Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Trading Down 4.3% – Should You Sell?

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) traded down 4.3% during trading on Friday . The stock traded as low as $37.62 and last traded at $37.81. 83,914,657 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 18% from the average session volume of 101,743,133 shares. The stock had previously closed at $39.51.

Analyst Ratings Changes

INTC has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. DZ Bank restated a “sell” rating on shares of Intel in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Roth Capital increased their target price on Intel from $30.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Cantor Fitzgerald upped their price objective on Intel from $36.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, October 20th. Benchmark lifted their price target on shares of Intel from $43.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Intel from $30.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-four have given a Hold rating and eight have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $34.84.

Intel Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 1.60 and a quick ratio of 1.25. The firm has a market cap of $180.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3,784.78 and a beta of 1.34. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $38.05 and a 200 day moving average price of $28.59.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Intel

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its stake in Intel by 7.4% during the 1st quarter. Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 132,193 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $3,002,000 after purchasing an additional 9,060 shares in the last quarter. Ground Swell Capital LLC bought a new position in Intel during the 1st quarter worth $591,000. BRIGHT VALLEY CAPITAL Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Intel in the 1st quarter worth about $15,674,000. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Intel by 180.1% in the first quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 495,413 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $11,251,000 after purchasing an additional 318,542 shares during the period. Finally, Certuity LLC raised its stake in Intel by 94.0% during the 1st quarter. Certuity LLC now owns 318,792 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $7,240,000 after acquiring an additional 154,507 shares in the last quarter. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Intel

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.