Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Shares Down 1.4% - Here's What Happened

Key Points

• Intel shares fell 1.4% to $40.01 (intraday low $39.60) with about 74.2 million shares traded, a 27% decline from average daily volume.
• Analysts carry a consensus rating of “Reduce” with a consensus price target of $34.84, reflecting 2 Buys, 24 Holds and 8 Sells and generally mixed-to-negative sentiment.
• Intel reported Q3 EPS of $0.23 and revenue of $13.65 billion (above estimates), set Q4 guidance of 0.08 EPS, but analysts still forecast -0.11 EPS for the fiscal year; the company has a market cap near $191 billion and a slim net margin of 0.37%.

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC - Get Free Report) was down 1.4% on Monday . The company traded as low as $39.60 and last traded at $40.01. Approximately 74,161,218 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 27% from the average daily volume of 102,137,523 shares. The stock had previously closed at $40.56.

Analyst Ratings Changes

INTC has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "sell (d+)" rating on shares of Intel in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Hsbc Global Res lowered Intel from a "hold" rating to a "moderate sell" rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 7th. Barclays increased their target price on Intel from $25.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Rosenblatt Securities lifted their price target on shares of Intel from $14.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a "sell" rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Finally, 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. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-four have given a Hold rating and eight have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Reduce" and a consensus target price of $34.84.

Intel Stock Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of $191.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4,005.01 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a current ratio of 1.60, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. The stock's 50-day moving average is $36.65 and its 200-day moving average is $27.42.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.23 EPS for the quarter. Intel had a negative return on equity of 0.75% and a net margin of 0.37%.The firm had revenue of $13.65 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.10 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned ($0.46) EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was up 3.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Intel has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.080-0.080 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Intel Corporation will post -0.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Intel

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. RIA Advisory Group LLC boosted its holdings in Intel by 2.2% during the third quarter. RIA Advisory Group LLC now owns 111,574 shares of the chip maker's stock worth $3,743,000 after purchasing an additional 2,356 shares during the last quarter. Investment Research Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Intel during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $517,000. KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Intel during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $107,000. Liontrust Investment Partners LLP purchased a new stake in Intel in the third quarter worth $2,774,000. Finally, Tcfg Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Intel in the 3rd quarter valued at about $204,000. 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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