Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Stock Price Expected to Rise, Barclays Analyst Says

Key Points

• Barclays raised its price target for Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) from $25.00 to $35.00, maintaining an "equal weight" rating, despite indicating a potential downside of 12.81% from the stock's previous close.
• Other firms have also adjusted their targets, with **Rosenblatt Securities** rating Intel as a "sell" with a target of $25, while **Wells Fargo** set a target of $30 with an "equal weight" rating.
• Intel reported a quarterly EPS of $0.23 and revenue of $13.65 billion, exceeding analyst expectations, marking a 3.0% increase year-over-year.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC - Get Free Report) had its price target upped by Barclays from $25.00 to $35.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday,MarketScreener reports. The brokerage presently has an "equal weight" rating on the chip maker's stock. Barclays's price objective points to a potential downside of 12.81% from the company's previous close.

A number of other research firms have also issued reports on INTC. Rosenblatt Securities upped their target price on shares of Intel from $14.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a "sell" rating in a report on Friday. Seaport Res Ptn raised Intel from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 24th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Intel from $22.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. Citigroup reissued a "sell" rating and issued a $29.00 target price (up previously from $24.00) on shares of Intel in a research report on Friday, September 19th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Intel from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, September 13th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-three have issued a Hold rating and eight have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Intel presently has a consensus rating of "Reduce" and an average price target of $32.54.

Intel Trading Up 5.2%

NASDAQ:INTC opened at $40.14 on Friday. Intel has a 12-month low of $17.67 and a 12-month high of $40.25. The firm has a market cap of $175.70 billion, a P/E ratio of -8.47 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a current ratio of 1.24, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $30.10 and its 200-day simple moving average is $24.19.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Intel had a negative return on equity of 3.78% and a negative net margin of 38.64%.The company had revenue of $13.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $13.10 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted ($0.46) EPS. The firm'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. Equities analysts anticipate that Intel will post -0.11 EPS for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Intel

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in INTC. GoalVest Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Intel in the third quarter worth $34,000. HFM Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Intel in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $25,000. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in Intel in the first quarter worth $25,000. MJT & Associates Financial Advisory Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Intel during the 1st quarter worth $27,000. Finally, Global Wealth Strategies & Associates boosted its holdings in Intel by 214.5% during the third quarter. Global Wealth Strategies & Associates now owns 1,173 shares of the chip maker's stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 800 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company's stock.

About Intel

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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