Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) Receives Consensus Rating of “Reduce” from Brokerages

Shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) have earned a consensus rating of “Reduce” from the thirty-two analysts that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, twenty-four have issued a hold recommendation and two have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $26.3958.

INTC has been the subject of several analyst reports. Benchmark upgraded shares of Intel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $43.00 price target for the company in a report on Friday, September 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated a “sell” rating and set a $21.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a research report on Friday, September 19th. Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their target price on shares of Intel from $26.00 to $36.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, September 19th. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Intel in a report on Thursday, October 2nd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on Intel from $21.00 to $24.50 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st.

Intel Stock Down 0.7%

Shares of INTC opened at $36.59 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $25.79 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $22.86. Intel has a 12 month low of $17.67 and a 12 month high of $38.68. The company has a market capitalization of $160.15 billion, a PE ratio of -7.67 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a current ratio of 1.24, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 24th. The chip maker reported ($0.10) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.01 by ($0.11). The company had revenue of $12.86 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.88 billion. Intel had a negative return on equity of 3.78% and a negative net margin of 38.64%.Intel’s revenue was up .5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.02 earnings per share. Intel has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.000-0.000 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Intel will post -0.11 EPS for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Intel

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Old Port Advisors increased its stake in shares of Intel by 8.3% in the 3rd quarter. Old Port Advisors now owns 99,514 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $3,339,000 after acquiring an additional 7,620 shares in the last quarter. Fragasso Financial Advisors Inc acquired a new stake in Intel in the third quarter worth $338,000. Gradient Investments LLC acquired a new stake in Intel in the third quarter worth $265,000. Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Intel in the third quarter valued at $89,000. Finally, Boltwood Capital Management acquired a new position in shares of Intel during the third quarter valued at about $235,000. 64.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Intel

Intel Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells computing and related products and services worldwide. It operates through Client Computing Group, Data Center and AI, Network and Edge, Mobileye, and Intel Foundry Services segments. The company's products portfolio comprises central processing units and chipsets, system-on-chips (SoCs), and multichip packages; mobile and desktop processors; hardware products comprising graphics processing units (GPUs), domain-specific accelerators, and field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs); and memory and storage, connectivity and networking, and other semiconductor products.