Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Earns "Sell (D)" Rating from Weiss Ratings

Key Points

• Intel's stock has had its **"sell (d)" rating reaffirmed** by Weiss Ratings, alongside varying ratings from other analysts, resulting in a consensus rating of "Reduce".
• Intel reported a **3.0% increase in quarterly revenue**, totaling **$13.65 billion**, and announced an EPS of **$0.23**, surpassing analyst estimates.
• Despite challenges, **institutional ownership** stands strong at **64.53%**, with several investors increasing their stakes in the company recently.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "sell (d)" rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings in a report released on Saturday,Weiss Ratings reports.

A number of other equities research analysts have also commented on INTC. Erste Group Bank raised Intel from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, September 22nd. Citigroup reissued a "sell" rating and issued a $29.00 price target (up from $24.00) on shares of Intel in a research report on Friday, September 19th. DZ Bank reissued a "sell" rating on shares of Intel in a research report on Friday. Hsbc Global Res lowered Intel from a "hold" rating to a "moderate sell" rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 7th. Finally, Mizuho raised their target price on Intel from $39.00 to $41.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-four have assigned a Hold rating and eight have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Reduce" and a consensus price target of $33.10.

Intel Stock Up 0.3%

NASDAQ INTC traded up $0.12 on Friday, reaching $38.28. The company had a trading volume of 245,696,701 shares, compared to its average volume of 123,455,888. The stock has a market capitalization of $167.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 3,831.83 and a beta of 1.33. The company's fifty day moving average is $30.37 and its 200 day moving average is $24.37. Intel has a 52-week low of $17.67 and a 52-week high of $41.12. The company has a quick ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 1.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.23 EPS for the quarter. The business had revenue of $13.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $13.10 billion. Intel had a negative return on equity of 0.77% and a net margin of 0.37%.Intel's quarterly revenue was up 3.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted ($0.46) EPS. Intel has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.080-0.080 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Intel will post -0.11 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Lakeshore Capital Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Intel by 1.4% in the third quarter. Lakeshore Capital Group Inc. now owns 20,906 shares of the chip maker's stock worth $701,000 after purchasing an additional 279 shares during the last quarter. Investors Research Corp raised its stake in shares of Intel by 0.7% in the third quarter. Investors Research Corp now owns 40,597 shares of the chip maker's stock worth $1,362,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares during the last quarter. Beaumont Financial Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Intel by 1.8% in the third quarter. Beaumont Financial Advisors LLC now owns 17,194 shares of the chip maker's stock worth $577,000 after purchasing an additional 311 shares during the last quarter. Sunflower Bank N.A. raised its stake in shares of Intel by 1.3% in the third quarter. Sunflower Bank N.A. now owns 25,252 shares of the chip maker's stock worth $847,000 after purchasing an additional 313 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Institute for Wealth Management LLC. raised its stake in shares of Intel by 2.6% in the third quarter. Institute for Wealth Management LLC. now owns 13,503 shares of the chip maker's stock worth $453,000 after purchasing an additional 342 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 64.53% of the company's stock.

Intel Company Profile

Intel Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells computing and related products and services worldwide. It operates through Client Computing Group, Data Center and AI, Network and Edge, Mobileye, and Intel Foundry Services segments. The company's products portfolio comprises central processing units and chipsets, system-on-chips (SoCs), and multichip packages; mobile and desktop processors; hardware products comprising graphics processing units (GPUs), domain-specific accelerators, and field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs); and memory and storage, connectivity and networking, and other semiconductor products.

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