Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Boosts Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Price Target to $63.00

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) had its price objective boosted by stock analysts at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from $45.00 to $63.00 in a note issued to investors on Friday,MarketScreener reports. The firm presently has a “hold” rating on the chip maker’s stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft’s price target would suggest a potential downside of 23.52% from the stock’s previous close.

INTC has been the topic of a number of other reports. Benchmark upped their price target on Intel from $57.00 to $76.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, April 10th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Intel from $45.00 to $55.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 7th. Barclays set a $45.00 target price on shares of Intel in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. HSBC raised shares of Intel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $50.00 to $95.00 in a report on Tuesday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Intel from $30.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Eleven investment 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’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $72.98.

Intel Stock Up 23.3%

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

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 20,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $49.05, for a total value of $981,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 113,060 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,545,593. This trade represents a 15.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, EVP David Zinsner purchased 5,882 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 26th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $42.50 per share, with a total value of $249,985.00. Following the completion of 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 ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. 0.05% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Intel

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in INTC. PKO Investment Management Joint Stock Co lifted its holdings in Intel by 33.3% during the 3rd quarter. PKO Investment Management Joint Stock Co now owns 120,000 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $4,026,000 after buying an additional 30,000 shares in the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp increased its stake in shares of Intel by 18.3% in the 3rd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 55,521,741 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $1,862,755,000 after buying an additional 8,569,812 shares during the period. Katamaran Capital LLP bought a new stake in shares of Intel during the third quarter worth $349,000. Rothschild Investment LLC raised its position in shares of Intel by 84.7% during the third quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 56,490 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $1,895,000 after acquiring an additional 25,901 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Intel by 7.0% during the fourth quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 11,662,576 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $430,349,000 after acquiring an additional 759,951 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Intel News Summary

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)

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.