Citigroup Cuts Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Price Target to $48.00

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) had its price target decreased by Citigroup from $50.00 to $48.00 in a research report report published on Friday,Benzinga reports. Citigroup currently has a neutral rating on the chip maker’s stock.

Several other brokerages also recently issued reports on INTC. Loop Capital lifted their target price on Intel from $40.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Mizuho set a $48.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a research report on Friday. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on shares of Intel from $35.00 to $42.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday. HSBC raised shares of Intel from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and raised their target price for the company from $26.00 to $50.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Finally, Raymond James Financial started coverage on shares of Intel in a research note on Friday, November 21st. They issued a “market perform” rating on the stock. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-six have assigned a Hold rating and six have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $44.10.

Intel Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ INTC opened at $45.07 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $215.30 billion, a PE ratio of -563.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 28.67 and a beta of 1.35. Intel has a 1 year low of $17.67 and a 1 year high of $54.60. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $40.23 and a 200-day moving average price of $33.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 2.02 and a quick ratio of 1.65.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, January 22nd. The chip maker reported $0.15 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.08 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $13.67 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.37 billion. Intel had a negative net margin of 0.51% and a negative return on equity of 0.44%. Intel’s quarterly revenue was down 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.13 EPS. Intel has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.000-0.000 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Intel will post -0.11 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in INTC. Legacy Bridge LLC purchased a new stake in Intel during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. West Branch Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Intel during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Investors Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Spolka Akcyjna purchased a new stake in Intel during the 2nd quarter valued at $28,000. Corundum Trust Company INC bought a new stake in Intel in the third quarter worth $29,000. Finally, Raleigh Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in Intel during the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

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

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.