Stock Traders Buy Large Volume of Call Options on Intel (NASDAQ:INTC)

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) was the recipient of some unusual options trading on Friday. Investors acquired 735,494 call options on the stock. This is an increase of 30% compared to the typical volume of 566,588 call options.

Intel Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:INTC opened at $36.83 on Friday. Intel has a one year low of $17.67 and a one year high of $38.08. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $25.47 and a 200-day moving average of $22.79. The company has a market capitalization of $161.20 billion, a PE ratio of -7.72 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 1.24.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 24th. The chip maker reported ($0.10) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.01 by ($0.11). Intel had a negative net margin of 38.64% and a negative return on equity of 3.78%. The company had revenue of $12.86 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.88 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.02 EPS. Intel’s revenue was up .5% on a year-over-year basis. Intel has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.000-0.000 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Intel will post -0.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have commented on INTC shares. Mizuho lifted their target price on Intel from $22.00 to $23.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 3rd. Barclays lifted their target price on Intel from $19.00 to $25.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, September 19th. Loop Capital started coverage on Intel in a research note on Monday, July 21st. They issued a “hold” rating and a $25.00 target price for the company. Cantor Fitzgerald lifted their target price on Intel from $26.00 to $36.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, September 19th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities restated a “sell” rating and issued a $14.00 target price on shares of Intel in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-four have issued a Hold rating and six have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $26.19.

Institutional Trading of Intel

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in Intel during the 1st quarter valued at $25,000. HFM Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Intel during the 1st quarter valued at $25,000. MJT & Associates Financial Advisory Group Inc. acquired a new stake in Intel during the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. West Branch Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Intel during the 2nd quarter valued at $28,000. Finally, Investors Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Spolka Akcyjna acquired a new stake in Intel during the 2nd quarter valued at $28,000. 64.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Intel Company Profile

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.