Royal Bank Of Canada Reaffirms “Hold” Rating for Intel (NASDAQ:INTC)

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC)‘s stock had its “hold” rating reiterated by analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada in a note issued to investors on Thursday, Marketbeat reports.

Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on INTC. Susquehanna upped their target price on shares of Intel from $31.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Melius Research raised shares of Intel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $50.00 target price for the company in a research report on Monday, January 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Intel from $21.00 to $30.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. Wedbush upped their price objective on Intel from $19.00 to $20.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, Erste Group Bank raised Intel from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, September 22nd. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-six have given a Hold rating and seven have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Intel presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $39.08.

Intel Trading Down 2.8%

NASDAQ:INTC opened at $46.96 on Thursday. 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 price-to-earnings ratio of 4,700.70, a PEG ratio of 31.56 and a beta of 1.35. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $38.96 and its 200-day moving average price is $31.99. The company has a quick ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 1.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last issued 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 business had revenue of $13.65 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.10 billion. During the same period last year, the business 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. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Intel will post -0.11 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Intel

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Bank of Nova Scotia increased its stake in shares of Intel by 2.3% during the second quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 2,332,433 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $52,246,000 after purchasing an additional 51,383 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Intel in the 2nd quarter worth about $1,579,378,000. Engineers Gate Manager LP raised its holdings in shares of Intel by 91.8% during the second quarter. Engineers Gate Manager LP now owns 765,091 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $17,138,000 after acquiring an additional 366,092 shares during the last quarter. Isthmus Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Intel by 100.1% in the second quarter. Isthmus Partners LLC now owns 247,660 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $5,548,000 after acquiring an additional 123,895 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Intel by 2.3% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 385,903,735 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $8,644,244,000 after acquiring an additional 8,513,298 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Intel News Summary

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.