Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Trading Down 8.5% – What’s Next?

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) shares fell 8.5% during trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as $116.00 and last traded at $117.05. Approximately 130,651,723 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 8% from the average session volume of 121,398,703 shares. The stock had previously closed at $127.86.

More Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Trump said Apple agreed to work with Intel to design and build chips in America, which could be a major validation of Intel’s foundry strategy. Reuters: Trump says Apple to work with Intel to manufacture chips in US
• Positive Sentiment: Intel’s 18A-P process entered risk production, signaling manufacturing progress and raising hopes that the company can attract external customers. Reuters: Intel’s new manufacturing tech enters initial production
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and commentators have turned more constructive on Intel as AI-driven CPU demand and foundry momentum improve the outlook for the stock. CNBC: Intel rises 9% after Trump says company will partner with Apple on U.S. chip design
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel’s big rally has pushed the stock to fresh highs, which may leave valuation questions if investors start pricing in execution before the Apple deal is confirmed in company filings.
• Negative Sentiment: Some market coverage notes that Intel is being valued like stronger rivals such as AMD or TSMC even though its turnaround is still in progress, suggesting expectations may be running ahead of fundamentals. Invezz: Intel stock is being valued as AMD or TSMC – but its neither yet

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. TD Cowen increased their price objective on shares of Intel from $60.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Intel in a report on Friday, April 24th. Bank of America raised shares of Intel from an “underperform” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $96.00 to $135.00 in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Moffett Nathanson downgraded shares of Intel to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Truist Financial increased their price target on shares of Intel from $49.00 to $81.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $87.09.

Intel Trading Up 10.4%

The business has a fifty day moving average price of $99.46 and a 200 day moving average price of $63.55. The company has a market capitalization of $672.07 billion, a PE ratio of -215.77 and a beta of 2.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 1.85 and a current ratio of 2.31.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.29 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.01 by $0.28. The business had revenue of $13.58 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.32 billion. Intel had a positive return on equity of 0.39% and a negative net margin of 5.90%.The company’s revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.13 EPS. Intel has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.200-0.200 EPS. Analysts expect that Intel Corporation will post 0.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Intel news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 40,256 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.53, for a total transaction of $4,006,679.68. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 105,077 shares in the company, valued at $10,458,313.81. The trade was a 27.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.05% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Intel

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in INTC. Sivia Capital Partners LLC increased its holdings in Intel by 271.7% in the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 34,201 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $766,000 after purchasing an additional 25,001 shares in the last quarter. United Bank purchased a new stake in Intel during the 2nd quarter worth $205,000. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL lifted its holdings in Intel by 12.3% in the 2nd quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 13,737 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $308,000 after buying an additional 1,508 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Intel by 29.6% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 158,277 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $3,545,000 after buying an additional 36,116 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. boosted its position in Intel by 9.9% in the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 828,352 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $18,556,000 after buying an additional 74,838 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.