Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Stock Price Expected to Rise, TD Cowen Analyst Says

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) had its price target increased by equities research analysts at TD Cowen from $20.00 to $35.00 in a note issued to investors on Friday,MarketScreener reports. The firm currently has a “hold” rating on the chip maker’s stock. TD Cowen’s price target would indicate a potential downside of 3.95% from the company’s current price.

A number of other research firms also recently commented on INTC. Erste Group Bank raised shares of Intel from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, September 22nd. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Intel from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, September 13th. Hsbc Global Res downgraded shares of Intel from a “hold” rating to a “moderate sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 7th. Cantor Fitzgerald upped their price objective on shares of Intel from $26.00 to $36.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, September 19th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on shares of Intel from $21.00 to $24.50 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, July 21st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-three have issued a Hold rating and seven have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $26.63.

Intel Price Performance

NASDAQ:INTC opened at $36.44 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $159.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -7.64 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a current ratio of 1.24, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. The company’s 50-day moving average is $27.17 and its two-hundred day moving average is $23.24. Intel has a 12-month low of $17.67 and a 12-month high of $39.65.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The chip maker reported ($0.10) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.01 by ($0.11). The firm had revenue of $12.86 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $11.88 billion. Intel had a negative net margin of 38.64% and a negative return on equity of 3.78%. Intel’s revenue for the quarter was up .5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.02 earnings per share. Intel has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.000-0.000 EPS. Research analysts expect that Intel will post -0.11 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Intel

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in INTC. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in Intel in the first quarter valued at approximately $25,000. HFM Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Intel in the first quarter valued at approximately $25,000. MJT & Associates Financial Advisory Group Inc. acquired a new stake in Intel in the first quarter valued at approximately $27,000. West Branch Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Intel in the second quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, Investors Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Spolka Akcyjna acquired a new stake in shares of Intel during the second quarter worth approximately $28,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

About Intel

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.