Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Lowered to "Moderate Sell" Rating by Hsbc Global Res

Key Points

• Intel has been downgraded from a "hold" rating to a "moderate sell" rating by Hsbc Global Res, indicating growing concerns about the company's performance.
• Several other analysts have also issued negative ratings, with Citigroup setting a price target of $29.00 and Rosenblatt Securities at $14.00, reflecting a cautious outlook on Intel's future.
• Despite recent downgrades, Intel's stock has demonstrated resilience, showing a 0.7% increase following the downgrade announcement.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC - Get Free Report) was downgraded by Hsbc Global Res from a "hold" rating to a "moderate sell" rating in a report released on Tuesday,Zacks.com reports.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Citigroup reiterated a "sell" rating and issued a $29.00 price target (up previously from $24.00) on shares of Intel in a report on Friday, September 19th. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a "sell" rating and issued a $14.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated a "neutral" rating on shares of Intel in a report on Thursday, October 2nd. Weiss Ratings reissued a "sell (d)" rating on shares of Intel in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their price target on Intel from $26.00 to $36.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, September 19th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-two have assigned a Hold rating and seven have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Reduce" and an average price target of $26.30.

Intel Stock Up 0.7%

NASDAQ:INTC opened at $37.43 on Tuesday. Intel has a 1 year low of $17.67 and a 1 year high of $38.68. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $26.46 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $23.06. The stock has a market cap of $163.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -7.85 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a current ratio of 1.24, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 24th. The chip maker reported ($0.10) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.01 by ($0.11). Intel had a negative net margin of 38.64% and a negative return on equity of 3.78%. The business had revenue of $12.86 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.88 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.02 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up .5% on a year-over-year basis. Intel has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.000-0.000 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Intel will post -0.11 earnings per share for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Intel

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in INTC. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Intel during the second quarter worth $1,579,378,000. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in shares of Intel during the 1st quarter worth about $538,430,000. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC bought a new stake in shares of Intel in the 2nd quarter valued at about $345,245,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its stake in Intel by 99.8% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 29,829,385 shares of the chip maker's stock valued at $677,426,000 after purchasing an additional 14,901,457 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its holdings in Intel by 133.3% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 18,758,658 shares of the chip maker's stock worth $426,009,000 after purchasing an additional 10,719,274 shares during the period. 64.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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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