KeyCorp Weighs in on Intel’s Q4 Earnings (NASDAQ:INTC)

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) – Equities research analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Intel in a report released on Monday, January 12th. KeyCorp analyst J. Vinh expects that the chip maker will post earnings per share of ($0.01) for the quarter. KeyCorp has a “Overweight” rating and a $60.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Intel’s current full-year earnings is ($0.11) per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Intel’s Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.07) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.03 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.18 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Seaport Res Ptn raised Intel from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 24th. Cantor Fitzgerald upped their price objective on Intel from $36.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, October 20th. Tigress Financial increased their target price on Intel from $45.00 to $52.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. BNP Paribas Exane boosted their target price on Intel from $19.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Finally, HSBC upped their price target on Intel from $24.00 to $26.00 in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-six have given a Hold rating and seven have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Intel has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $39.08.

Intel Price Performance

Shares of INTC stock opened at $46.96 on Thursday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $38.96 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $31.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 1.60. Intel has a 52-week low of $17.67 and a 52-week high of $50.39. The stock has a market cap of $224.33 billion, a PE ratio of 4,700.70, a PEG ratio of 31.56 and a beta of 1.35.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Intel had a net margin of 0.37% and a negative return on equity of 0.75%. The company had revenue of $13.65 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.10 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted ($0.46) EPS. The company’s 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.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Intel

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Intel by 1.9% during the second quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 84,445 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $1,892,000 after buying an additional 1,603 shares during the period. Fiduciary Alliance LLC boosted its position in Intel by 136.2% during the 2nd quarter. Fiduciary Alliance LLC now owns 74,996 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $1,680,000 after acquiring an additional 43,241 shares during the last quarter. Krilogy Financial LLC grew its stake in shares of Intel by 148.4% during the 2nd quarter. Krilogy Financial LLC now owns 31,892 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $714,000 after acquiring an additional 19,052 shares in the last quarter. Affinity Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Intel by 5.6% during the 2nd quarter. Affinity Capital Advisors LLC now owns 13,021 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $292,000 after acquiring an additional 692 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pallas Capital Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Intel by 61.7% in the second quarter. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC now owns 118,749 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $2,660,000 after purchasing an additional 45,326 shares during the last quarter. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Stories Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades and higher targets from some shops (Citi upgraded INTC to Neutral and raised its target to $50), supporting conviction that the turnaround has legs. Citi upgrades Intel to Neutral
• Positive Sentiment: Loop Capital and other firms raised price targets (Loop to $50), providing additional analyst support for further upside. Loop Capital raises Intel target to $50
• Positive Sentiment: Macro/product momentum: reports of sold‑out 2026 server CPU capacity and partnership buzz (including Apple rumors) are driving optimism about revenue and pricing power into 2026. Intel extends comeback as investors bet on foundry growth
• Neutral Sentiment: Options-market positioning and some desks see more upside into earnings — that can amplify moves in either direction around the Jan. 22 print. Options data ahead of Intel earnings
• Neutral Sentiment: UBS notes that the bullish narrative is dominant but says fundamentals are improving — a reminder sentiment, not just numbers, is driving recent strength. UBS: narrative vs fundamentals
• Negative Sentiment: Skeptics caution the foundry story may not translate into near-term revenue/margin tailwinds; some analysts say foundry plans give Intel little immediate help, which can cap upside if results disappoint. Foundry plans give Intel little help
• Negative Sentiment: Not all target changes are bullish: Susquehanna’s raise still implies a lower fair value (~$40) versus recent market levels, underlining analyst disagreement and potential downside if guidance or execution miss. Susquehanna adjusts Intel price target to $40

Intel Company Profile

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.