Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Trading Down 1.3% on Insider Selling

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) fell 1.3% during trading on Wednesday following insider selling activity. The company traded as low as $47.00 and last traded at $48.60. 127,715,242 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 11% from the average session volume of 143,349,031 shares. The stock had previously closed at $49.25.

Specifically, EVP Boise April Miller sold 20,000 shares of Intel stock in a transaction on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $49.05, for a total transaction of $981,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 113,060 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,545,593. The trade was a 15.03% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently commented on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price target on Intel from $50.00 to $48.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on shares of Intel from $35.00 to $42.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Barclays set a $45.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. KeyCorp boosted their price objective on shares of Intel from $60.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Loop Capital upped their target price on Intel from $40.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-six have given a Hold rating and six have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Intel currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $45.76.

Key Stories Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CEO Lip‑Bu Tan said Intel will build GPUs and the company hired a lead GPU architect — a concrete step into the high‑growth AI accelerator market that could materially expand Intel’s TAM beyond CPUs. Intel CEO says company will make GPUs, has hired lead executive
• Positive Sentiment: Intel and SoftBank/Saimemory launched a collaboration to develop next‑gen memory for AI/data centers — this targets a key bottleneck for AI servers and supports Intel’s roadmap for higher‑value AI infrastructure. SoftBank subsidiary to work with Intel on next‑gen memory for AI
• Positive Sentiment: Daiwa Capital Markets and other brokers raised price targets, providing incremental analyst validation for the recent run‑up. Daiwa Securities adjusts price target on Intel to $50 from $41
• Positive Sentiment: Product update — Intel introduced Xeon 600 processors with core, AI and connectivity upgrades that strengthen its server/AI product stack over time. Intel Introduces XEON 600 Processors
• Neutral Sentiment: Company presentation — Intel presented at its Second Annual AI Summit (transcript available) — useful for timing and roadmap color but not an immediate earnings catalyst. Intel Presents at Second Annual AI Summit Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction to Xeon 600 was muted in some coverage — analysts/markets said the new chips haven’t yet moved the needle for high‑performance compute demand. Intel Stock Slips as Xeon 600 Processors Prove Little Help
• Negative Sentiment: An Intel EVP sold 20,000 shares (~$981k) in a Form 4 filing — insider sales can create short‑term unease even if they’re routine. Form 4 Insider Sale
• Negative Sentiment: Bearish analyst notes and a Seeking Alpha downgrade point to risks: softer Q4 trends, margin pressure, underwhelming Q1 guidance and foundry/competition execution concerns that could cap upside if Intel’s execution slips. Intel Stock Could Be In For A Reckoning (Rating Downgrade)

Intel Trading Down 1.3%

The stock has a market cap of $242.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -607.42, a P/E/G ratio of 15.76 and a beta of 1.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 2.02 and a quick ratio of 1.65. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $41.92 and its 200-day moving average price is $34.25.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last released its earnings results on Thursday, January 22nd. The chip maker reported $0.15 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.08 by $0.07. Intel had a negative net margin of 0.51% and a negative return on equity of 0.44%. The company had revenue of $13.67 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.37 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.13 EPS. Intel’s revenue was down 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Intel has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.000-0.000 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Intel Corporation will post -0.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Intel

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Winch Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Intel by 28.3% during the fourth quarter. Winch Advisory Services LLC now owns 966 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 213 shares during the period. Focus Financial Network Inc. lifted its stake in Intel by 2.1% during the 4th quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. now owns 10,788 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $398,000 after acquiring an additional 223 shares during the period. Successful Portfolios LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Intel by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Successful Portfolios LLC now owns 8,715 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $322,000 after acquiring an additional 223 shares during the last quarter. Orca Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Intel by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Orca Investment Management LLC now owns 50,697 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $1,871,000 after acquiring an additional 229 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jeppson Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Intel by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Jeppson Wealth Management LLC now owns 21,236 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $784,000 after purchasing an additional 229 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other 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.