Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Trading Up 11% After Insider Buying Activity

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC)’s stock price was up 11% on Wednesday after an insider bought additional shares in the company. The company traded as high as $49.29 and last traded at $48.78. Approximately 200,227,181 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 34% from the average daily volume of 149,034,172 shares. The stock had previously closed at $43.93.

Specifically, EVP David Zinsner acquired 5,882 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 26th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $42.50 per share, with a total value of $249,985.00. Following the transaction, 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 acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

INTC has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Northland Securities set a $54.00 target price on Intel in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Cantor Fitzgerald increased their price target on Intel from $36.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, October 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Intel from $30.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. New Street Research increased their target price on shares of Intel from $40.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday. Finally, Truist Financial raised their target price on Intel from $21.00 to $39.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-six have assigned a Hold rating and six have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $45.65.

Key Headlines Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Market chatter that Nvidia and Apple may use Intel foundry capacity for future GPU/IC production lifted sentiment because new foundry deals would validate Intel’s IDM 2.0 strategy and add high-margin, recurring revenue. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Insider buy: EVP/CFO David Zinsner purchased ~5,882 shares (~$42.50 avg), a visible management “buy the dip” signal that often attracts retail and momentum buyers. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support: Several firms raised targets or issued bullish notes (including a new street-high target noted for the day), which helped pull value-oriented investors into the stock after last week’s sell-off. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Sector tailwinds: Broader strength in chipmakers (after solid earnings from peers like Texas Instruments and ASML) is supporting multiple names, including Intel, but this is a sector effect rather than company-specific revenue proof. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Employee/PR item: Intel said it will match a government $1,000 child contribution for eligible U.S. employees — positive for morale and PR but immaterial to near-term financials. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Guidance & supply constraints remain the principal negative catalyst: management warned of capacity shortages and conservative Q1 guidance after the quarter, which triggered last week’s sharp sell-off and keeps execution risk front-and-center. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Bearish commentary, sell ratings and accounting/auditor noise: Some analysts have reiterated sells or questioned competitiveness and valuation; separate reports flag accounting/auditor disputes that could weigh on sentiment until resolved. Read More. • Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Execution risk on advanced nodes and foundry ramp: even if customer talks progress, investors will want proof in the form of improving yields, confirmed contracts and clearer capacity visibility — none of which are fully confirmed yet. Read More.

Intel Stock Up 11.0%

The company has a market cap of $243.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -609.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 18.41 and a beta of 1.35. 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 stock’s fifty day moving average is $40.85 and its two-hundred day moving average is $33.47.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 22nd. The chip maker reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.08 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $13.67 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $13.37 billion. Intel had a negative return on equity of 0.44% and a negative net margin of 0.51%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.13 EPS. Intel has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.000-0.000 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Intel Corporation will post -0.11 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Intel

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Diversified Enterprises LLC purchased a new position in Intel during the fourth quarter worth about $719,000. WPG Advisers LLC lifted its position in shares of Intel by 62.6% during the 4th quarter. WPG Advisers LLC now owns 3,292 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $121,000 after buying an additional 1,267 shares in the last quarter. Quent Long Short Global Small Cap Fund LP purchased a new position in shares of Intel in the 4th quarter worth approximately $537,000. Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Intel by 3.7% in the fourth quarter. Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 33,171 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $1,224,000 after acquiring an additional 1,197 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Teacher Retirement System of Texas increased its position in shares of Intel by 11.1% during the fourth quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 2,571,913 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $94,904,000 after acquiring an additional 256,333 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

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.