Cantor Fitzgerald Lowers Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Price Target to $125.00

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) had its price objective dropped by equities researchers at Cantor Fitzgerald from $150.00 to $125.00 in a report released on Friday, Marketbeat Ratings reports. The firm presently has a “neutral” rating on the chip maker’s stock. Cantor Fitzgerald’s price objective suggests a potential upside of 35.40% from the company’s previous close.

A number of other equities analysts also recently commented on INTC. Arete Research boosted their price objective on Intel from $20.40 to $99.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 10th. Evercore set a $95.00 target price on Intel in a report on Friday, April 24th. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and set a $100.00 price target on shares of Intel in a research note on Wednesday, June 17th. Barclays raised their price objective on Intel from $65.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, June 1st. Finally, KGI Securities downgraded Intel from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $71.00 target price for the company. in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $107.67.

Intel Stock Down 7.9%

INTC stock opened at $92.32 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $115.84 and a 200-day simple moving average of $78.07. The company has a quick ratio of 1.85, a current ratio of 2.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. The stock has a market capitalization of $464.00 billion, a P/E ratio of -43.75 and a beta of 2.18. Intel has a 52 week low of $18.97 and a 52 week high of $142.35.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.21. Intel had a negative net margin of 19.79% and a positive return on equity of 2.52%. The business had revenue of $16.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.43 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted ($0.10) EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 25.2% on a year-over-year basis. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Intel will post 0.65 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 40,256 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $99.53, for a total transaction of $4,006,679.68. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 105,077 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,458,313.81. This represents a 27.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.05% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Intel

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in INTC. Sivia Capital Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Intel by 271.7% 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 during the period. United Bank bought a new stake in Intel during the 2nd quarter worth about $205,000. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL lifted its position in Intel by 12.3% during the 2nd quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 13,737 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $308,000 after purchasing an additional 1,508 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Intel by 29.6% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 158,277 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $3,545,000 after acquiring an additional 36,116 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. increased its stake in Intel by 9.9% during the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 828,352 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $18,556,000 after purchasing an additional 74,838 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Intel News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel beat Q2 expectations with EPS of $0.42 versus $0.21 expected and revenue of $16.13 billion versus $14.43 billion, marking its fastest revenue growth in more than 15 years. Reuters article
• Positive Sentiment: Intel’s Q3 guidance topped estimates, signaling management sees continued momentum from AI-related server-chip demand and improving foundry execution. CNBC article
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and media coverage highlighted stronger data-center and AI demand, along with early progress in Intel’s foundry business and 18A manufacturing roadmap. MarketWatch/Fool article

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.