Morgan Stanley Increases Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Price Target to $73.00

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) had its price objective lifted by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $56.00 to $73.00 in a report issued on Friday, MarketBeat reports. The firm presently has an “equal weight” rating on the chip maker’s stock. Morgan Stanley’s price target would indicate a potential downside of 11.38% from the company’s current price.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their price target on Intel to $65.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Citigroup began coverage on Intel in a research report on Tuesday. They set a “buy” rating and a $95.00 price objective on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on Intel from $60.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday. Bank of America boosted their target price on Intel from $48.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Melius Research set a $75.00 target price on shares of Intel in a research note on Friday, April 10th. Eleven equities research 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $72.98.

Intel Trading Up 23.3%

Shares of NASDAQ INTC opened at $82.37 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $51.10 and its 200-day moving average price is $44.37. Intel has a 52-week low of $18.97 and a 52-week high of $85.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 1.65 and a current ratio of 2.02. The company has a market cap of $411.44 billion, a PE ratio of -132.85, a P/E/G ratio of 14.78 and a beta of 1.35.

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. The company had revenue of $13.58 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.32 billion. Intel had a negative net margin of 5.90% and a positive return on equity of 0.40%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.13 earnings per share. Intel has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.200-0.200 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Intel will post 0.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Intel

In other Intel news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 2nd. The stock was 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,545,593. This represents a 15.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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 bought 5,882 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, January 26th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $42.50 per share, for a total transaction of $249,985.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 247,392 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,514,160. The trade was a 2.44% increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Intel

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Financially Speaking Inc boosted its holdings in shares of Intel by 69.2% in the fourth quarter. Financially Speaking Inc now owns 682 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 279 shares during the last quarter. Financial Life Planners purchased a new stake in Intel during the first quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Legacy Bridge LLC purchased a new stake in Intel during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Corundum Trust Company INC bought a new position in Intel in the third quarter worth approximately $29,000. Finally, Raleigh Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in Intel in the fourth quarter worth approximately $29,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

More Intel News

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.