Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Earns "Sell" Rating from DZ Bank

Key Points

• Intel's stock has received a reiterated "sell" rating from DZ Bank, with the average analyst rating currently at "Reduce" and a consensus price target of $33.10.
• The company's recent quarterly earnings showed a revenue of $13.65 billion, surpassing the consensus estimate, while the earnings per share (EPS) was reported at $0.23.
• A majority of hedge funds own 64.53% of Intel’s stock, with several firms establishing new positions recently during the current fiscal year.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "sell" rating reaffirmed by research analysts at DZ Bank in a research note issued to investors on Friday,MarketScreener reports.

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Wedbush lifted their price objective on Intel from $19.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their price target on shares of Intel from $36.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, October 20th. KeyCorp reaffirmed a "sector weight" rating on shares of Intel in a research note on Monday. Rosenblatt Securities boosted their target price on shares of Intel from $14.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a "sell" rating in a report on Friday. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price target on shares of Intel from $23.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, September 29th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-four have assigned a Hold rating and eight have assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Reduce" and a consensus price target of $33.10.

Intel Trading Up 0.3%

INTC stock opened at $38.28 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 1.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. The firm has a market cap of $167.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 3,831.83 and a beta of 1.33. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $30.37 and its 200-day simple moving average is $24.32. Intel has a 52-week low of $17.67 and a 52-week high of $41.12.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Intel

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in INTC. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in Intel during the 1st quarter worth approximately $25,000. HFM Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Intel in the first quarter valued at $25,000. MJT & Associates Financial Advisory Group Inc. acquired a new position in Intel during the 1st quarter worth $27,000. West Branch Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Intel during the 2nd quarter worth about $28,000. Finally, Investors Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Spolka Akcyjna acquired a new stake in Intel in the 2nd quarter valued at about $28,000. Hedge funds and other 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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