Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Price Target Raised to $57.00

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) had its target price lifted by Benchmark from $50.00 to $57.00 in a report issued on Friday morning, Marketbeat reports. The brokerage currently has a buy rating on the chip maker’s stock.

INTC has been the subject of several other reports. Evercore ISI raised their price objective on shares of Intel from $23.00 to $41.10 in a report on Friday, October 24th. HSBC upgraded Intel from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $26.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Loop Capital raised their price target on Intel from $40.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Rosenblatt Securities lifted their price target on Intel from $25.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Intel from $21.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-six have issued a Hold rating and six have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $44.10.

Intel Trading Down 17.0%

Shares of INTC opened at $45.07 on Friday. Intel has a fifty-two week low of $17.67 and a fifty-two week high of $54.60. The business has a 50-day moving average of $40.23 and a 200 day moving average of $33.08. The firm has a market cap of $215.30 billion, a P/E ratio of -563.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 28.67 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.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 22nd. The chip maker reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.08 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $13.67 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.37 billion. Intel had a negative net margin of 0.51% and a negative return on equity of 0.44%. The company’s revenue was down 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.13 earnings per share. Intel has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.000-0.000 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Intel will post -0.11 EPS for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Intel

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in INTC. Focus Financial Network Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Intel by 2.1% during the 4th quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. now owns 10,788 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $398,000 after acquiring an additional 223 shares during the last quarter. Successful Portfolios LLC raised its position in Intel by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. Successful Portfolios LLC now owns 8,715 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $322,000 after purchasing an additional 223 shares in the last quarter. Orca Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in Intel by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Orca Investment Management LLC now owns 50,697 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $1,871,000 after purchasing an additional 229 shares during the last quarter. Quantum Financial Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Intel by 3.8% during the fourth quarter. Quantum Financial Advisors LLC now owns 6,235 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $230,000 after purchasing an additional 230 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Lakeshore Capital Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Intel by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Lakeshore Capital Group Inc. now owns 21,142 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $780,000 after purchasing an additional 236 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 beat on headline numbers — Intel exceeded expectations for revenue and EPS (Q4 revenue $13.67B; non‑GAAP EPS $0.15), showing demand traction for AI and PC products. Intel Q4 results
• Positive Sentiment: Some analysts raised targets or reiterated support post‑report, citing the long‑term foundry/AI opportunity (examples: Benchmark raised its target and Jefferies nudged its target higher), which underpins the bullish narrative for a multi‑year turnaround. Benchmark price target raise
• Neutral Sentiment: Street reaction is mixed — several firms kept Hold/Neutral ratings while others moved to Buy or Sell; commentary is split between excitement about long‑term AI demand and skepticism about near‑term execution. Analyst reaction roundup
• Negative Sentiment: Weak Q1 guidance was the main trigger — management guided Q1 revenue below consensus ($11.7B–$12.7B vs. ~$12.6B expected) and issued flat/very low EPS guidance, signaling supply will constrain growth in the near term. Reuters: Q1 guidance
• Negative Sentiment: Manufacturing and yield troubles — multiple reports and management comments point to capacity/yield shortfalls that prevent Intel from meeting booming AI/server demand; investors worry margins and inventory dynamics will be pressured. Bloomberg Tech: manufacturing snags
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive and supply‑chain implications — rivals and component makers (AMD, Micron, TSMC-related stories) are seeing relative upside as Intel’s supply issues create share and pricing opportunities for others. MarketWatch: AMD vs Intel

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.