Benchmark Issues Positive Forecast for Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Stock Price

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) had its price target raised by Benchmark from $50.00 to $57.00 in a research note issued to investors on Friday, Marketbeat Ratings reports. The brokerage currently has a buy rating on the chip maker’s stock.

Several other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on Intel from $23.00 to $36.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, October 20th. HSBC upgraded shares of Intel from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $26.00 to $50.00 in a research note on Tuesday. Truist Financial raised their price objective on shares of Intel from $21.00 to $39.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Loop Capital upped their price objective on Intel from $40.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of Intel from $30.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-six have assigned a Hold rating and six have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $44.10.

Intel Trading Down 17.0%

Shares of NASDAQ:INTC opened at $45.07 on Friday. Intel has a 52-week low of $17.67 and a 52-week high of $54.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 1.60. The company has a market capitalization of $215.30 billion, a P/E ratio of -563.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 34.55 and a beta of 1.35. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $40.23 and a 200 day simple moving average of $32.95.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 22nd. The chip maker reported $0.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.08 by $0.07. Intel had a negative return on equity of 0.46% and a negative net margin of 0.51%.The firm had revenue of $13.67 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $13.37 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.13 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Intel has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.000-0.000 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Intel will post -0.11 earnings per share for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Intel

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Sivia Capital Partners LLC grew its position in Intel by 271.8% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 34,201 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $766,000 after acquiring an additional 25,001 shares during the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC bought a new position in Intel in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $1,477,000. Norden Group LLC boosted its position in Intel by 35.0% in the second quarter. Norden Group LLC now owns 22,571 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $506,000 after buying an additional 5,854 shares in the last quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of Intel by 19.5% during the second quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 13,337 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $299,000 after buying an additional 2,178 shares during the last quarter. Finally, McAdam LLC increased its holdings in shares of Intel by 12.5% during the second quarter. McAdam LLC now owns 11,671 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $261,000 after buying an additional 1,299 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Intel News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 beat on headline numbers — Intel exceeded expectations for revenue and EPS (Q4 revenue $13.67B; non‑GAAP EPS $0.15), showing demand traction for AI and PC products. Intel Q4 results
• Positive Sentiment: Some analysts raised targets or reiterated support post‑report, citing the long‑term foundry/AI opportunity (examples: Benchmark raised its target and Jefferies nudged its target higher), which underpins the bullish narrative for a multi‑year turnaround. Benchmark price target raise
• Neutral Sentiment: Street reaction is mixed — several firms kept Hold/Neutral ratings while others moved to Buy or Sell; commentary is split between excitement about long‑term AI demand and skepticism about near‑term execution. Analyst reaction roundup
• Negative Sentiment: Weak Q1 guidance was the main trigger — management guided Q1 revenue below consensus ($11.7B–$12.7B vs. ~$12.6B expected) and issued flat/very low EPS guidance, signaling supply will constrain growth in the near term. Reuters: Q1 guidance
• Negative Sentiment: Manufacturing and yield troubles — multiple reports and management comments point to capacity/yield shortfalls that prevent Intel from meeting booming AI/server demand; investors worry margins and inventory dynamics will be pressured. Bloomberg Tech: manufacturing snags
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive and supply‑chain implications — rivals and component makers (AMD, Micron, TSMC-related stories) are seeing relative upside as Intel’s supply issues create share and pricing opportunities for others. MarketWatch: AMD vs Intel

Intel Company Profile

Intel Corporation, founded in 1968 by Robert Noyce and Gordon E. Moore and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is a leading global designer and manufacturer of semiconductor products. The company is historically notable for introducing the first commercial microprocessor and for driving the x86 architecture that underpins many personal computers and servers. Intel’s core business spans the design, fabrication and marketing of processors, chipsets and related components for a wide range of computing applications.

Intel’s product portfolio includes client and mobile processors marketed under brands such as Intel Core and Pentium, as well as high-performance Xeon processors for data centers and cloud infrastructure.