Roth Mkm Upgrades Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) to Buy

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) was upgraded by equities researchers at Roth Mkm from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued on Friday, Marketbeat Ratings reports. The firm presently has a $100.00 price target on the chip maker’s stock. Roth Mkm’s price target indicates a potential upside of 21.40% from the company’s current price.

INTC has been the subject of several other reports. Wedbush reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $30.00 price target on shares of Intel in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Scotiabank initiated coverage on Intel in a research report on Tuesday. They set a “sector perform” rating on the stock. UBS Group set a $51.00 target price on Intel in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Northland Securities upped their target price on Intel from $54.00 to $92.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, April 13th. Finally, Loop Capital upped their target price on Intel from $40.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-five have given a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $72.98.

Intel Trading Up 23.3%

INTC opened at $82.37 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $411.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -132.85, a PEG ratio of 14.78 and a beta of 1.35. The company has a current ratio of 2.02, a quick ratio of 1.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. Intel has a 12 month low of $18.97 and a 12 month high of $85.22. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $51.10 and a 200-day moving average price of $44.37.

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. The firm had revenue of $13.58 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.32 billion. Intel had a positive return on equity of 0.40% and a negative net margin of 5.90%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.13 EPS. Intel has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.200-0.200 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Intel will post 0.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other Intel news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 20,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $49.05, for a total transaction of $981,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 113,060 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,545,593. The trade was a 15.03% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP David Zinsner purchased 5,882 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, January 26th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $42.50 per share, for a total transaction of $249,985.00. Following 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 position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. 0.05% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Intel

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Financial Life Planners purchased a new stake in Intel during the 1st quarter valued at about $25,000. Financially Speaking Inc grew its stake in Intel by 69.2% during the 4th quarter. Financially Speaking Inc now owns 682 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 279 shares during the last quarter. Legacy Bridge LLC purchased a new stake in Intel during the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Intel during the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, Swiss RE Ltd. purchased a new stake in Intel during the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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.