Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Shares Up 1.7% – Should You Buy?

Shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) shot up 1.7% during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as $106.69 and last traded at $106.24. 95,741,287 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 19% from the average session volume of 117,751,773 shares. The stock had previously closed at $104.47.

Key Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: High-NA EUV milestone strengthens foundry credibility. Intel Foundry and ASML confirmed that Intel has processed more than one million wafers using High Numerical Aperture EUV equipment. The technology is being applied to selected layers of Intel’s 18A process and upcoming Panther Lake chips, suggesting meaningful progress in yields and production readiness. Intel Foundry and ASML Collaborate to Accelerate Industry Readiness for High NA EUV
• Positive Sentiment: CPU price increases could improve margins. Reports indicate Intel has confirmed a 10% increase in enterprise CPU prices, with further PC processor increases potentially coming in October. In a supply-constrained data-center market, higher average selling prices could convert into stronger operating leverage and help offset elevated manufacturing costs. Intel’s stock is rising as the company looks primed to boost prices even more
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst and strategic-industry support is lifting sentiment. Northland Securities upgraded Intel to Outperform, citing potential AI-supply-chain growth and possible foundry scale from future customer relationships. Separate reports said Nvidia disclosed a substantial Intel position, adding to market confidence in Intel’s strategic importance. Wall Street analyst upgrades Intel stock price target
• Neutral Sentiment: Strong recent results provide support, but execution remains crucial. Intel’s latest quarter exceeded earnings and revenue expectations, with revenue up 25.2% year over year. Investors now need evidence that Panther Lake yields, enterprise shipments and foundry customer adoption can turn the manufacturing advances into durable profits.
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation, dilution and competitive risks remain. Intel has rallied sharply over the past year, while analysts have raised concerns about its elevated valuation and the potential impact of recent capital raising. AMD has also reaffirmed its relationship with TSMC, underscoring that Intel has not yet secured a broad, durable shift in customer sourcing toward its foundry business. AMD reaffirms TSMC ties amid Intel foundry buzz

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have issued reports on INTC. Daiwa Securities Group lowered Intel from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. Wolfe Research initiated coverage on Intel in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. They issued a “peer perform” rating for the company. Pivotal Research initiated coverage on Intel in a research report on Tuesday. They set a “buy” rating for the company. Citigroup started coverage on Intel in a research note on Tuesday. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald dropped their price target on Intel from $150.00 to $125.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, July 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Buy rating, twenty-eight have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Intel has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $107.74.

Intel Stock Up 1.7%

The business has a 50-day moving average of $99.03 and a 200 day moving average of $88.96. The company has a market capitalization of $535.87 billion, a PE ratio of -50.35, a P/E/G ratio of 10.58 and a beta of 2.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 1.60 and a quick ratio of 1.25.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 positive return on equity of 2.62% and a negative net margin of 19.79%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 25.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted ($0.10) EPS. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Intel Corporation will post 1.01 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Lip Bu Tan purchased 105,263 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was bought at an average price of $95.00 per share, for a total transaction of $9,999,985.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,314,669 shares in the company, valued at approximately $124,893,555. The trade was a 8.70% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Intel by 19.1% during the second quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 175,809 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $24,548,000 after buying an additional 28,141 shares during the period. Community Bank of Raymore bought a new stake in shares of Intel during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $628,000. Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in Intel by 28.9% during the 2nd quarter. Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC now owns 13,621 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $1,902,000 after acquiring an additional 3,050 shares during the period. Cahill Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Intel in the 2nd quarter valued at $262,000. Finally, Gemmer Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Intel by 252.0% in the second quarter. Gemmer Asset Management LLC now owns 36,374 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $5,079,000 after purchasing an additional 26,041 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Intel Company Profile

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) is a global semiconductor company that designs and manufactures computing and communications products. Its portfolio includes Intel Core processors for personal computers, Xeon processors for data centers and enterprise systems, and products for edge computing, networking, and other specialized applications.

Intel also develops graphics processing units under its Intel Arc and Intel Data Center GPU brands, Gaudi artificial intelligence accelerators, Ethernet products, software, and related platform technologies.