Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Receives Sell Rating from DZ Bank

Key Points

• Intel's stock received a renewed "sell" rating from DZ Bank, amidst mixed sentiments from other analysts with two recommending a buy and twenty-two issuing a hold rating.
• The company recently reported a quarterly loss of ($0.10) EPS, missing estimates by $0.11, with a revenue of $12.86 billion, up 0.5% from the previous year.
• As of now, Intel's stock price has dipped 3.2% to $29.58, with a consensus target price of $24.27 reflecting a "Reduce" rating from analysts.

DZ Bank restated their sell rating on shares of Intel (NASDAQ:INTC - Free Report) in a research report sent to investors on Friday,MarketScreener Latest Ratings reports.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Benchmark upgraded Intel from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $43.00 price objective for the company in a report on Friday. Sanford C. Bernstein restated a "market perform" rating on shares of Intel in a report on Tuesday, August 19th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on Intel from $21.00 to $24.50 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, July 21st. Roth Capital restated a "neutral" rating and issued a $30.00 price target on shares of Intel in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Needham & Company LLC restated a "hold" rating on shares of Intel in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Hold rating and six have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Reduce" and a consensus price target of $24.27.

Intel Trading Down 3.2%

NASDAQ INTC traded down $0.99 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $29.58. The company had a trading volume of 224,890,676 shares, compared to its average volume of 93,261,976. The company has a current ratio of 1.24, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. Intel has a 1-year low of $17.67 and a 1-year high of $32.38. The stock has a market capitalization of $129.47 billion, a P/E ratio of -6.20 and a beta of 1.23. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $23.29 and a 200 day moving average of $22.01.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The chip maker reported ($0.10) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 firm had revenue of $12.86 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.88 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.02 earnings per share. The business's revenue was up .5% compared to the same quarter last year. Intel has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.000-0.000 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Intel will post -0.11 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Westbourne Investments Inc. grew its position in Intel by 319.4% in the first quarter. Westbourne Investments Inc. now owns 71,425 shares of the chip maker's stock worth $1,622,000 after acquiring an additional 54,395 shares in the last quarter. Swedbank AB grew its position in Intel by 5.0% in the 2nd quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 9,467,128 shares of the chip maker's stock valued at $212,064,000 after buying an additional 454,234 shares during the last quarter. Czech National Bank grew its stake in shares of Intel by 7.2% during the 2nd quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 1,066,599 shares of the chip maker's stock valued at $23,892,000 after buying an additional 72,065 shares during the period. 180 Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Intel by 124.9% in the first quarter. 180 Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 127,916 shares of the chip maker's stock worth $2,905,000 after acquiring an additional 71,049 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC acquired a new position in shares of Intel in the 2nd quarter valued at about $345,245,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.