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

Key Points

• Susquehanna has raised its target price for Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) from $22.00 to $31.00, maintaining a "neutral" rating, although this indicates a potential downside from the previous close.
• Intel's stock currently has a consensus rating of "Reduce," with a majority of ratings categorized as "Hold," while two analysts rated it as a "Buy."
• Despite a recent trading increase of 2.5%, Intel reported a quarterly earnings miss, posting a loss of ($0.10) earnings per share, which was below analysts' expectations.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC - Get Free Report) had its target price upped by analysts at Susquehanna from $22.00 to $31.00 in a report released on Wednesday,MarketScreener reports. The firm currently has a "neutral" rating on the chip maker's stock. Susquehanna's price target points to a potential downside of 15.09% from the company's previous close.

INTC has been the topic of several other research reports. Needham & Company LLC restated a "hold" rating on shares of Intel in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Seaport Res Ptn raised shares of Intel from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, September 24th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price target on shares of Intel from $23.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, September 29th. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Intel from $35.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, October 6th. Finally, Barclays boosted their target price on Intel from $19.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Friday, September 19th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Hold rating and eight have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Reduce" and a consensus price target of $28.25.

Intel Trading Up 2.5%

NASDAQ INTC opened at $36.51 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $27.83 and a 200 day moving average price of $23.42. The firm has a market cap of $159.81 billion, a PE ratio of -7.68 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a quick ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 1.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. Intel has a 52 week low of $17.67 and a 52 week high of $39.65.

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

Institutional Trading of Intel

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of INTC. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Intel by 2.3% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 385,903,735 shares of the chip maker's stock valued at $8,644,244,000 after purchasing an additional 8,513,298 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Intel by 1.6% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 203,617,629 shares of the chip maker's stock valued at $4,561,035,000 after acquiring an additional 3,168,824 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Intel by 1.8% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 97,563,079 shares of the chip maker's stock valued at $2,174,854,000 after purchasing an additional 1,760,773 shares in the last quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA boosted its position in shares of Intel by 4.3% in the 2nd quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 80,298,180 shares of the chip maker's stock valued at $1,798,679,000 after purchasing an additional 3,313,890 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new position in Intel in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,579,378,000. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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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