Wedbush Equities Analysts Boost Earnings Estimates for Intel

Intel Co. (NASDAQ:INTC - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Wedbush upped their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Intel in a report released on Monday, April 28th. Wedbush analyst M. Bryson now expects that the chip maker will post earnings of ($0.13) per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of ($0.14). Wedbush has a "Neutral" rating and a $19.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Intel's current full-year earnings is ($0.11) per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Intel's Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.15) EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.07) EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($0.35) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.09) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.02 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.11 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.21 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.26 EPS.

INTC has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Sanford C. Bernstein cut their target price on shares of Intel from $25.00 to $21.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Mizuho cut their target price on shares of Intel from $23.00 to $22.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 25th. Citigroup reiterated a "sell" rating on shares of Intel in a research note on Friday. Rosenblatt Securities dropped their price objective on shares of Intel from $18.00 to $14.00 and set a "sell" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 25th. Finally, Susquehanna decreased their price objective on Intel from $24.00 to $22.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 16th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twenty-seven have issued a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $22.23.

Intel Stock Performance

NASDAQ:INTC opened at $20.34 on Wednesday. Intel has a 1 year low of $17.67 and a 1 year high of $37.16. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $21.70 and a 200-day moving average of $21.82. The company has a current ratio of 1.33, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44. The stock has a market capitalization of $88.69 billion, a P/E ratio of -4.64 and a beta of 1.13.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The chip maker reported $0.13 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.01 by $0.12. The company had revenue of $12.67 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.26 billion. Intel had a negative return on equity of 3.27% and a negative net margin of 35.32%. The company's quarterly revenue was down .4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.18 earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Intel

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Finley Financial LLC acquired a new position in Intel in the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Synergy Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in Intel in the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Vermillion Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new position in Intel in the 4th quarter worth $27,000. BankPlus Trust Department bought a new stake in Intel during the 4th quarter worth about $28,000. Finally, Keystone Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in Intel during the 4th quarter worth about $29,000. 64.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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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