Seaport Research Partners Increases Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Price Target to $90.00

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) had its price objective hoisted by investment analysts at Seaport Research Partners from $65.00 to $90.00 in a note issued to investors on Friday,MarketScreener reports. The firm presently has a “buy” rating on the chip maker’s stock. Seaport Research Partners’ price target would suggest a potential upside of 9.26% from the company’s current price.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the company. Mizuho boosted their price target on Intel from $48.00 to $59.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price objective on Intel from $45.00 to $63.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Intel from $55.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday. Benchmark boosted their target price on Intel from $76.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, Bank of America upped their price target on Intel from $48.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research report on Friday. Eleven investment 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 stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Intel presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $72.98.

Intel Stock Up 23.3%

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

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.01 by $0.28. The business had revenue of $13.58 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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 revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.13 EPS. Intel has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.200-0.200 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Intel will post 0.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other Intel news, EVP David Zinsner purchased 5,882 shares of Intel stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 26th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $42.50 per share, for a total transaction of $249,985.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the executive vice president owned 247,392 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,514,160. This trade represents a 2.44% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Boise April Miller sold 20,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 directly owned 113,060 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,545,593. This trade represents a 15.03% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 0.05% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Intel

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. PKO Investment Management Joint Stock Co lifted its holdings in Intel by 33.3% during the 3rd quarter. PKO Investment Management Joint Stock Co now owns 120,000 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $4,026,000 after purchasing an additional 30,000 shares during the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp grew its holdings in Intel by 18.3% in the 3rd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 55,521,741 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $1,862,755,000 after buying an additional 8,569,812 shares in the last quarter. Katamaran Capital LLP bought a new position in Intel during the 3rd quarter worth $349,000. Rothschild Investment LLC increased its position in Intel by 84.7% during the 3rd quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 56,490 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $1,895,000 after buying an additional 25,901 shares during the period. Finally, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Intel by 7.0% during the fourth quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 11,662,576 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $430,349,000 after buying an additional 759,951 shares in the last quarter. 64.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Headlines 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.