DZ Bank Upgrades Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) to Neutral

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) was upgraded by investment analysts at DZ Bank from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating in a note issued to investors on Friday,MarketScreener Latest Ratings reports.

INTC has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on shares of Intel from $65.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday. BNP Paribas Exane raised shares of Intel from an “underperform” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $60.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Tuesday. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Intel in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Roth Mkm raised shares of Intel from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $100.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Friday. Finally, HSBC raised shares of Intel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $50.00 to $95.00 in a report on Tuesday. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-five have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Intel presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $72.98.

Intel Stock Up 23.3%

INTC stock opened at $82.37 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.65, a current ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. Intel has a fifty-two week low of $18.97 and a fifty-two week high of $85.22. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $51.10 and its 200 day simple moving average is $44.37. The stock has a market cap of $411.44 billion, a PE ratio of -132.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 14.78 and a beta of 1.35.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.29 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.01 by $0.28. Intel had a negative net margin of 5.90% and a positive return on equity of 0.40%. The business had revenue of $13.58 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $12.32 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.13 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Intel has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.200-0.200 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Intel will post 0.08 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP David Zinsner bought 5,882 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, January 26th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $42.50 per share, with a total value of $249,985.00. Following the purchase, the executive vice president owned 247,392 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,514,160. This represents a 2.44% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Boise April Miller sold 20,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $49.05, for a total transaction of $981,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 113,060 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,545,593. The trade was a 15.03% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 0.05% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Intel

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of INTC. Sivia Capital Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Intel by 271.8% in the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 34,201 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $766,000 after purchasing an additional 25,001 shares during the last quarter. United Bank bought a new stake in Intel during the second quarter worth approximately $205,000. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL boosted its holdings in Intel by 12.3% during the second quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 13,737 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $308,000 after buying an additional 1,508 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Intel by 29.6% during the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 158,277 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $3,545,000 after buying an additional 36,116 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. boosted its holdings in Intel by 9.9% during the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 828,352 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $18,556,000 after buying an additional 74,838 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Intel News Roundup

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.