Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Trading Down 4% – Here’s Why

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC)’s stock price fell 4% on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as $91.28 and last traded at $92.80. 108,893,785 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 10% from the average session volume of 120,379,289 shares. The stock had previously closed at $96.68.

Key Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CEO Lip-Bu Tan purchased approximately $10 million of Intel stock—more than 105,000 shares—at about $95 each. The open-market purchase signals management confidence in Intel’s long-term recovery and follows strong second-quarter revenue growth. Intel CEO stock purchase
• Positive Sentiment: Socionext selected Intel’s 18A-P process for chiplet development, providing a potential customer validation for Intel Foundry’s advanced manufacturing technology. Intel Socionext chiplet agreement
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts see additional growth opportunities in Intel’s client-computing business from AI PCs, edge AI, robotics and physical AI. Separate commentary points to rising demand for server CPUs from agentic AI workloads. Intel client computing outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Samsung’s reported increase in chipmaking prices could improve Intel’s relative competitiveness in foundry services. Intel is also pursuing advanced packaging to challenge TSMC in AI hardware. Intel and Samsung chipmaking prices
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel GPU prices reportedly rose 48% in one month as memory costs surged. The increase may demonstrate pricing power and strong demand, but it also highlights inflationary pressure that could raise costs across the hardware supply chain. Intel GPU prices and memory costs
• Negative Sentiment: Intel and AMD continued to decline even as major indexes recovered, indicating a semiconductor-specific selloff. Investors are reassessing the sustainability of AI infrastructure spending and remain cautious after Intel’s sharp rally and elevated valuation. Why Intel and AMD shares are falling

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts recently commented on INTC shares. Citigroup raised shares of Intel from a “positive” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Bank of America reduced their target price on shares of Intel from $160.00 to $145.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. TD Cowen lifted their price target on shares of Intel from $75.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, July 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Intel in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Intel from a “sell (d-)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, thirty-two have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $107.46.

Intel Stock Down 4.0%

The business has a 50 day moving average of $109.90 and a two-hundred day moving average of $84.33. The stock has a market capitalization of $468.08 billion, a PE ratio of -43.98 and a beta of 2.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 1.60.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $16.13 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.43 billion. Intel had a negative net margin of 19.79% and a positive return on equity of 2.62%. The firm’s revenue was up 25.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted ($0.10) earnings per share. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. Analysts predict that Intel Corporation will post 1.01 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Intel

In other news, CEO Lip Bu Tan bought 105,263 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was bought at an average price of $95.00 per share, with a total value of $9,999,985.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,314,669 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $124,893,555. The trade was a 8.70% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 0.05% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Intel

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in INTC. iA Global Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Intel by 17.0% in the fourth quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. now owns 593,043 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $21,883,000 after purchasing an additional 86,189 shares during the period. Whalerock Point Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Intel in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $205,000. Heritage Investment Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Intel in the fourth quarter valued at about $219,000. Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Intel during the 4th quarter worth approximately $185,000. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its stake in shares of Intel by 5.7% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 255,261 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $9,419,000 after purchasing an additional 13,858 shares during the last quarter. 64.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.