Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Price Target Raised to $35.00

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) had its price objective hoisted by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $30.00 to $35.00 in a report issued on Friday,MarketScreener Latest Ratings reports. They currently have a sell rating on the chip maker’s stock.

A number of other research analysts have also commented on the company. Wedbush reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $30.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Rosenblatt Securities boosted their target price on Intel from $25.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday. UBS Group raised their price target on Intel from $49.00 to $52.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Intel from $30.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. Finally, HSBC upgraded shares of Intel from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and upped their target price for the company from $26.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Four 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $44.10.

Intel Stock Down 17.0%

Shares of NASDAQ:INTC opened at $45.07 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.65, a current ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The firm has a market cap 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. Intel has a 12 month low of $17.67 and a 12 month high of $54.60. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $40.23 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $33.08.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Intel

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

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.