Needham & Company LLC Reaffirms Hold Rating for Intel (NASDAQ:INTC)

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC)‘s stock had its “hold” rating reissued by analysts at Needham & Company LLC in a note issued to investors on Friday,Benzinga reports.

INTC has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Bank of America restated an “underperform” rating and issued a $34.00 target price on shares of Intel in a research report on Monday, October 13th. Raymond James Financial assumed coverage on shares of Intel in a research note on Friday, November 21st. They set a “market perform” rating for the company. Truist Financial boosted their price target on shares of Intel from $21.00 to $39.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Susquehanna increased their price objective on shares of Intel from $40.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on Intel from $40.00 to $45.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-six have assigned a Hold rating and six have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $44.10.

Intel Trading Down 17.0%

Shares of INTC opened at $45.07 on Friday. Intel has a 12-month low of $17.67 and a 12-month high of $54.60. The firm has a market capitalization of $215.30 billion, a P/E ratio of -563.32, a P/E/G ratio of 28.67 and a beta of 1.35. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $40.23 and a 200 day moving average price of $33.01. The company has a current ratio of 1.60, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, January 22nd. The chip maker reported $0.15 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.08 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $13.67 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $13.37 billion. Intel had a negative net margin of 0.51% and a negative return on equity of 0.46%. Intel’s revenue was down 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.13 EPS. Intel has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.000-0.000 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Intel will post -0.11 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Sivia Capital Partners LLC raised its holdings in Intel by 271.8% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 34,201 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $766,000 after acquiring an additional 25,001 shares in the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Intel in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $1,477,000. Norden Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Intel by 35.0% in the 2nd quarter. Norden Group LLC now owns 22,571 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $506,000 after purchasing an additional 5,854 shares in the last quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC lifted its position in shares of Intel by 19.5% during the 2nd quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 13,337 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $299,000 after purchasing an additional 2,178 shares during the last quarter. Finally, McAdam LLC grew its stake in shares of Intel by 12.5% during the second quarter. McAdam LLC now owns 11,671 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $261,000 after purchasing an additional 1,299 shares in the last quarter. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 beat on headline numbers — Intel exceeded expectations for revenue and EPS (Q4 revenue $13.67B; non‑GAAP EPS $0.15), showing demand traction for AI and PC products. Intel Q4 results
• Positive Sentiment: Some analysts raised targets or reiterated support post‑report, citing the long‑term foundry/AI opportunity (examples: Benchmark raised its target and Jefferies nudged its target higher), which underpins the bullish narrative for a multi‑year turnaround. Benchmark price target raise
• Neutral Sentiment: Street reaction is mixed — several firms kept Hold/Neutral ratings while others moved to Buy or Sell; commentary is split between excitement about long‑term AI demand and skepticism about near‑term execution. Analyst reaction roundup
• Negative Sentiment: Weak Q1 guidance was the main trigger — management guided Q1 revenue below consensus ($11.7B–$12.7B vs. ~$12.6B expected) and issued flat/very low EPS guidance, signaling supply will constrain growth in the near term. Reuters: Q1 guidance
• Negative Sentiment: Manufacturing and yield troubles — multiple reports and management comments point to capacity/yield shortfalls that prevent Intel from meeting booming AI/server demand; investors worry margins and inventory dynamics will be pressured. Bloomberg Tech: manufacturing snags
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive and supply‑chain implications — rivals and component makers (AMD, Micron, TSMC-related stories) are seeing relative upside as Intel’s supply issues create share and pricing opportunities for others. MarketWatch: AMD vs Intel

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.