Rosenblatt Securities Raises Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Price Target to $30.00

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) had its price target lifted by equities researchers at Rosenblatt Securities from $25.00 to $30.00 in a report issued on Friday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a “sell” rating on the chip maker’s stock. Rosenblatt Securities’ price target suggests a potential downside of 33.44% from the stock’s previous close.

A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on INTC. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price target on Intel from $30.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, October 24th. TD Cowen increased their price objective on shares of Intel from $38.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Citigroup upgraded shares of Intel from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $29.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Hsbc Global Res raised shares of Intel from a “moderate sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Finally, Evercore ISI increased their price target on shares of Intel from $23.00 to $41.10 in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-six have issued a Hold rating and six have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $44.10.

Intel Stock Down 17.0%

NASDAQ INTC opened at $45.07 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.60, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. The company has a market cap of $215.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -563.32, a PEG ratio of 28.67 and a beta of 1.35. The company has a 50 day moving average of $40.23 and a 200-day moving average of $33.01. Intel has a 1-year low of $17.67 and a 1-year high of $54.60.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 22nd. The chip maker reported $0.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.08 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $13.67 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.37 billion. Intel had a negative return on equity of 0.46% and a negative net margin of 0.51%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.13 earnings per share. Intel has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.000-0.000 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Intel will post -0.11 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Intel

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Legacy Bridge LLC bought a new stake in Intel during the 4th quarter worth $26,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Intel during the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. Corundum Trust Company INC bought a new stake in shares of Intel during the third quarter worth about $29,000. Provenance Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Intel by 89.2% during the third quarter. Provenance Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 946 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 446 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GoalVest Advisory LLC acquired a new position in shares of Intel in the third quarter valued at approximately $34,000. 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: 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

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.