Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) Given Consensus Rating of "Hold" by Brokerages

Key Points

• Analysts maintain a “Hold” consensus on Intel, with 28 hold, 19 buy, 3 sell and 1 strong-buy ratings among 51 brokerages. The average 12-month price target is approximately $107.80.
• Intel exceeded quarterly expectations, reporting $0.42 in EPS versus a $0.21 estimate and $16.13 billion in revenue versus $14.43 billion expected; revenue rose 25.2% year over year.
• CEO Lip-Bu Tan purchased nearly $10 million of Intel shares, while institutional investors own 64.53% of the stock. Despite optimism around pricing power, manufacturing progress and a potential foundry recovery, Wall Street warns that the sharp rally has created elevated valuation and execution risks.

Shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC - Get Free Report) have earned a consensus recommendation of "Hold" from the fifty-one brokerages that are covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twenty-eight have given a hold rating, nineteen have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $107.8026.

Several research firms have issued reports on INTC. Stifel Nicolaus cut their target price on Intel from $120.00 to $110.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on shares of Intel in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. They set a "buy" rating for the company. KeyCorp set a $125.00 price target on shares of Intel in a report on Friday, July 24th. HSBC reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Intel in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Wedbush boosted their price objective on shares of Intel from $60.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th.

Intel Stock Down 5.6%

Intel stock opened at $97.19 on Tuesday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $97.36 and a two-hundred day moving average of $90.57. The company has a quick ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 1.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. The firm has a market cap of $490.23 billion, a P/E ratio of -46.06, a P/E/G ratio of 11.00 and a beta of 2.22. Intel has a twelve month low of $24.22 and a twelve month high of $142.35.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $16.13 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.43 billion. Intel had a positive return on equity of 2.62% and a negative net margin of 19.79%.The business's revenue was up 25.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted ($0.10) EPS. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Intel will post 1.04 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Intel

In other news, CEO Lip Bu Tan purchased 105,263 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $95.00 per share, with a total value of $9,999,985.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief executive officer owned 1,314,669 shares of the company's stock, valued at $124,893,555. This trade represents a 8.70% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.05% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Intel

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. California State Teachers Retirement System raised its holdings in Intel by 13,422.7% during the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 931,579,105 shares of the chip maker's stock worth $130,076,390,000 after purchasing an additional 924,690,115 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its position in shares of Intel by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 208,536,784 shares of the chip maker's stock valued at $7,695,007,000 after buying an additional 5,714,400 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors increased its position in shares of Intel by 20.3% in the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 104,060,268 shares of the chip maker's stock valued at $3,839,833,000 after buying an additional 17,557,147 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Intel by 3.2% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 101,931,512 shares of the chip maker's stock worth $3,744,406,000 after buying an additional 3,124,798 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Primecap Management Co. CA acquired a new position in shares of Intel during the 2nd quarter worth $10,507,291,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.53% of the company's stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel continues to benefit from optimism surrounding tight server CPU supply and reports of potential price increases, which could support revenue and margins if confirmed. Analysts and commentators also point to strong recent revenue growth and a possible longer-term recovery in the company’s foundry business. Intel’s Price Hikes Could Put $120 Back in Play
• Positive Sentiment: An analyst upgrade provided some support, while Intel’s government-backed investment and manufacturing progress remain part of the broader turnaround narrative. However, the stock’s recent rally has already raised expectations substantially. Intel Upgraded, CVS Health Downgraded
• Neutral Sentiment: Some investors argue that slower frontier-model training could redirect AI spending toward inference, where CPUs and other general-purpose computing products may gain share. This creates a potential opportunity for Intel, but the timing and scale of any shift remain uncertain. Nvidia’s Training Trade Hit a Speed Bump
• Negative Sentiment: The AI slowdown debate triggered broad semiconductor selling, with investors reassessing demand for accelerators, memory and related infrastructure. Intel’s decline reflected both sector weakness and profit-taking after a powerful rally tied to pricing expectations and manufacturing progress. Talk of AI Pause Slams Nvidia, AMD and Intel
• Negative Sentiment: Wall Street cautioned that Intel’s valuation now leaves limited room for execution setbacks or disappointing AI and foundry progress. With shares having surged more than 300% over the past year, elevated expectations amplified the selling pressure. Intel Stock Just Got a Stark Warning From Wall Street

About Intel

Intel Corporation NASDAQ: INTC is a global semiconductor company that designs and manufactures computing and communications products. Its portfolio includes Intel Core processors for personal computers, Xeon processors for data centers and enterprise systems, and products for edge computing, networking, and other specialized applications.

Intel also develops graphics processing units under its Intel Arc and Intel Data Center GPU brands, Gaudi artificial intelligence accelerators, Ethernet products, software, and related platform technologies.

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