Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Hits New 1-Year High After Analyst Upgrade

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high during trading on Tuesday after Susquehanna raised their price target on the stock from $35.00 to $40.00. Susquehanna currently has a neutral rating on the stock. Intel traded as high as $45.94 and last traded at $45.4470, with a volume of 5206499 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $44.06.

Several other research firms have also recently commented on INTC. KeyCorp upgraded shares of Intel from a “sector weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $60.00 target price for the company in a research note on Tuesday. Loop Capital increased their price target on shares of Intel from $40.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday. Mizuho boosted their target price on Intel from $39.00 to $41.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Wedbush lifted their price target on Intel from $19.00 to $20.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Intel in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-five have assigned a Hold rating and seven have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $38.89.

Intel News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Bullish analyst views and demand signals support the rally: KeyCorp has an Overweight rating with a $60 target and raised quarterly EPS expectations, and media/analyst coverage highlights sold‑out 2026 server CPU capacity and growing AI demand that underpin near‑term revenue upside. KeyCorp / Market context
• Positive Sentiment: Loop Capital lifted its price target to $50 and kept a “hold” rating, signaling modest upside versus the current price and validating part of the recent run. Loop Capital raises PT to $50
• Positive Sentiment: Citi upgraded Intel from “sell” to “neutral” and set a $50 target (up from $29), reflecting improving fundamentals and investor sentiment around Intel’s foundry and AI positioning. Citi upgrades to Neutral
• Neutral Sentiment: RBC reiterated its “neutral” rating, keeping analyst opinion mixed overall and limiting broad consensus momentum. RBC reaffirms neutral
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks and other previews expect Intel to beat on the upcoming quarter, which could be a catalyst at earnings but leaves the stock vulnerable to short‑term volatility ahead of the report. Zacks earnings preview
• Negative Sentiment: Susquehanna raised its target to $40 but maintained “neutral” — that PT sits well below the current market price and implies significant downside, putting sell‑side pressure on the stock despite other upgrades. Susquehanna raises PT to $40 (still neutral)
• Negative Sentiment: Overall the headlines are mixed: multiple neutral/hold ratings and some divergent price targets create room for profit‑taking after Intel’s strong run to 52‑week highs — traders are trimming into the optimism, driving short‑term weakness. (See market coverage noting the run and analyst differences.) Fool on Intel’s 18A CPU and rally context

Institutional Trading of Intel

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Intel in the second quarter valued at approximately $1,579,378,000. Capital World Investors raised its holdings in Intel by 32.5% in the 3rd quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 86,503,121 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $2,902,180,000 after acquiring an additional 21,230,715 shares during the last quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC purchased a new position in shares of Intel during the 2nd quarter worth $345,245,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its stake in shares of Intel by 86.4% during the 2nd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 22,705,050 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $508,593,000 after purchasing an additional 10,523,590 shares during the period. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Intel by 210.9% during the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 15,498,219 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $346,230,000 after purchasing an additional 10,514,007 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Intel Stock Down 0.9%

The firm has a market cap of $230.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4,832.23, a PEG ratio of 31.98 and a beta of 1.35. The company has a quick ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 1.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $38.56 and a 200-day moving average price of $31.71.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The business had revenue of $13.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $13.10 billion. Intel had a net margin of 0.37% and a negative return on equity of 0.75%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 3.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned ($0.46) earnings per share. Intel has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.080-0.080 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post -0.11 EPS for the current year.

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.