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 Intel Core processors for personal computers, Xeon processors for data centers and enterprise systems, and products for networking, edge computing, graphics, and artificial intelligence workloads.

Through Intel Foundry, the company also provides semiconductor manufacturing and technology-development services for external customers. Intel develops process technologies, advanced packaging, and other manufacturing capabilities intended to support its own products and third-party chip designs.

Founded in 1968 by Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore, Intel helped establish the modern microprocessor industry and has historically supplied processors for PCs, servers, and other computing systems. The company serves customers worldwide, with operations and facilities across North America, Europe, and Asia.

Intel is led by Chief Executive Officer Lip-Bu Tan, who assumed the role in March 2025. Its products are sold through computer manufacturers, distributors, retailers, cloud-service providers, and other business and technology partners.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $59.40 to $65.72
• 50-Day Range: $59.97 to $127.39
• 52-Week Range: $32.89 to $142.35
• Volume: 229.12 million shs
• Average Volume: 96.84 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $302.49 billion
• P/E Ratio: 154.08
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $97.42
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Intel Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Intel scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 46th out of 599 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: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Intel has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.41, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 19 buy ratings, 28 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Intel has a consensus price target of $97.42, representing about 62.5% upside from its current price of $59.97.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Intel has been the subject of 30 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 43.93%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Intel are expected to grow by 43.93% in the coming year, from $1.07 to $1.54 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Intel is 154.08, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.63.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Intel is 154.08, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 45.44.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Intel has a PEG Ratio of 10.14. 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 2.37. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.95% 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 1.54, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Intel has recently decreased by 11.18%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

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 32.47% next year. This indicates that Intel will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.18

News Sentiment

Intel has a news sentiment score of 0.18. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.67 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 378 news articles for Intel this week, compared to 13 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

361 people have searched for INTC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 44% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

148 people have added Intel to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 83% 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 0.0033% 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: 10/29/2026
• Today: 11/02/2026
• 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: $97.42
• High Price Target: $200.00
• Low Price Target: $50.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +62.5%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.41
• Research Coverage: 51 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($2.41)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 154.08
• Forward P/E Ratio: 38.94
• P/E Growth: 10.14
• 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: $52.85 billion
• Price / Sales: 5.72
• Cash Flow: $1.41 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 42.60
• Book Value: $25.30 per share
• Price / Book: 2.37

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 5,044,000,000
• Free Float: 5,041,478,000
• Market Cap: $302.49 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.22