Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Stock Price Up 1.6% After Analyst Upgrade

Key Points

• Intel's stock price rose 1.6% following an upgrade by UBS Group, which increased their price target from $35.00 to $40.00.
• Multiple analysts have varying recommendations for Intel, with two ratings as "Buy," twenty-four as "Hold," and six as "Sell," indicating a consensus rating of "Reduce."
• Intel's recent quarterly earning report showed revenue of $12.86 billion but a loss of ($0.10) EPS, missing analyst estimates by ($0.11).

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC - Get Free Report) shares rose 1.6% during trading on Tuesday after UBS Group raised their price target on the stock from $35.00 to $40.00. UBS Group currently has a neutral rating on the stock. Intel traded as high as $38.05 and last traded at $37.17. Approximately 109,719,196 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 6% from the average daily volume of 103,183,609 shares. The stock had previously closed at $36.59.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Benchmark upgraded shares of Intel from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $43.00 target price for the company in a report on Friday, September 19th. Weiss Ratings reissued a "sell (d)" rating on shares of Intel in a report on Saturday, September 27th. Roth Capital reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and set a $30.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a research note on Thursday, September 18th. Loop Capital assumed coverage on Intel in a report on Monday, July 21st. They issued a "hold" rating and a $25.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Erste Group Bank upgraded Intel from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, September 22nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-four have assigned a Hold rating and six have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Reduce" and an average target price of $26.40.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Intel

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Intel by 32.7% in the first quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. now owns 18,455 shares of the chip maker's stock valued at $419,000 after acquiring an additional 4,549 shares in the last quarter. Vest Financial LLC boosted its stake in shares of Intel by 73.5% during the 1st quarter. Vest Financial LLC now owns 40,669 shares of the chip maker's stock worth $924,000 after purchasing an additional 17,230 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Intel during the first quarter worth about $209,000. Wedmont Private Capital purchased a new position in shares of Intel during the first quarter valued at approximately $418,000. Finally, SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. boosted its position in Intel by 54.9% during the first quarter. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. now owns 14,439 shares of the chip maker's stock worth $328,000 after acquiring an additional 5,115 shares during the last quarter. 64.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Intel Price Performance

The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $25.79 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $22.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 1.24. The company has a market capitalization of $162.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -7.79 and a beta of 1.33.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly 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). Intel had a negative return on equity of 3.78% and a negative net margin of 38.64%.The business had revenue of $12.86 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.88 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.02 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue was up .5% on a year-over-year basis. Intel has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.000-0.000 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Intel Corporation will post -0.11 earnings per share for the current year.

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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