Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Trading Down 3.1% – Should You Sell?

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC)’s share price was down 3.1% on Monday . The stock traded as low as $85.14 and last traded at $87.26. Approximately 95,364,382 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 20% from the average daily volume of 119,832,047 shares. The stock had previously closed at $90.07.

Key Stories Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel unveiled its next-generation Diamond Rapids, Crescent Island, and Wildcat Lake processors for data centers, enterprises, and edge devices. The products are intended to expand Intel’s participation in AI infrastructure beyond its traditional CPU business. Intel Unveils Next-Gen AI Processors
• Positive Sentiment: Several analysts and financial publications highlighted Intel’s roughly $20 billion investment in its foundry ambitions as a potential long-term beneficiary of rising AI-chip demand. The bullish thesis depends on Intel converting manufacturing capacity into profitable external-foundry revenue. $20 Billion Reason to Buy Intel
• Positive Sentiment: Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi disclosed additional Intel shares and call options, attracting retail and media attention to the company’s AI-infrastructure turnaround. The transaction is a sentiment catalyst rather than evidence of improved fundamentals. Pelosi Adds to Intel Bet
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel’s latest quarter showed strong momentum, with revenue of $16.13 billion, up 25.2% year over year, and adjusted EPS of $0.42 versus expectations of $0.21. Investors are now focused on whether that growth can continue while the company funds its costly manufacturing expansion.
• Negative Sentiment: The $20 billion equity offering remains a major overhang because it increases the share count and dilutes existing holders. Investors are weighing the immediate dilution against the possibility that the proceeds accelerate foundry growth and improve future returns. Intel Stock and $20 Billion Share Sale
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that Intel’s CPU market share has fallen to a multidecade low, combined with a Raymond James upgrade of AMD and expectations that AMD could overtake Intel in data-center CPUs by 2027, reinforce competitive concerns. Intel CPU Market Share Report
• Negative Sentiment: Semiconductor stocks have faced broad selling ahead of Nvidia’s earnings, increasing volatility for Intel. The market is also questioning whether Intel’s foundry operation can become profitable after years of heavy capital spending. Why Intel Stock Is Falling

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the company. KeyCorp set a $125.00 target price on Intel in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Daiwa Securities Group cut Intel from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. Rosenblatt Securities increased their price objective on Intel from $65.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. Bank of America lowered their price objective on Intel from $160.00 to $145.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Finally, Wolfe Research started coverage on shares of Intel in a report on Thursday, June 11th. They set a “peer perform” rating on the stock. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, thirty-one have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Intel currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $107.46.

Intel Stock Up 0.3%

The company has a market capitalization of $441.25 billion, a PE ratio of -41.46 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. The company’s 50-day moving average is $107.03 and its 200 day moving average is $85.80.

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

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

Institutional Trading of Intel

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. California State Teachers Retirement System raised its position in Intel by 13,422.7% in the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 931,579,105 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $130,076,390,000 after buying an additional 924,690,115 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Intel by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 208,536,784 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $7,695,007,000 after acquiring an additional 5,714,400 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors boosted its holdings in shares of Intel by 20.3% during the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 104,060,268 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $3,839,833,000 after acquiring an additional 17,557,147 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Intel by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 101,931,512 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $3,744,406,000 after acquiring an additional 3,124,798 shares during the period. Finally, Primecap Management Co. CA bought a new stake in shares of Intel in the second quarter worth approximately $10,507,291,000. Institutional investors 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.