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

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) had its price target raised by equities researchers at Rosenblatt Securities from $30.00 to $50.00 in a research note issued on Friday, Marketbeat reports. The firm currently has a “sell” rating on the chip maker’s stock. Rosenblatt Securities’ target price would suggest a potential downside of 39.30% from the company’s current price.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the company. Melius Research set a $75.00 price target on Intel in a research report on Friday, April 10th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “hold” rating on shares of Intel in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Evercore raised their price target on Intel from $41.10 to $45.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Raymond James Financial upgraded Intel from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, New Street Research increased their price objective on Intel from $40.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-five have given a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Intel currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $72.98.

Intel Trading Up 23.3%

INTC opened at $82.37 on Friday. Intel has a 52 week low of $18.97 and a 52 week high of $85.22. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $51.10 and a 200-day simple moving average of $44.37. The firm has a market cap 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. 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 released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 business had revenue of $13.58 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.32 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.13 earnings per share. The company’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, equities analysts expect that Intel will post 0.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Intel

In related news, EVP David Zinsner acquired 5,882 shares of Intel stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 26th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $42.50 per share, for a total transaction of $249,985.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the executive vice president owned 247,392 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,514,160. The trade was a 2.44% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Boise April Miller sold 20,000 shares of the firm’s 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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 113,060 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,545,593. This represents a 15.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.05% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Intel

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Peregrine Asset Advisers Inc. raised 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 buying an additional 1,100 shares in the last quarter. Keybank National Association OH increased its position 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 purchasing an additional 5,543 shares in the last quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. increased its position 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 purchasing an additional 1,711 shares in the last quarter. TSG Advice Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Intel during the first quarter worth about $224,000. Finally, Jacobsen Capital Management increased its position 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 purchasing an additional 339 shares in the last quarter. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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)

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.