Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Upgraded to “Buy” at Citic Securities

Citic Securities upgraded shares of Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a report released on Monday morning,MarketScreener reports. Citic Securities currently has $60.30 target price on the chip maker’s stock, up from their prior target price of $38.90.

A number of other brokerages also recently weighed in on INTC. Citigroup cut their price target on shares of Intel from $50.00 to $48.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on shares of Intel from $40.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 16th. KeyCorp boosted their price target on shares of Intel from $60.00 to $65.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Intel from $30.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Truist Financial lifted their target price on Intel from $21.00 to $39.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-six have given a Hold rating and six have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $45.20.

Intel Stock Performance

Shares of Intel stock opened at $42.49 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $40.39 and a two-hundred day moving average of $33.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 1.65 and a current ratio of 2.02. The stock has a market capitalization of $202.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -531.06, a PEG ratio of 28.67 and a beta of 1.35. Intel has a 52 week low of $17.67 and a 52 week high of $54.60.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 22nd. The chip maker reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.08 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $13.67 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $13.37 billion. Intel had a negative return on equity of 0.44% and a negative net margin of 0.51%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.13 earnings per share. Intel has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.000-0.000 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Intel will post -0.11 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Intel

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Intel in the second quarter valued at approximately $1,579,378,000. Capital World Investors increased its stake in Intel by 32.5% in the 3rd quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 86,503,121 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $2,902,180,000 after buying an additional 21,230,715 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Intel by 210.9% in the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 15,498,219 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $346,230,000 after buying an additional 10,514,007 shares during the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its position in Intel by 18.3% during the 3rd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 55,521,741 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $1,862,755,000 after buying an additional 8,569,812 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Intel by 2.3% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 385,903,735 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $8,644,244,000 after buying an additional 8,513,298 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

More Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Growing custom chip / ASIC business — Intel says its custom ASIC/networking AI chip business is scaling rapidly (roughly $1B run‑rate exiting 2025), which supports longer‑term AI revenue upside. The Intel Business Growing 50% That Nobody’s Talking About
• Positive Sentiment: Strong DCAI demand — Intel reported sequential DCAI revenue growth (cited ~15% QoQ), indicating real demand for its AI/data‑center offerings even if supply is tight. Intel: Post‑Earnings Pullback Restores Some Upside, But Bumpy Road Ahead
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed analyst moves — some firms raised price targets (New Street, Benchmark, Citic) or reiterated upside, while others trimmed targets or warned — leaving analyst sentiment divided and volatility likely. New Street Adjusts Price Target on Intel
• Negative Sentiment: Weak Q1 guidance & supply constraints are the main near‑term catalyst for the decline — Intel’s Q1 outlook missed investor expectations and management said supply shortages will persist into 1Q with a recovery expected in 2Q, triggering the recent selloff. Intel: The Selloff Was Expected, But I’m Not Turning Bullish
• Negative Sentiment: Negative investor/market reaction and skeptic commentary — high‑profile selling (reports of hedge fund activity) and pieces questioning downside risk and Intel’s ability to execute (including auditor/accounting concerns) amplify downside pressure. What’s The Downside Risk For Intel Stock?

About Intel

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.