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Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Shares Up 3.7% - What's Next?

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Key Points

  • Shares up 3.7% — Intel rose to $35.79 on Monday with about 103 million shares traded, sitting near its 50‑day average and a market cap of roughly $171 billion.
  • Analysts are mixed: several firms raised price targets (Northland to $42, Morgan Stanley to $36, Loop Capital to $40), but the MarketBeat consensus rating remains "Reduce" with a consensus price target of $34.84.
  • Quarterly results showed improvement — Intel reported $0.23 EPS (vs. -$0.46 a year ago) and $13.65 billion revenue (beating estimates), while Q4 guidance of $0.08 EPS contrasts with analyst forecasts of -$0.11 for the fiscal year.
  • MarketBeat previews top five stocks to own in May.

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC - Get Free Report)'s share price traded up 3.7% during trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as $36.16 and last traded at $35.79. 103,225,304 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 1% from the average session volume of 102,642,438 shares. The stock had previously closed at $34.50.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

INTC has been the topic of several research reports. Northland Securities boosted their price target on Intel from $28.00 to $42.00 in a report on Friday, September 19th. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of Intel from $23.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Monday, October 20th. Hsbc Global Res downgraded shares of Intel from a "hold" rating to a "moderate sell" rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 7th. Erste Group Bank upgraded shares of Intel from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, September 22nd. Finally, Loop Capital increased their price objective on Intel from $25.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-four have issued a Hold rating and eight have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Reduce" and a consensus price target of $34.84.

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Intel Stock Up 3.7%

The company has a quick ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 1.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $35.85 and its 200 day simple moving average is $26.99. The firm has a market cap of $170.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 3,582.58 and a beta of 1.31.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.23 earnings per share 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $13.10 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted ($0.46) EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was up 3.0% on a year-over-year basis. Intel has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.080-0.080 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post -0.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Intel

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of INTC. Liontrust Investment Partners LLP acquired a new position in Intel during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $2,774,000. Tcfg Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Intel during the third quarter worth approximately $204,000. Ariadne Wealth Management LP lifted its holdings in shares of Intel by 7.0% in the 3rd quarter. Ariadne Wealth Management LP now owns 17,116 shares of the chip maker's stock worth $615,000 after purchasing an additional 1,125 shares in the last quarter. Old North State Trust LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Intel by 48.2% in the 3rd quarter. Old North State Trust LLC now owns 18,453 shares of the chip maker's stock worth $619,000 after purchasing an additional 6,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Centaurus Financial Inc. grew its position in Intel by 5.4% in the 3rd quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. now owns 70,290 shares of the chip maker's stock valued at $2,358,000 after purchasing an additional 3,607 shares during the period. 64.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Intel Company Profile

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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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