Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Sets New 1-Year High – Should You Buy?

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) reached a new 52-week high during trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as $135.48 and last traded at $130.1530, with a volume of 45830861 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $121.10.

Intel News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Trump said Apple will work with Intel on U.S. chip design and production, raising hopes that Intel could land a marquee foundry customer and accelerate its turnaround. Reuters article
• Positive Sentiment: Intel’s 18A-P process has entered risk production, signaling meaningful progress in its chip roadmap and improving investor confidence in the company’s manufacturing comeback. Yahoo Finance article
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and market commentators are highlighting Intel’s AI and foundry strategy as a possible driver of additional upside, with some arguing the stock may still have room to run if execution improves. Barchart article

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on INTC shares. Cantor Fitzgerald upped their price objective on Intel from $65.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $80.00 target price on shares of Intel in a research note on Monday, May 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Intel from $35.00 to $45.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Moffett Nathanson cut Intel to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Intel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, June 13th. 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 given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $87.09.

Intel Stock Up 9.4%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 2.31 and a quick ratio of 1.85. The company has a market capitalization of $666.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -213.91 and a beta of 2.21. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $99.46 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $63.55.

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 40,256 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $99.53, for a total transaction of $4,006,679.68. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 105,077 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,458,313.81. This represents a 27.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Intel by 3.5% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 404,522,308 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $14,926,873,000 after purchasing an additional 13,692,624 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its stake in Intel by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 208,536,784 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $7,695,007,000 after buying an additional 5,714,400 shares during the period. Capital World Investors raised its stake in Intel by 20.3% in the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 104,060,268 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $3,839,833,000 after buying an additional 17,557,147 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Intel by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 101,931,512 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $3,744,406,000 after buying an additional 3,124,798 shares during the period. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised its stake in Intel by 20.4% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 65,249,269 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $2,407,698,000 after buying an additional 11,056,090 shares during the period. 64.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Intel Company Profile

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.