Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Receives "Neutral" Rating from Sanford C. Bernstein

Key Points

• Intel's stock has been given a "neutral" rating by Sanford C. Bernstein, with a current consensus rating described as "Reduce" and an average target price of $26.19.
• Recent earnings results indicated a loss of ($0.10) EPS for the most recent quarter, falling short of analyst estimates, although revenue rose to $12.86 billion.
• Institutional investors have shown increased interest, with over 64% of Intel's stock now owned by hedge funds and other institutions.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "neutral" rating restated by investment analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein in a report released on Thursday,MarketScreener reports.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Needham & Company LLC reissued a "hold" rating on shares of Intel in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Roth Capital restated a "neutral" rating and set a $30.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a research note on Thursday, September 18th. Mizuho upped their price objective on Intel from $22.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 3rd. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a "sell" rating and set a $14.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Intel from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, September 13th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-four have issued a Hold rating and five have given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Reduce" and an average target price of $26.19.

Intel Trading Down 1.0%

INTC opened at $35.60 on Thursday. 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 $155.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -7.44 and a beta of 1.33. Intel has a 52 week low of $17.67 and a 52 week high of $36.30. The business's 50 day moving average is $24.85 and its two-hundred day moving average is $22.64.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Intel

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Cacti Asset Management LLC raised its position in Intel by 171.6% in the third quarter. Cacti Asset Management LLC now owns 398,269 shares of the chip maker's stock valued at $14,139,000 after purchasing an additional 251,620 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its position in shares of Intel by 6.4% during the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 1,148,591 shares of the chip maker's stock valued at $25,728,000 after acquiring an additional 68,928 shares during the period. Caldwell Trust Co bought a new position in shares of Intel during the 2nd quarter worth about $373,000. V. M. Manning & CO. Inc. acquired a new stake in Intel in the second quarter valued at approximately $225,000. Finally, PVG Asset Management Corp acquired a new position in Intel during the second quarter worth $231,000. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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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