Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Hits New 12-Month High – Still a Buy?

Shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as $141.80 and last traded at $141.8340, with a volume of 63160940 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $131.72.

Intel News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Chip stocks are benefiting from a broad risk-on rally, with Intel rising alongside peers as investors rotate back into semiconductors. Intel, AMD Jump 7% as Chip Stocks Catch a Risk-On Bid
• Positive Sentiment: Cantor Fitzgerald lifted its price target on Intel to $150 from $90, reinforcing optimism that Intel’s foundry and manufacturing roadmap is gaining credibility. Intel Stock Jumps as Price-Target Hike Adds to Foundry Momentum
• Positive Sentiment: Recent coverage says Intel could be a winner in the next AI market shift, while other reports highlight its potential cost advantage in advanced chip packaging versus TSMC. Why Intel Stock Just Popped
• Positive Sentiment: Momentum also improved after Intel’s 18A-P process entered risk production and the company continued to show better-than-expected AI and foundry revenue trends in recent results. Intel Stock Jumps as Price-Target Hike Adds to Foundry Momentum
• Neutral Sentiment: Some commentary warns that much of the good news may already be priced in, and that Intel still needs to prove a durable engineering and manufacturing recovery. Intel: Good News Priced In, Extreme Valuation Clouds Investing

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

INTC has been the subject of several recent research reports. New Street Research upped their price target on shares of Intel from $100.00 to $122.00 in a research report on Friday. BNP Paribas Exane raised shares of Intel from an “underperform” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $60.00 target price for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Freedom Capital upgraded shares of Intel from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 28th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “hold” rating and issued a $100.00 price target on shares of Intel in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Intel from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Intel currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $93.93.

Intel Stock Up 7.4%

The firm’s fifty day moving average is $110.80 and its two-hundred day moving average is $68.72. The firm has a market cap of $710.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -228.65 and a beta of 2.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 2.31 and a quick ratio of 1.85.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last released its earnings results 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 firm 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 0.39%. Intel’s quarterly revenue was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.13 EPS. Intel has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.200-0.200 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Intel Corporation will post 0.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 40,256 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $99.53, for a total transaction of $4,006,679.68. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 105,077 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,458,313.81. The trade was a 27.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.05% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Intel

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of INTC. Basecamp Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Intel by 2.0% in the 1st quarter. Basecamp Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 11,809 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $521,000 after acquiring an additional 233 shares during the last quarter. Ballast Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Intel in the 1st quarter worth approximately $52,000. Sapient Capital LLC lifted its stake in Intel by 8.2% during the first quarter. Sapient Capital LLC now owns 25,322 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $1,117,000 after purchasing an additional 1,919 shares during the last quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Intel by 57.7% during the first quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC now owns 21,223 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $937,000 after purchasing an additional 7,764 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Southern Financial Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Intel by 0.6% during the 1st quarter. Southern Financial Group LLC now owns 14,313 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $632,000 after acquiring an additional 90 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.