Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Shares Up 1.5% – Still a Buy?

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC)’s stock price traded up 1.5% during trading on Friday . The stock traded as high as $37.58 and last traded at $36.82. 154,999,719 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 53% from the average session volume of 101,333,398 shares. The stock had previously closed at $36.28.

Key Headlines Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: U.S. antitrust agencies cleared Nvidia’s investment in Intel — removes a major regulatory hurdle and likely unlocks capital and collaboration benefits that investors view as supportive for Intel’s turnaround. Read More. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel’s new Arizona fab (18A) is now in high‑volume production — a potential long‑term positive for manufacturing competitiveness and foundry ambitions, but the facility has yet to announce major external customers, leaving near‑term revenue upside uncertain. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Reports describe leadership and Washington strategy shifts as Intel quietly repositions to win policy support and funding for U.S. capacity — this could help secure subsidies and contracts but outcomes depend on political negotiation. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Reputational headlines around the CEO and alleged conflicts (and associated public backlash) remain a risk that can pressure sentiment and short‑term trading volatility if escalated. Read More.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

INTC has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Roth Capital boosted their price target on shares of Intel from $30.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. Hsbc Global Res lowered Intel from a “hold” rating to a “moderate sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 7th. Wall Street Zen raised Intel from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, September 13th. Erste Group Bank upgraded Intel from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, September 22nd. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Intel from $23.00 to $36.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, October 20th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-four have issued a Hold rating and eight have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $34.84.

Intel Stock Performance

The stock has a fifty day moving average of $38.04 and a 200-day moving average of $29.36. The firm has a market capitalization of $175.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 3,685.69 and a beta of 1.34. The company has a quick ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 1.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.23 earnings per share for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $13.65 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.10 billion. Intel had a negative return on equity of 0.75% and a net margin of 0.37%.The business’s revenue was up 3.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted ($0.46) EPS. Intel has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.080-0.080 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Intel Corporation will post -0.11 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in INTC. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Intel during the 2nd quarter worth about $1,579,378,000. Capital World Investors increased its position in shares of Intel by 32.5% in the third 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 bought a new stake in Intel during the second quarter worth about $345,245,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its position in Intel by 99.8% during the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 29,829,385 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $677,426,000 after purchasing an additional 14,901,457 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. grew its stake in Intel by 86.4% in the second quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 22,705,050 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $508,593,000 after purchasing an additional 10,523,590 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

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.