Intel’s (INTC) Neutral Rating Reaffirmed at Sanford C. Bernstein

Sanford C. Bernstein reissued their neutral rating on shares of Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) in a report released on Wednesday,MarketScreener reports.

Several other brokerages have also commented on INTC. Rosenblatt Securities lifted their price objective on Intel from $25.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Northland Securities set a $54.00 price target on Intel in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Intel in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Cantor Fitzgerald raised their price objective on shares of Intel from $36.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, October 20th. Finally, Evercore ISI boosted their target price on shares of Intel from $41.10 to $45.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-six have assigned a Hold rating and six have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Intel presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $45.65.

Intel Price Performance

INTC opened at $48.78 on Wednesday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $40.85 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $33.47. 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 $243.66 billion, a P/E ratio of -609.67, a P/E/G ratio of 18.41 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 released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 22nd. The chip maker reported $0.15 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.08 by $0.07. Intel had a negative net margin of 0.51% and a negative return on equity of 0.44%. The firm had revenue of $13.67 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $13.37 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.13 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. Intel has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.000-0.000 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Intel will post -0.11 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Intel

In other news, EVP David Zinsner acquired 5,882 shares of Intel stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 26th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $42.50 per share, with a total value of $249,985.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the executive vice president directly owned 247,392 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,514,160. This trade represents a 2.44% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.04% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Diversified Enterprises LLC purchased a new position in shares of Intel in the fourth quarter valued at about $719,000. WPG Advisers LLC lifted its stake in Intel by 62.6% in the 4th quarter. WPG Advisers LLC now owns 3,292 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $121,000 after purchasing an additional 1,267 shares in the last quarter. Quent Long Short Global Small Cap Fund LP bought a new position in shares of Intel during the 4th quarter valued at about $537,000. Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Intel by 3.7% during the fourth quarter. Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 33,171 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $1,224,000 after purchasing an additional 1,197 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Teacher Retirement System of Texas increased its holdings in shares of Intel by 11.1% in the fourth quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 2,571,913 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $94,904,000 after purchasing an additional 256,333 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Market chatter that Nvidia and Apple may use Intel foundry capacity for future GPU/IC production lifted sentiment because new foundry deals would validate Intel’s IDM 2.0 strategy and add high-margin, recurring revenue. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Insider buy: EVP/CFO David Zinsner purchased ~5,882 shares (~$42.50 avg), a visible management “buy the dip” signal that often attracts retail and momentum buyers. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support: Several firms raised targets or issued bullish notes (including a new street-high target noted for the day), which helped pull value-oriented investors into the stock after last week’s sell-off. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Sector tailwinds: Broader strength in chipmakers (after solid earnings from peers like Texas Instruments and ASML) is supporting multiple names, including Intel, but this is a sector effect rather than company-specific revenue proof. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Employee/PR item: Intel said it will match a government $1,000 child contribution for eligible U.S. employees — positive for morale and PR but immaterial to near-term financials. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Guidance & supply constraints remain the principal negative catalyst: management warned of capacity shortages and conservative Q1 guidance after the quarter, which triggered last week’s sharp sell-off and keeps execution risk front-and-center. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Bearish commentary, sell ratings and accounting/auditor noise: Some analysts have reiterated sells or questioned competitiveness and valuation; separate reports flag accounting/auditor disputes that could weigh on sentiment until resolved. Read More. • Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Execution risk on advanced nodes and foundry ramp: even if customer talks progress, investors will want proof in the form of improving yields, confirmed contracts and clearer capacity visibility — none of which are fully confirmed yet. Read More.

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.