Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Shares Down 1.8% – Here’s Why

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC)’s stock price traded down 1.8% on Tuesday . The company traded as low as $23.68 and last traded at $23.92. 22,553,385 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 77% from the average session volume of 98,588,563 shares. The stock had previously closed at $24.35.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

INTC has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of Intel in a research note on Tuesday, August 19th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft started coverage on Intel in a research report on Wednesday, May 21st. They set a “hold” rating and a $23.00 price objective for the company. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “sell” rating and set a $14.00 price target on shares of Intel in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Mizuho lifted their price objective on Intel from $22.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 3rd. Finally, UBS Group upped their price objective on Intel from $21.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, July 14th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-two have assigned a Hold rating and five have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $22.17.

Intel Price Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of $105.29 billion, a P/E ratio of -5.04 and a beta of 1.23. The company has a current ratio of 1.24, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $22.56 and a 200-day moving average price of $21.85.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in Intel during the 1st quarter valued at $25,000. HFM Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Intel during the first quarter worth $25,000. Vermillion Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Intel during the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. MJT & Associates Financial Advisory Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Intel in the first quarter worth about $27,000. Finally, West Branch Capital LLC purchased a new position in Intel in the 2nd quarter worth about $28,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Intel Company Profile

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.