Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Stock Rating Lowered by Wall Street Zen

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) was downgraded by research analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report issued on Saturday.

Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the company. Truist Financial raised their price objective on Intel from $49.00 to $81.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Intel from $35.00 to $45.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on Intel from $55.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Susquehanna raised their price objective on Intel from $65.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Finally, New Street Research raised their price objective on Intel from $50.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating, twenty-six have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $81.52.

Intel Stock Performance

NASDAQ INTC opened at $114.68 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $576.38 billion, a PE ratio of -184.96 and a beta of 2.18. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $81.94 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $56.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 2.31 and a quick ratio of 1.85. Intel has a 1-year low of $18.97 and a 1-year high of $132.75.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.29 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.01 by $0.28. The business had revenue of $13.58 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $12.32 billion. Intel had a positive return on equity of 0.39% and a negative net margin of 5.90%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.13 EPS. Intel has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.200-0.200 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Intel will post 0.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Intel news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 40,256 shares of the firm’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 transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 105,077 shares in the company, valued at $10,458,313.81. This trade represents a 27.70% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 0.05% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. iA Global Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in Intel by 17.0% during the 4th quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. now owns 593,043 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $21,883,000 after buying an additional 86,189 shares during the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp increased its position in Intel by 18.3% during the 3rd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 55,521,741 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $1,862,755,000 after buying an additional 8,569,812 shares in the last quarter. Heritage Investment Group Inc. purchased a new stake in Intel in the fourth quarter valued at about $219,000. Legal & General Group Plc raised its stake in Intel by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 34,012,894 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $1,255,076,000 after buying an additional 423,481 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Intel by 3.5% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 404,522,308 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $14,926,873,000 after buying an additional 13,692,624 shares during the last quarter. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel and Acer launched new gaming handhelds and laptops powered by Intel’s latest Arc G-Series and Core processors, highlighting stronger traction in portable gaming and AI PC hardware. Acer Expands Gaming Portfolio With Predator Atlas 8 Handheld Powered by Intel
• Positive Sentiment: Reuters reported that Intel and 3DGS will invest about $3.3 billion to build a substrate manufacturing plant in India, which supports Intel’s foundry and advanced packaging ambitions. Intel, 3DGS to set up $3.3 billion substrate plant in India’s Odisha state
• Positive Sentiment: MediaTek said it supports both TSMC’s and Intel’s advanced packaging technologies, a sign that Intel is gaining credibility as a packaging option for major chip designers. Taiwan’s MediaTek says it supports both TSMC and Intel’s advanced packaging technologies

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.