Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Stock Falls 5.7% – Should You Sell?

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) shares fell 5.7% during mid-day trading on Monday. The company traded as low as $114.71 and last traded at $116.03. 109,811,554 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 7% from the average daily volume of 117,654,320 shares. The stock had previously closed at $123.00.

Key Headlines Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is reportedly considering competitors as potential partners rather than treating them solely as rivals. A more collaborative strategy could help Intel attract foundry customers, share development costs, and improve utilization of its manufacturing capacity. Intel considers competitors as partners
• Positive Sentiment: Reports that Intel, Nvidia, and AMD are evaluating glass-substrate technology highlight a potential long-term opportunity in advanced packaging. Adoption could support demand for Intel’s manufacturing and packaging capabilities, although commercial benefits remain uncertain. Chipmakers consider glass substrates
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage of the AI boom continues to place Intel among the companies that could benefit from sustained inference and data-center spending. However, Taiwan Semiconductor remains the dominant foundry, with Intel still needing to prove it can scale an effective alternative. Taiwan Semiconductor leads the AI foundry market
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts and market commentary warn that Intel’s sharp year-to-date advance has moved the stock ahead of many consensus price targets. That leaves the shares vulnerable to profit-taking unless the company delivers clear progress in foundry execution, profitability, and AI-related growth. Intel turnaround and valuation outlook
• Negative Sentiment: The broader debate over a potential AI slowdown is an overhang for Intel and other semiconductor stocks. If AI infrastructure spending moderates, expectations supporting Intel’s recovery and foundry expansion could weaken. Technology stocks and an AI slowdown

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have weighed in on INTC shares. KeyCorp set a $125.00 target price on shares of Intel in a report on Friday, July 24th. Northland Securities upgraded Intel from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $120.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Tuesday, September 8th. Bank of America lowered their price objective on Intel from $160.00 to $145.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. New Street Research raised their target price on Intel from $100.00 to $122.00 in a research note on Friday, June 26th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Intel in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Buy rating, twenty-six have given a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $108.49.

Intel Stock Down 0.1%

The business’s 50 day moving average price is $99.66 and its 200-day moving average price is $95.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 1.60. The firm has a market capitalization of $584.75 billion, a PE ratio of -54.94, a P/E/G ratio of 12.38 and a beta of 2.22.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $16.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.43 billion. Intel had a negative net margin of 19.79% and a positive return on equity of 2.62%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 25.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted ($0.10) EPS. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post 1.04 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Intel

In other news, CEO Lip Bu Tan acquired 105,263 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $95.00 per share, with a total value of $9,999,985.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer owned 1,314,669 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $124,893,555. This represents a 8.70% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.05% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Intel

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Primecap Management Co. CA acquired a new stake in Intel during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $10,507,291,000. Legal & General Group Plc purchased a new stake in shares of Intel during the second quarter worth $4,096,110,000. Capital Research Global Investors raised its stake in shares of Intel by 285.9% in the fourth quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 26,619,928 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $982,279,000 after acquiring an additional 19,722,010 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors boosted its holdings in Intel by 20.3% in the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 104,060,268 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $3,839,833,000 after purchasing an additional 17,557,147 shares during the period. Finally, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board acquired a new position in Intel during the 2nd quarter worth $1,848,438,000. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Intel

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) is a global semiconductor company that designs and manufactures computing and connectivity products. Its portfolio includes central processing units (CPUs), graphics and accelerator products, chipsets, networking components, and other semiconductor solutions used in personal computers, servers, cloud infrastructure, artificial intelligence systems, and embedded applications.

The company serves a broad range of customers, including original equipment manufacturers, cloud service providers, enterprise businesses, telecommunications companies, government organizations, and other technology firms.