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

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) had its target price upped by research analysts at DA Davidson from $45.00 to $77.00 in a research note issued to investors on Friday,MarketScreener reports. The brokerage currently has a “neutral” rating on the chip maker’s stock. DA Davidson’s price target would suggest a potential downside of 6.52% from the stock’s previous close.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on INTC. Wedbush reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $30.00 target price on shares of Intel in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Scotiabank started coverage on Intel in a research note on Tuesday. They set a “sector perform” rating on the stock. Loop Capital raised their price objective on Intel from $40.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on Intel from $49.00 to $81.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Mizuho upped their target price on Intel from $48.00 to $59.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-five have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $72.98.

Intel Price Performance

Intel stock opened at $82.37 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $411.44 billion, a P/E ratio of -132.85, a P/E/G ratio of 14.78 and a beta of 1.35. Intel has a 12-month low of $18.97 and a 12-month 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. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $51.10 and its two-hundred day moving average is $44.37.

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Intel 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 transaction, the executive vice president owned 113,060 shares in the company, valued at $5,545,593. This trade represents a 15.03% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, EVP David Zinsner acquired 5,882 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 26th. The shares were bought 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 ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. 0.05% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Intel

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Peregrine Asset Advisers Inc. increased its stake in Intel by 13.3% during the first quarter. Peregrine Asset Advisers Inc. now owns 9,387 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $414,000 after acquiring an additional 1,100 shares during the last quarter. Keybank National Association OH lifted its stake in shares of Intel by 0.4% in the 1st quarter. Keybank National Association OH now owns 1,516,083 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $66,905,000 after purchasing an additional 5,543 shares in the last quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Intel by 30.4% in the 1st quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 7,348 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $324,000 after purchasing an additional 1,711 shares in the last quarter. TSG Advice Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Intel during the 1st quarter worth about $224,000. Finally, Jacobsen Capital Management grew its holdings in shares of Intel by 5.0% during the 1st quarter. Jacobsen Capital Management now owns 7,084 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $313,000 after purchasing an additional 339 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

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)

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.