Intel (INTC) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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Intel - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Hold

Based on 50 Analyst Ratings

Sell
3

Hold
26

Buy
21

Based on 50 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Intel in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 50 analysts, 3 have given a sell rating, 26 have given a hold rating, 20 have given a buy rating, and 1 has given a strong buy rating for INTC.

Consensus Price Target

$108.49
-14.83% Downside

According to the 50 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Intel, the average price target is $108.49. The highest price target for INTC is $200.00, while the lowest price target for INTC is $50.00. The average price target represents a forecasted downside of -14.83% from the current price of $127.39.

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

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INTC Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 9/24/25 to 9/24/26	1 Month Ago 8/25/25 to 8/25/26	3 Months Ago 6/26/25 to 6/26/26	1 Year Ago 9/24/24 to 9/24/25
Strong Buy	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	20 Buy rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)
Hold	26 Hold rating(s)	31 Hold rating(s)	28 Hold rating(s)	21 Hold rating(s)
Sell	3 Sell rating(s)	3 Sell rating(s)	4 Sell rating(s)	5 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$108.49	$107.46	$90.79	$26.15
Forecasted Upside	-14.83% Downside	22.83% Upside	-29.25% Downside	-16.23% Downside
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Hold	Reduce

INTC Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

INTC Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Intel Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Intel	Technology Companies	Broader Market
Consensus Rating Score	2.38	2.23	2.53
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	-13.99% Downside	959.36% Upside	19.46% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent INTC News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
9/24/2026	TD Cowen 3 of 5 stars	Joshua Buchalter 4 of 5 stars	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$115.00	-6.20%
9/21/2026	Sanford C. Bernstein 3 of 5 stars	Stacy Rasgon 5 of 5 stars	Reiterated Rating	Neutral
9/16/2026	Barclays 3 of 5 stars	Tom O'Malley 5 of 5 stars	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Overweight
9/15/2026	Tigress Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Ivan Feinseth Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$118.00 ➝ $145.00	+49.27%
9/9/2026	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	David O'Connor Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Neutral	$110.00	+3.54%
9/9/2026	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Sell (D+) ➝ Sell (D)
9/8/2026	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Atif Malik Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Buy
9/8/2026	Royal Bank Of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Srini Pajjuri Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Sector Perform ➝ Outperform
9/8/2026	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Timothy Arcuri Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy
9/8/2026	Pivotal Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Buy
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9/8/2026	Northland Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Gus Richard Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Market Perform ➝ Outperform	$120.00	+25.26%
9/4/2026	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Vijay Rakesh Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Neutral	$109.00 ➝ $92.00	-2.95%
8/12/2026	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Vivek Arya Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$160.00 ➝ $145.00	+39.89%
8/4/2026	Daiwa Securities Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Strong-Buy ➝ Hold
7/31/2026	Zacks Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Strong-Buy ➝ Hold
7/24/2026	DA Davidson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Gil Luria Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral	$77.00 ➝ $100.00	+3.14%
7/24/2026	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Tristan Gerra Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral	$75.00 ➝ $125.00	+29.81%
7/24/2026	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Ruben Roy Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Hold	$120.00 ➝ $110.00	+14.24%
7/24/2026	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Joseph Moore Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Equal Weight	$75.00 ➝ $84.00	-16.19%
7/24/2026	KeyCorp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	John Vinh Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$125.00	+29.81%
7/24/2026	Needham & Company LLC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Hold
7/24/2026	Roth Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Suji Desilva Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$100.00 ➝ $120.00	+19.72%
7/24/2026	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Frank Lee Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy
7/24/2026	Truist Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	William Stein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Hold	$81.00 ➝ $108.00	+13.63%
7/24/2026	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Harlan Sur Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Underweight	$45.00 ➝ $85.00	-11.57%
7/24/2026	Wedbush Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Matt Bryson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral	$60.00 ➝ $98.00	-2.22%
7/24/2026	Cantor Fitzgerald Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	C.J. Muse Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Neutral	$150.00 ➝ $125.00	+24.71%
7/24/2026	Rosenblatt Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Kevin Cassidy Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Sell	$65.00 ➝ $80.00	-20.18%
7/24/2026	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Aaron Rakers Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Equal Weight	$110.00 ➝ $120.00	+19.72%
7/23/2026	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	James Schneider Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Neutral
7/16/2026	Susquehanna Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Christopher Rolland Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral	$80.00 ➝ $115.00	+11.66%
6/29/2026	HC Wainwright Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Set Target		$150.00	+22.94%
6/26/2026	New Street Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target		$100.00 ➝ $122.00	-4.93%
6/11/2026	BTIG Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy
6/11/2026	Moffett Nathanson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Neutral
6/11/2026	Oppenheimer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Market Perform ➝ Outperform
6/11/2026	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Underperform ➝ Peer Perform
6/11/2026	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Blayne Curtis Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Hold ➝ Buy
6/10/2026	Arete Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral	$20.40 ➝ $99.00	-9.80%
5/18/2026	Melius Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Benjamin Reitzes Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$150.00	+38.64%
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5/18/2026	Benchmark Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Cody Acree Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$105.00 ➝ $140.00	+28.71%
5/12/2026	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Hold	$100.00	-22.74%
4/28/2026	Freedom Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Hold ➝ Strong-Buy
4/24/2026	Evercore Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Mark Lipacis Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$95.00	+42.26%
4/24/2026	DZ Bank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Ingo Wermann Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Sell ➝ Neutral
4/21/2026	Raymond James Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Hold ➝ Moderate Buy
4/21/2026	BNP Paribas Exane Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Underperform ➝ Buy	$60.00	-10.03%
4/21/2026	Scotiabank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Sector Perform
4/20/2026	KGI Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Felix Pan Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Neutral	$71.00	+3.65%
1/26/2026	Citic Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$38.90 ➝ $60.30	+33.79%
1/15/2026	Loop Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Gary Mobley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Hold	$40.00 ➝ $50.00	+3.58%
9/22/2025	Erste Group Bank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Sell ➝ Hold
4/25/2025	Cfra Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Angelo Zino Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold

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Should I Buy Intel Stock? INTC Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Thursday, September 24, 2026. Please send any questions or comments about these Intel pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

Intel
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Intel Co.:

Intel Co. shares are currently trading at $127.39, reflecting a significant 3.9% jump on September 24, 2026, driven by renewed investor enthusiasm for central processing units in the context of agentic AI, which requires persistent orchestration and inference workloads that keep CPUs relevant alongside graphics processing units.
The company demonstrated strong financial momentum by reporting second-quarter 2026 earnings of $0.42 per share, which significantly exceeded the analyst consensus estimate of $0.21, while revenue reached $16.13 billion, representing a 25.2% year-over-year increase that signals robust demand for its computing products.
Intel Co. is advancing its technology turnaround narrative by highlighting new micro-LED technology in glass substrates, a development that reinforces its efforts to improve chip design and packaging as it rebuilds its product and foundry businesses to compete in the advanced semiconductor market.
Chief Executive Lip-Bu Tan indicated that Intel Co. can currently supply only about half of customer CPU demand, suggesting that near-term product demand is exceptionally strong, although this also highlights the company's current capacity limitations in meeting market needs.
CEO Lip-Bu Tan demonstrated confidence in the company's future by purchasing 105,263 shares of Intel Co. stock on August 11, 2026, at an average cost of $95.00 per share, a transaction valued at approximately $10 million that increased his direct ownership position by 8.70%.

Intel
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in Intel Co. for these reasons:

Intel Co. carries a negative price-to-earnings ratio of -60.37, indicating that the company is currently posting net losses, as evidenced by a negative net margin of 19.79% in the most recent quarter, which poses a risk to profitability despite revenue growth.
The stock has experienced a rally of approximately 293%, pushing its sales multiple above the semiconductor-industry average, which increases the risk of further volatility and profit-taking, particularly as higher Treasury yields and renewed risk aversion pressure high-growth technology valuations.
Wall Street remains divided on the stock's outlook, with TD Cowen maintaining a Hold rating and a price target of $115.00, which is below the current trading level, arguing that product-revenue growth must improve alongside foundry expansion to justify the current valuation.
Intel Co. faces capacity constraints that limit its ability to meet customer demand, as the CEO noted the company can only supply about half of current CPU demand, which may prevent it from capturing the full upside of the current market boom and could lead to lost revenue opportunities.
The company's high beta of 2.22 indicates that Intel Co. shares are significantly more volatile than the broader market, meaning investors should expect larger price swings and higher risk exposure compared to less volatile semiconductor peers.

INTC Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 50 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Intel is $108.49, with a high forecast of $200.00 and a low forecast of $50.00.

50 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Intel in the last twelve months. There are currently 3 sell ratings, 26 hold ratings, 20 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" INTC shares. 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.

According to analysts, Intel's stock has a predicted downside of -14.83% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, Intel's stock had 6 upgrades and 4 downgrades by analysts.

Intel has been rated by research analysts at Bank of America, Barclays, Cantor Fitzgerald, Citigroup, DA Davidson, Daiwa Securities Group, HC Wainwright, HSBC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., KeyCorp, Mizuho, Morgan Stanley, Needham & Company LLC, New Street Research, Northland Securities, Piper Sandler, Pivotal Research, Robert W. Baird, Rosenblatt Securities, Roth Capital, Royal Bank Of Canada, Sanford C. Bernstein, Stifel Nicolaus, Susquehanna, TD Cowen, The Goldman Sachs Group, Tigress Financial, Truist Financial, UBS Group, Wedbush, Weiss Ratings, Wells Fargo & Company, and Zacks Research in the past 90 days.

Analysts like Intel more than other "technology" companies. The consensus rating score for Intel is 2.38 while the average consensus rating score for "technology" companies is 2.23. Learn more on how INTC compares to other companies.

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Intel (INTC) Stock Forecast & Price Target

Intel - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

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Intel (INTC) Stock Forecast & Price Target

Intel - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

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Intel Stock vs. The Competition

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

Should I Buy Intel Stock? INTC Pros and Cons Explained

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