Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Stock Price Up 8.6% - Here's Why

Key Points

• Intel shares jumped 8.6% to about $43.47 intraday (high $43.68) on Tuesday, with volume around 155.6M shares—about 52% above the average daily volume.
• Intel beat expectations in the quarter with $0.23 EPS and $13.65B revenue (+3% YoY) and set Q4 2025 guidance at $0.08 EPS, though analysts still forecast a full-year EPS of -0.11.
• Analysts remain cautious overall: the MarketBeat consensus rating is "Reduce" with a consensus target of $34.84, and most analysts rate the stock as Hold or Sell despite some recent price-target increases.

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC - Get Free Report)'s share price was up 8.6% on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $43.68 and last traded at $43.47. Approximately 155,600,423 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 52% from the average daily volume of 102,365,156 shares. The stock had previously closed at $40.01.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently commented on INTC shares. TD Cowen boosted their price target on shares of Intel from $35.00 to $38.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. Seaport Res Ptn raised Intel from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 24th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "sell (d+)" rating on shares of Intel in a report on Monday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Intel from $21.00 to $30.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res lowered shares of Intel from a "hold" rating to a "moderate sell" rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 7th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-four have given a Hold rating and eight have assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Reduce" and a consensus target price of $34.84.

Intel Stock Up 8.6%

The stock has a market cap of $207.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 4,351.35 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a current ratio of 1.60, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. The firm's fifty day moving average is $36.87 and its 200 day moving average is $27.55.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly 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 0.75% and a net margin of 0.37%.The company had revenue of $13.65 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.10 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted ($0.46) earnings per share. The firm's revenue was up 3.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Intel has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.080-0.080 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post -0.11 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Intel

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. HFM Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Intel during the first quarter worth about $25,000. West Branch Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Intel during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Investors Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Spolka Akcyjna acquired a new position in shares of Intel in the second quarter valued at $28,000. Corundum Trust Company INC bought a new position in Intel in the third quarter worth $29,000. Finally, PrairieView Partners LLC lifted its position in Intel by 77.0% in the first quarter. PrairieView Partners LLC now owns 1,398 shares of the chip maker's stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 608 shares during the period. 64.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.

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