Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Trading Down 17% Following Analyst Downgrade

Shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) fell 17% during trading on Friday after Citigroup lowered their price target on the stock from $50.00 to $48.00. Citigroup currently has a neutral rating on the stock. Intel traded as low as $44.45 and last traded at $45.0710. 290,580,559 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 96% from the average session volume of 148,578,359 shares. The stock had previously closed at $54.32.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Intel from $21.00 to $30.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on Intel from $38.00 to $41.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday. BNP Paribas Exane raised their target price on Intel from $19.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Raymond James Financial initiated coverage on Intel in a research note on Friday, November 21st. They issued a “market perform” rating on the stock. Finally, UBS Group increased their price target on Intel from $49.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-six have given a Hold rating and six have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $44.10.

Key Headlines Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results beat expectations: Intel reported above-consensus revenue and EPS and highlighted AI-related traction. Intel Q4 results press release
• Positive Sentiment: Some analysts remain constructive and raised price targets or reiterated long‑term conviction around Intel’s AI and foundry opportunity. Analysts split between hold and buy
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst views are mixed — several firms adjusted targets both up and down (e.g., Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, Evercore), reflecting uncertainty on timing of supply improvements versus long-term demand. Citigroup price-target note
• Negative Sentiment: Soft Q1 guidance drove the sell-off: Intel gave revenue and EPS guidance below consensus, citing supply constraints that will limit shipments in the quarter. Reuters: Intel guidance below estimates
• Negative Sentiment: Manufacturing and yield issues are the core concern — management says demand is strong but capacity and yields are below where customers expect, creating near-term shortages and margin pressure. CNBC: manufacturing troubles overshadow earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction: heavy selling volume and headlines describe sharp intraday declines as investors shift exposure toward competitors better positioned for near-term memory and AI capacity. NYPost: shares plunge on manufacturing woes

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Intel

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Intel in the second quarter valued at $1,579,378,000. Capital World Investors raised its stake in Intel by 32.5% in the third quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 86,503,121 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $2,902,180,000 after buying an additional 21,230,715 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Intel by 210.9% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 15,498,219 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $346,230,000 after buying an additional 10,514,007 shares during the period. Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its holdings in Intel by 18.3% in the third quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 55,521,741 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $1,862,755,000 after buying an additional 8,569,812 shares during the period. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Intel by 2.3% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 385,903,735 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $8,644,244,000 after acquiring an additional 8,513,298 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Intel Price Performance

The stock has a market cap of $215.30 billion, a PE ratio of 4,511.61, a P/E/G ratio of 34.51 and a beta of 1.35. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $40.04 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $32.79. The company has a current ratio of 1.60, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Intel had a net margin of 0.37% and a negative return on equity of 0.75%. The company had revenue of $13.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $13.10 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted ($0.46) EPS. Intel’s revenue was up 3.0% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post -0.11 earnings per share 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.