Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Upgraded at Seaport Res Ptn

Seaport Res Ptn upgraded shares of Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) from a strong sell rating to a hold rating in a research report sent to investors on Wednesday,Zacks.com reports.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Roth Capital restated a “neutral” rating and set a $30.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a report on Thursday, September 18th. Cantor Fitzgerald raised their price objective on shares of Intel from $26.00 to $36.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, September 19th. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “sell” rating and set a $14.00 target price on shares of Intel in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Citigroup reiterated a “sell” rating and set a $29.00 target price (up from $24.00) on shares of Intel in a research report on Friday, September 19th. Finally, Mizuho lifted their target price on shares of Intel from $22.00 to $23.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 3rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-four have issued a Hold rating and five have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $25.90.

Intel Stock Up 4.4%

Intel stock opened at $35.50 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 1.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $24.17 and its 200 day moving average is $22.40. Intel has a 12-month low of $17.67 and a 12-month high of $36.30. The company has a market capitalization of $155.38 billion, a PE ratio of -7.44 and a beta of 1.23.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 24th. The chip maker reported ($0.10) earnings per share 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 business had revenue of $12.86 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.88 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.02 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up .5% on a year-over-year basis. Intel has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.000-0.000 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Intel will post -0.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Intel

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of INTC. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB lifted its stake in Intel by 79.1% during the 1st quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 15,768 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $358,000 after acquiring an additional 6,964 shares during the period. Marcum Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Intel during the 1st quarter valued at about $262,000. Park National Corp OH increased its position in shares of Intel by 4.0% during the 1st quarter. Park National Corp OH now owns 73,953 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $1,679,000 after purchasing an additional 2,862 shares during the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc increased its position in shares of Intel by 19.9% during the 1st quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 6,693 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $152,000 after purchasing an additional 1,110 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cadinha & Co. LLC purchased a new stake in Intel in the 1st quarter worth approximately $234,000. Institutional investors 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.