Intel (INTC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Intel Corporation, founded in 1968 by Robert Noyce and Gordon E. Moore and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is a leading global designer and manufacturer of semiconductor products. The company is historically notable for introducing the first commercial microprocessor and for driving the x86 architecture that underpins many personal computers and servers. Intel’s core business spans the design, fabrication and marketing of processors, chipsets and related components for a wide range of computing applications.

Intel’s product portfolio includes client and mobile processors marketed under brands such as Intel Core and Pentium, as well as high-performance Xeon processors for data centers and cloud infrastructure. The company also develops low-power processors for embedded and Internet of Things (IoT) applications, discrete and integrated graphics (including the Intel Arc family), programmable logic devices through its acquisition of Altera, networking and connectivity products, and software tools and developer platforms such as oneAPI and various AI acceleration toolkits. In recent years Intel has expanded into foundry services to manufacture chips for third parties and has pursued initiatives in autonomous-vehicle technologies and AI acceleration.

Intel operates a global manufacturing and research footprint, serving customers worldwide that include PC and server OEMs, cloud service providers, enterprise IT organizations and embedded-systems developers. The company maintains fabrication, assembly and R&D facilities across the United States, Europe and Asia to support design-to-manufacturing workflows. As of 2021, Pat Gelsinger returned to Intel as chief executive officer, leading the company’s strategic focus on process technology, manufacturing capacity expansion and broader industry partnerships to address demand across computing, networking and artificial intelligence markets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $106.58 to $113.50
• 50-Day Range: $41.19 to $113.01
• 52-Week Range: $18.97 to $113.50
• Volume: 156.07 million shs
• Average Volume: 116.94 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $567.99 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $74.47
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Intel Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Intel scored higher than 61% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 312th out of 624 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Intel has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.22, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 11 buy ratings, 25 hold ratings, and 4 sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Intel has a consensus price target of $75.64, representing about 33.1% downside from its current price of $113.01.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Intel has been the subject of 33 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 36.51%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Intel are expected to grow by 36.51% in the coming year, from $0.63 to $0.86 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Intel is -182.27, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Intel is -182.27, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Intel has a P/B Ratio of 4.54. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.89% 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 1.21, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Intel has recently increased by 20.87%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing 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 58.14% next year. This indicates that Intel will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.89

News Sentiment

Intel has a news sentiment score of 0.89. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 283 news articles for Intel this week, compared to 16 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

525 people have searched for INTC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 415% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

210 people have added Intel to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 468% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Intel insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $4,006,680.00 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.

INTC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have INTC shares performed this year?

Intel's stock was trading at $36.90 at the beginning of the year. Since then, INTC stock has increased by 206.3% and is now trading at $113.01.

How were Intel's earnings last quarter?

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April, 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.29 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.01 by $0.28. Intel's revenue for the quarter was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Intel's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Intel include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.61%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. (0.22%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.22%) and Swedbank AB (0.12%). Insiders that own company stock include Michelle Johnston Holthaus, David Zinsner, Boise April Miller, Patrick P Gelsinger and Corp Intel.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Intel?

Shares of INTC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Intel own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Intel investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Netflix (NFLX) and ExxonMobil (XOM).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/23/2026
• Today: 5/06/2026
• J.P. Morgan 54th Annual Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference: 5/19/2026
• COMPUTEX 2026 Keynote: 6/02/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/23/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: SEMI - GENERAL
• 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: $75.64
• High Price Target: $118.00
• Low Price Target: $30.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -33.1%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.22
• Research Coverage: 41 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.62)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 179.38
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$267 million
• Net Margins: -5.90%
• Pretax Margin: -3.35%
• Return on Equity: 0.39%
• Return on Assets: 0.23%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.34
• Current Ratio: 2.31
• Quick Ratio: 1.85

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $52.85 billion
• Price / Sales: 10.75
• Cash Flow: $2.65 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 42.71
• Book Value: $24.87 per share
• Price / Book: 4.54

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 5,026,000,000
• Free Float: 5,023,487,000
• Market Cap: $567.99 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.18