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 7.3% and is now trading at $55.44.
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40 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Intel in the last twelve months. There are currently 10 sell ratings, 14 hold ratings and 16 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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1,609 employees have rated Intel CEO Bob Swan on Glassdoor.com. Bob Swan has an approval rating of 85% among Intel's employees.

Intel is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 22nd 2021.
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Intel Co. (NASDAQ:INTC) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January, 20th. The chip maker reported $1.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.10 by $0.42. Intel had a net margin of 28.10% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 29.44%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.52 EPS.
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Intel declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, January 22nd. Investors of record on Friday, February 5th will be given a dividend of $0.3475 per share on Monday, March 1st. This represents a $1.39 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.51%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 4th. This is an increase from Intel's previous quarterly dividend of $0.33.
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Intel pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.33%. 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 declared that its board has authorized a stock buyback program on Thursday, October 24th 2019, which allows the company to buyback $20,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to buy up to 8.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Intel issued an update on its first quarter 2021 After-Hours earnings guidance on Thursday, January, 21st. The company provided EPS guidance of 1.10-1.10 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $0.93. The company issued revenue guidance of $17.5-17.5 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $16.06 billion.

40 equities research analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Intel's stock. Their forecasts range from $40.00 to $86.00. On average, they expect Intel's share price to reach $62.03 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 11.9% from the stock's current price.
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Intel saw a increase in short interest during the month of 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 short-interest ratio is presently 2.1 days. Currently, 1.8% of the company's stock 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), SunPower (SPWR) and Silicon Laboratories (SLAB).
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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 Maj Invest Holding A S (0.20%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.14%), DNB Asset Management AS (0.05%), Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.05%), Strs Ohio (0.04%) and Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (0.04%). 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 Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, New York State Teachers Retirement System, Sawgrass Asset Management LLC, Cadinha & Co. LLC, Strs Ohio, DNB Asset Management AS, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, and Hexavest Inc.. 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 purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Maj Invest Holding A S, Wealthstreet Investment Advisors LLC, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System, Kestra Advisory Services LLC, Fluent Financial LLC, IFM Investors Pty Ltd, Beech Hill Advisors Inc., and Mirador Capital Partners LP. 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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Shares of INTC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of INTC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $55.44.

Intel has a market capitalization of $227.19 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 110,600 workers across the globe.

Intel was founded in 1968.

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.