Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Stock Price Expected to Rise, Benchmark Analyst Says

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) had its target price lifted by analysts at Benchmark from $76.00 to $105.00 in a research note issued on Friday, Marketbeat reports. The firm currently has a “buy” rating on the chip maker’s stock. Benchmark’s price target suggests a potential upside of 27.47% from the company’s current price.

A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on INTC. Sanford C. Bernstein raised their price objective on shares of Intel from $36.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Intel from $45.00 to $55.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 7th. Wedbush restated a “neutral” rating and set a $30.00 price target on shares of Intel in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of Intel from $45.00 to $65.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group upped their price objective on shares of Intel from $41.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-five have assigned a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Intel currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $72.98.

Intel Stock Up 23.3%

Shares of INTC opened at $82.37 on Friday. 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. Intel has a 52 week low of $18.97 and a 52 week high of $85.22. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $51.10 and its 200-day moving average price is $44.37. 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 (NASDAQ:INTC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.29 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 company had revenue of $13.58 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $12.32 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.13 earnings per share. Intel’s quarterly revenue 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, sell-side analysts predict that Intel will post 0.08 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 20,000 shares of Intel stock in a transaction on Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $49.05, for a total value of $981,000.00. Following 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. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 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 bought at an average cost of $42.50 per share, with a total value of $249,985.00. Following the acquisition, the executive vice president owned 247,392 shares in the company, valued at $10,514,160. This represents a 2.44% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Company insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Intel

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of INTC. Sivia Capital Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Intel by 271.8% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 34,201 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $766,000 after acquiring an additional 25,001 shares in the last quarter. United Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Intel in the second quarter worth approximately $205,000. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL increased its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 1,508 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its stake in Intel by 29.6% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 158,277 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $3,545,000 after purchasing an additional 36,116 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. raised its stake in Intel by 9.9% in the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 828,352 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $18,556,000 after purchasing an additional 74,838 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other 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: 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.