Barclays Boosts Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Price Target to $65.00

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) had its target price raised by equities research analysts at Barclays from $45.00 to $65.00 in a report issued on Friday,MarketScreener reports. The firm presently has an “equal weight” rating on the chip maker’s stock. Barclays‘s price target indicates a potential downside of 21.09% from the company’s previous close.

Several other brokerages have also commented on INTC. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Intel in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Mizuho boosted their price objective on shares of Intel from $48.00 to $59.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. Northland Securities upped their target price on shares of Intel from $54.00 to $92.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, April 13th. BNP Paribas Exane raised shares of Intel from an “underperform” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $60.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on shares of Intel from $60.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-five have assigned a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Intel currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $72.98.

Intel Stock Up 23.3%

Shares of NASDAQ INTC opened at $82.37 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $51.10 and a two-hundred day moving average of $44.37. The company has a market capitalization of $411.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -132.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 14.78 and a beta of 1.35. Intel has a 1 year low of $18.97 and a 1 year high of $85.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 2.02 and a quick ratio of 1.65.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.01 by $0.28. Intel had a positive return on equity of 0.40% and a negative net margin of 5.90%.The business had revenue of $13.58 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.32 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.13 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. Intel has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.200-0.200 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Intel will post 0.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Intel

In other Intel news, EVP David Zinsner bought 5,882 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 26th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $42.50 per share, with a total value of $249,985.00. Following the acquisition, the executive vice president directly owned 247,392 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,514,160. The trade was a 2.44% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Boise April Miller sold 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $49.05, for a total transaction of $981,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 113,060 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,545,593. This trade represents a 15.03% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.05% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Peregrine Asset Advisers Inc. increased its stake in Intel by 13.3% in the first quarter. Peregrine Asset Advisers Inc. now owns 9,387 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $414,000 after purchasing an additional 1,100 shares during the period. Keybank National Association OH boosted its stake in shares of Intel by 0.4% during the first quarter. Keybank National Association OH now owns 1,516,083 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $66,905,000 after buying an additional 5,543 shares during the period. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Intel by 30.4% during the first quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 7,348 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $324,000 after buying an additional 1,711 shares during the period. TSG Advice Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Intel during the first quarter worth about $224,000. Finally, Jacobsen Capital Management grew its holdings in shares of Intel by 5.0% during the first quarter. Jacobsen Capital Management now owns 7,084 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $313,000 after buying an additional 339 shares during the last quarter. 64.53% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 beat and raised guidance — Intel reported revenue and EPS above Street forecasts and gave Q2 revenue guidance well above consensus, a direct catalyst for the rally. Intel forecasts second-quarter revenue above estimates (Reuters)
• Positive Sentiment: AI/data-center demand is driving durable revenue growth — Management cited “unprecedented” CPU demand for AI workloads and expanding data-center sales, which improves near-term revenue visibility and margins. Unprecedented demand has Intel stock soaring (Investopedia)
• Positive Sentiment: Tesla/14A foundry momentum — Tesla signaled it will use Intel’s 14A process for its Terafab AI chips, validating Intel’s foundry progress and adding a high‑profile customer to the pipeline. Elon Musk lays out Terafab AI chip project plan (Reuters)
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street re-rates the story — Multiple firms raised price targets and upgraded ratings after the quarter, adding buying pressure and supporting higher valuation expectations. Citi and Evercore pile into Intel with huge price target hikes (247WallSt)
• Neutral Sentiment: Corporate governance update — Intel’s CFO (Dave Zinsner) has taken on the principal accounting officer role in addition to CFO duties; this is an internal organization change investors should note but it’s not an immediate financial catalyst. Intel CFO assumes additional role as principal accounting officer (TipRanks)
• Neutral Sentiment: Short interest ticked up — Short interest rose ~20.9% in mid‑April to ~144M shares (≈2.9% of float); the short‑interest ratio remains low (~1.2 days), so it’s a data point on positioning rather than an immediate squeeze signal.
• Negative Sentiment: Profit-taking/valuation risk — After a massive rally and fresh all‑time highs, analysts and market commentators caution the move may be stretched and vulnerable to a pullback; several firms still carry neutral/underperform views despite higher targets. Intel is breaking 2000s high: time to be careful (MarketBeat)

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.