Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Trading Down 3% – Should You Sell?

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC)’s stock price dropped 3% during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as low as $36.80 and last traded at $37.24. Approximately 72,983,537 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 30% from the average daily volume of 103,957,320 shares. The stock had previously closed at $38.38.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on shares of Intel from $21.00 to $24.50 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, July 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Intel from $21.00 to $30.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. New Street Research boosted their price target on Intel from $23.00 to $32.00 in a report on Friday, September 19th. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Intel in a research note on Thursday, October 2nd. Finally, Susquehanna boosted their target price on Intel from $31.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-three have assigned a Hold rating and eight have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Intel currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $34.84.

Intel Trading Up 2.4%

The business’s fifty day moving average is $33.35 and its 200-day moving average is $25.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 1.60. The firm has a market cap of $166.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 3,816.82 and a beta of 1.31.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last released 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 firm had revenue of $13.65 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.10 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned ($0.46) earnings per share. The company’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. Analysts predict that Intel Corporation will post -0.11 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Intel

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in INTC. Corundum Trust Company INC bought a new position in shares of Intel in the 3rd quarter worth about $29,000. GoalVest Advisory LLC acquired a new position in Intel in the third quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC bought a new position in shares of Intel during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $33,000. HFM Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Intel during the 1st quarter worth approximately $25,000. Finally, N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of Intel in the 1st quarter valued at $25,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

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.