Intel (INTC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) is a global semiconductor company that designs and manufactures computing and connectivity products. Its portfolio includes central processing units (CPUs), graphics and accelerator products, chipsets, networking components, and other semiconductor solutions used in personal computers, servers, cloud infrastructure, artificial intelligence systems, and embedded applications.

The company serves a broad range of customers, including original equipment manufacturers, cloud service providers, enterprise businesses, telecommunications companies, government organizations, and other technology firms. Intel also develops software and hardware platforms intended to support data centers, edge computing, automotive applications, and AI workloads.

Founded in 1968, Intel has historically been one of the largest suppliers of x86-compatible processors for personal computers and servers. In addition to selling its own products, the company is expanding its Intel Foundry business, which provides semiconductor manufacturing and related services to external customers. Intel operates research, design, manufacturing, sales, and support activities across North America, Europe, and Asia.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $117.35 to $122.15
• 50-Day Range: $81.88 to $127.39
• 52-Week Range: $32.89 to $142.35
• Volume: 68.98 million shs
• Average Volume: 117.18 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $609.38 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $108.49
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Intel Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Intel scored higher than 67% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 241st out of 595 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Intel has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.38, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 20 buy ratings, 26 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Intel has a consensus price target of $108.49, representing about 8.5% downside from its current price of $118.61.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Intel has been the subject of 31 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 38.46%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Intel are expected to grow by 38.46% in the coming year, from $1.04 to $1.44 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Intel is -56.11, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Intel is -56.11, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Intel has a PEG Ratio of 12.37. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Intel has a P/B Ratio of 4.69. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.15% of the float of Intel has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Intel has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.76, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Intel has recently increased by 4.31%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Intel does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Intel has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Intel will have a dividend payout ratio of 34.72% next year. This indicates that Intel will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.86

News Sentiment

Intel has a news sentiment score of 0.86. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.66 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 131 news articles for Intel this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 258 people have searched for INTC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -1% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

144 people have added Intel to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 76% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $9,999,985.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0017% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Intel insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $9,999,985.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.05% of the stock of Intel is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

64.53% of the stock of Intel is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/23/2026
• Today: 10/01/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/22/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
• Sub-Industry: Semiconductors
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:INTC
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:INTC
• CIK: 50863
• Web: www.intel.com
• Phone: (408) 765-8080
• Fax: 408-765-9904
• Employees: 85,100
• Year Founded: 1968

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Intel: $108.49
• High Price Target: $200.00
• Low Price Target: $50.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -9.8%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.38
• Research Coverage: 50 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($2.11)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 115.70
• P/E Growth: 12.37
• Net Income: -$267 million
• Net Margins: -19.79%
• Pretax Margin: -17.28%
• Return on Equity: 2.62%
• Return on Assets: 1.50%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.47
• Current Ratio: 1.60
• Quick Ratio: 1.25

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $57.03 billion
• Price / Sales: 10.64
• Cash Flow: $2.33 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 51.70
• Book Value: $25.30 per share
• Price / Book: 4.76

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 5,044,000,000
• Free Float: 5,041,478,000
• Market Cap: $606.94 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.22