Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Shares Up 4.2% Following Analyst Upgrade

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC)’s stock price was up 4.2% on Tuesday after Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on the stock from $45.00 to $55.00. Wells Fargo & Company currently has an equal weight rating on the stock. Intel traded as high as $53.27 and last traded at $52.91. Approximately 124,413,818 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 16% from the average daily volume of 107,680,938 shares. The stock had previously closed at $50.78.

INTC has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on shares of Intel from $38.00 to $41.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. DA Davidson raised shares of Intel to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Evercore raised their price objective on shares of Intel from $41.10 to $45.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Wedbush reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $30.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Intel in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-six have assigned a Hold rating and six 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 an average price target of $46.19.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Intel news, EVP David Zinsner bought 5,882 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 26th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $42.50 per share, for a total transaction of $249,985.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 247,392 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,514,160. This represents a 2.44% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Boise April Miller sold 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $49.05, for a total value of $981,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 113,060 shares in the company, valued at $5,545,593. This trade represents a 15.03% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Company insiders own 0.04% of the company’s stock.

Intel News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel joined Elon Musk’s Terafab chip initiative with SpaceX, Tesla and xAI — a high-profile anchor customer for Intel Foundry Services that validates its foundry/packaging strategy and signals large, long-term demand for custom AI and aerospace chips. Intel to join Musk’s Terafab mega AI chip project (Reuters)
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street is turning more constructive: KeyBanc raised its INTC target to $70 and Wells Fargo raised its target to $55 — analyst optimism amplifies buying momentum after the Terafab and foundry headlines. KeyBanc lifts price target (TipRanks)
• Positive Sentiment: Reports that Intel is in advanced talks to provide advanced packaging services to hyperscalers (Google, Amazon) bolster the revenue runway for higher-margin foundry/packaging work. That reinforces the narrative that Intel can convert capex into recurring customer wins. Intel in talks with Amazon, Google for packaging services (MSN)
• Positive Sentiment: Corporate actions supporting the foundry push — notably the move to reclaim the Fab 34 stake — continue to clear strategic uncertainty around Intel’s manufacturing assets and have previously supported the rally. Intel reclaims Fab 34 stake (Benzinga)
• Neutral Sentiment: Smaller strategic investments continue (e.g., an additional reported ~$15M into SambaNova) that keep Intel connected to AI-software/hardware ecosystems but are not material to near-term earnings. Intel to invest more in SambaNova (InsiderMonkey)
• Negative Sentiment: Macro and geopolitical headlines (e.g., Middle East tensions) are weighing on the broader tech complex and can create episodic volatility that offsets company-specific gains. Monitor market risk aversion ahead of upcoming earnings. Market volatility and geopolitical risk (Benzinga)

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in INTC. Financially Speaking Inc lifted its holdings in Intel by 69.2% in the 4th quarter. Financially Speaking Inc now owns 682 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 279 shares in the last quarter. Legacy Bridge LLC purchased a new position in Intel in the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Investors Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Spolka Akcyjna purchased a new position in Intel in the 2nd quarter valued at $28,000. Corundum Trust Company INC purchased a new position in Intel in the 3rd quarter valued at $29,000. Finally, Raleigh Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in Intel in the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Intel Stock Up 4.2%

The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $46.28 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $41.35. The company has a current ratio of 2.02, a quick ratio of 1.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The company has a market cap of $264.29 billion, a PE ratio of -661.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 21.18 and a beta of 1.35.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 22nd. The chip maker reported $0.15 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.08 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $13.67 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $13.37 billion. Intel had a negative return on equity of 0.44% and a negative net margin of 0.51%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.13 EPS. Intel has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.000-0.000 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Intel Corporation will post -0.11 earnings per share for the current year.

Intel Company Profile

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.