Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Stock Price Down 2.8% - Should You Sell?

Key Points

• Intel's stock price decreased by 2.8% to $28.76 amid heavy trading activity, with over 127 million shares exchanged, significantly higher than its average volume.
• Analysts have issued mixed ratings for Intel, with two rating it as a Buy, twenty-three as Hold, and six as Sell, reflecting uncertainty in the company's future performance.
• In its latest earnings report, Intel missed earnings expectations with a reported loss of ($0.10) per share but exceeded revenue expectations with $12.86 billion, marking a 0.5% year-over-year increase.

Shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC - Get Free Report) fell 2.8% on Monday . The stock traded as low as $28.73 and last traded at $28.76. 127,971,609 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 29% from the average session volume of 99,500,352 shares. The stock had previously closed at $29.58.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on INTC. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Intel from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, September 13th. DZ Bank reaffirmed a "sell" rating on shares of Intel in a report on Friday. New Street Research upped their price target on shares of Intel from $23.00 to $32.00 in a report on Friday. Mizuho upped their price target on shares of Intel from $22.00 to $23.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, July 3rd. Finally, Benchmark raised shares of Intel from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $43.00 price target on the stock in a report on Friday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-three have given a Hold rating and six have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Intel currently has a consensus rating of "Reduce" and an average target price of $25.23.

Intel Price Performance

The business's 50 day simple moving average is $23.40 and its 200-day simple moving average is $22.08. The stock has a market capitalization of $128.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -6.18 and a beta of 1.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 1.24.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Intel

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vise Technologies Inc. boosted its position in shares of Intel by 56.7% during the 4th quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. now owns 29,785 shares of the chip maker's stock valued at $597,000 after purchasing an additional 10,774 shares in the last quarter. Vermillion Wealth Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Intel during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Putney Financial Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Intel during the 4th quarter valued at about $62,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Intel during the 4th quarter valued at about $139,000. Finally, Lakeshore Capital Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Intel during the 4th quarter valued at about $230,000. 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.