Intel Stock Forecast, Price & News

Intel's stock was trading at $51.66 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, INTC stock has increased by 12.3% and is now trading at $58.01.
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43 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Intel in the last year. There are currently 10 sell ratings, 14 hold ratings and 19 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" Intel stock. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in INTC, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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Intel is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, January 21st 2021.
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Intel will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, January 21st at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Intel Co. (NASDAQ:INTC) posted its earnings results on Thursday, October, 22nd. The chip maker reported $1.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.10 by $0.01. The chip maker earned $18.33 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $18.26 billion. Intel had a net margin of 28.10% and a return on equity of 29.44%. The firm's revenue was down 4.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.42 EPS.
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Intel announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, September 18th. Stockholders of record on Saturday, November 7th will be given a dividend of $0.33 per share on Tuesday, December 1st. This represents a $1.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.28%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 6th.
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Intel pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.29%. The dividend payout ratio of Intel is 27.10%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Intel will have a dividend payout ratio of 28.33% next year. This indicates that Intel will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Intel announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback plan on Thursday, October 24th 2019, which allows the company to repurchase $20,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to repurchase up to 8.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are often a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Intel issued an update on its fourth quarter earnings guidance on Wednesday, January, 13th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of more than $1.10 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $1.10. The company issued revenue guidance of more than $17.40 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $17.45 billion.

43 analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Intel's shares. Their forecasts range from $40.00 to $85.00. On average, they expect Intel's stock price to reach $60.47 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 4.2% from the stock's current price.
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Intel saw a increase in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 73,450,000 shares, an increase of 45.2% from the December 15th total of 50,570,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 34,770,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.1 days. Currently, 1.8% of the company's shares are short sold.
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Some companies that are related to Intel include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Texas Instruments (TXN), Micron Technology (MU), Analog Devices (ADI), Microchip Technology (MCHP), Marvell Technology Group (MRVL), Xilinx (XLNX), Skyworks Solutions (SWKS), Maxim Integrated Products (MXIM), Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR), Cree (CREE), First Solar (FSLR), Silicon Laboratories (SLAB) and Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC).
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Intel investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Cisco Systems (CSCO), AT&T (T), Micron Technology (MU), The Walt Disney (DIS), Bank of America (BAC), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Alibaba Group (BABA) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ).

Intel trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "INTC."

Intel's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include DNB Asset Management AS (0.05%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.03%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%), Park National Corp OH (0.02%), Boston Trust Walden Corp (0.02%) and Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. (0.01%). Company insiders that own Intel stock include Alyssa Henry, Andy D Bryant, Frank D Yeary, George S Davis, James J Goetz, Jennifer Balliet, Kevin Thomas Mcbride, Navin Shenoy, Reed E Hundt, Robert Holmes Swan, Steven Ralph Rodgers and Venkata S M Renduchintala.
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INTC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including DNB Asset Management AS, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Hexavest Inc., LVM Capital Management Ltd. MI, Grassi Investment Management, Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, Baldwin Brothers Inc. MA, and Donaldson Capital Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold Intel company stock in the last year include Andy D Bryant, Kevin Thomas Mcbride, Navin Shenoy, Steven Ralph Rodgers, and Venkata S M Renduchintala.
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INTC stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Louisiana State Employees Retirement System, IFM Investors Pty Ltd, Park National Corp OH, Journey Advisory Group LLC, Crescent Capital Consulting LLC, Martin Capital Partners LLC, Albert D Mason Inc., and Galibier Capital Management Ltd.. Company insiders that have bought Intel stock in the last two years include Alyssa Henry, George S Davis, James J Goetz, and Robert Holmes Swan.
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One share of INTC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $58.01.

Intel has a market capitalization of $237.72 billion and generates $71.97 billion in revenue each year. The chip maker earns $21.05 billion in net income (profit) each year or $4.87 on an earnings per share basis. Intel employs 110,800 workers across the globe.

The official website for Intel is www.intel.com.

Intel's mailing address is 2200 MISSION COLLEGE BLVD, SANTA CLARA CA, 95054. The chip maker can be reached via phone at 408-765-8080.