and issued a $20.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Citigroup dropped their target price on shares of Intel from $22.00 to $21.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twenty-seven have issued a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $23.43.

Intel Trading Up 4.4 %

INTC stock opened at $21.49 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44. Intel has a 52-week low of $17.67 and a 52-week high of $37.16. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $22.07 and its 200-day simple moving average is $21.90. The firm has a market cap of $93.71 billion, a P/E ratio of -4.91 and a beta of 1.13.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The chip maker reported $0.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $12.67 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $12.26 billion. Intel had a negative net margin of 35.32% and a negative return on equity of 3.27%. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.18 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Intel

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Golden State Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Intel by 67.1% in the first quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,064 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $138,000 after purchasing an additional 2,434 shares during the period. Capitol Family Office Inc. bought a new position in Intel in the 1st quarter worth approximately $52,000. Jeppson Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Intel by 25.1% during the first quarter. Jeppson Wealth Management LLC now owns 19,877 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $451,000 after buying an additional 3,990 shares during the last quarter. Tsfg LLC grew its stake in shares of Intel by 71.5% in the first quarter. Tsfg LLC now owns 5,708 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $130,000 after acquiring an additional 2,380 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its position in Intel by 0.5% during the first quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 249,611 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $5,504,000 after acquiring an additional 1,153 shares during the period. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Intel

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.