Wedbush Comments on Intel’s FY2025 Earnings (NASDAQ:INTC)

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) – Equities research analysts at Wedbush reduced their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Intel in a report issued on Wednesday, October 22nd. Wedbush analyst M. Bryson now forecasts that the chip maker will post earnings per share of ($0.49) for the year, down from their prior forecast of ($0.48). Wedbush currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $20.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Intel’s current full-year earnings is ($0.11) per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Intel’s Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.13) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.07) EPS and FY2026 earnings at ($0.04) EPS.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.23 EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of $13.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $13.10 billion. Intel had a negative return on equity of 0.77% and a net margin of 0.37%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted ($0.46) EPS. Intel has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.080-0.080 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. BNP Paribas Exane boosted their target price on Intel from $19.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a report on Friday. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Intel in a report on Friday. Loop Capital assumed coverage on Intel in a report on Monday, July 21st. They issued a “hold” rating and a $25.00 target price on the stock. DZ Bank reissued a “sell” rating on shares of Intel in a report on Friday, September 19th. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on Intel from $23.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, October 20th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-four have given a Hold rating and eight have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $33.10.

Intel Trading Up 0.3%

INTC opened at $38.28 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $30.37 and a 200-day moving average of $24.32. The stock has a market cap of $167.55 billion, a PE ratio of 3,831.83 and a beta of 1.33. Intel has a 52 week low of $17.67 and a 52 week high of $41.12. The company has a quick ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 1.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. increased its position in Intel by 2.7% during the first quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 149,957 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $3,406,000 after acquiring an additional 3,962 shares during the last quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. purchased a new stake in Intel during the first quarter valued at $203,000. Legacy Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Intel by 24.5% during the first quarter. Legacy Advisors LLC now owns 12,692 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $288,000 after purchasing an additional 2,500 shares during the period. Archford Capital Strategies LLC bought a new stake in Intel during the first quarter valued at about $489,000. Finally, Spire Wealth Management grew its holdings in Intel by 156.3% during the first quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 64,901 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $1,474,000 after purchasing an additional 39,581 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other 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.