Truist Financial Raises Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Price Target to $81.00

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) had its target price boosted by equities researchers at Truist Financial from $49.00 to $81.00 in a report issued on Friday, MarketBeat.com reports. The firm currently has a “hold” rating on the chip maker’s stock. Truist Financial’s target price would indicate a potential downside of 1.66% from the stock’s current price.

Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Daiwa Securities Group raised their price objective on Intel from $41.00 to $50.00 in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Tigress Financial reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $66.00 target price on shares of Intel in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. DZ Bank reissued a “sell” rating on shares of Intel in a research report on Monday, January 26th. Rosenblatt Securities raised their price target on Intel from $30.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $75.00 price target on Intel and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-five have assigned a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $72.98.

Intel Stock Performance

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’s fifty day simple moving average is $51.10 and its 200-day simple moving average is $44.37. The firm 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. 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 earnings results 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. Intel had a negative net margin of 5.90% and a positive return on equity of 0.40%. The business had revenue of $13.58 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.32 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.13 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Intel has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.200-0.200 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Intel will post 0.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Intel

In other news, EVP David Zinsner bought 5,882 shares of the company’s 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 acquisition, the executive vice president owned 247,392 shares in the company, valued at $10,514,160. This trade represents a 2.44% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Boise April Miller sold 20,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $49.05, for a total transaction of $981,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 113,060 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,545,593. This trade 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 corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Intel

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Financially Speaking Inc raised its position in shares of Intel by 69.2% in the fourth 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 period. Financial Life Planners bought a new stake in shares of Intel during the first quarter worth approximately $25,000. Legacy Bridge LLC acquired a new position in shares of Intel in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Corundum Trust Company INC bought a new position in shares of Intel during the third quarter worth approximately $29,000. Finally, Raleigh Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Intel during the fourth quarter worth approximately $29,000. Institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Key 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)

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.