Mizuho Issues Positive Forecast for Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Stock Price

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) had its target price raised by Mizuho from $92.00 to $114.00 in a report released on Tuesday morning, MarketBeat.com reports. They currently have a neutral rating on the chip maker’s stock.

INTC has been the subject of a number of other reports. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on Intel from $110.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Arete Research lifted their price objective on Intel from $20.40 to $99.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 10th. TD Cowen reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $115.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a research report on Thursday, September 24th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Intel in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group cut Intel from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating, twenty-six have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $109.06.

Intel Trading Down 3.2%

INTC opened at $112.50 on Tuesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $101.96 and its two-hundred day moving average is $98.51. The firm has a market cap of $567.45 billion, a PE ratio of -53.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 12.40 and a beta of 2.22. Intel has a twelve month low of $32.89 and a twelve month high of $142.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 1.60.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $16.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 revenue was up 25.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned ($0.10) EPS. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Intel will post 1.04 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Intel

In other news, CEO Lip Bu Tan acquired 105,263 shares of Intel stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $95.00 per share, with a total value of $9,999,985.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,314,669 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $124,893,555. This represents a 8.70% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.05% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Intel

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of INTC. Southern Financial Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Intel by 0.6% during the first quarter. Southern Financial Group LLC now owns 14,313 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $632,000 after purchasing an additional 90 shares during the period. Harrell Investment Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Intel by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. Harrell Investment Partners LLC now owns 23,277 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $3,250,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the period. TFR Capital LLC. boosted its position in Intel by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. TFR Capital LLC. now owns 26,643 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $3,720,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Wynn Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of Intel by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. Wynn Capital LLC now owns 27,162 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $3,793,000 after purchasing an additional 104 shares during the period. Finally, Bell Investment Advisors Inc raised its position in shares of Intel by 4.3% in the second quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc now owns 2,895 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $404,000 after acquiring an additional 119 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Mizuho raised its Intel price target from $92 to $114 while maintaining a neutral rating. The upgrade reflects expectations for stronger CPU demand, although the target implies limited upside from recent trading levels. Intel Stock Price Target Raised at Mizuho
• Positive Sentiment: Intel and Applied Materials announced a collaboration on next-generation chipmaking. Work at Applied Materials’ EPIC Center and Intel’s Oregon research campus will focus on transistors, interconnects and advanced packaging for AI computing. The partnership could help Intel accelerate manufacturing innovation and strengthen its foundry ambitions. Applied Materials and Intel Collaboration
• Positive Sentiment: Intel’s turnaround narrative continues to attract investor attention. Commentary highlighted seven consecutive quarters of beating the company’s own expectations, with potential upside tied to successful execution of its contract-foundry strategy. Intel’s Biggest Opportunity May Be Its Comeback
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry reports continue to identify Intel as a participant in long-term growth markets such as embedded systems, AI, IoT and quantum computing. These reports support the addressable-market story but do not provide company-specific financial guidance. Embedded Systems Global Strategic Business Report
• Negative Sentiment: Concerns that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. could join Elon Musk’s Terafab project pressured Intel’s foundry opportunity. TSMC’s potential involvement could dilute Intel’s role as the venture’s chip partner and challenge the credibility of its manufacturing comeback. Intel Stock Slips Despite Mizuho CPU Demand Outlook
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that some Android applications perform poorly on Intel-powered Googlebooks raise questions about software compatibility and platform competitiveness, though the issue appears limited to certain applications. Google Android App Compatibility Report

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.