Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) Receives $45.74 Average Target Price from Analysts

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) has been assigned an average rating of “Reduce” from the thirty-seven research firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twenty-six have assigned a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $45.7364.

A number of research firms recently commented on INTC. Wedbush restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $30.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “hold” rating on shares of Intel in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Roth Mkm boosted their price target on Intel from $40.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Intel from $30.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Citic Securities raised Intel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $38.90 to $60.30 in a report on Monday, January 26th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP David Zinsner purchased 5,882 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, January 26th. The shares were bought at an average price of $42.50 per share, for a total transaction of $249,985.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the executive vice president directly owned 247,392 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,514,160. This trade represents a 2.44% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Boise April Miller sold 20,000 shares of Intel stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $49.05, for a total transaction of $981,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 113,060 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,545,593. This represents a 15.03% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.04% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Sivia Capital Partners LLC raised its stake in Intel by 271.8% during the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 34,201 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $766,000 after purchasing an additional 25,001 shares during the last quarter. United Bank acquired a new stake in Intel in the 2nd quarter worth $205,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its position in Intel by 1.9% in the 2nd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 35,694,753 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $799,562,000 after purchasing an additional 669,157 shares during the last quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Intel by 2.4% during the 2nd quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 93,603 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $2,097,000 after purchasing an additional 2,171 shares during the period. Finally, Prudential Financial Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Intel by 9.4% during the 2nd quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 2,554,150 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $57,213,000 after purchasing an additional 218,406 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Reports that Intel can raise CPU prices and capture better margins — a structural AI-driven supply squeeze has given Intel pricing power that supports near-term revenue and margin upside. The Silicon Squeeze: AI Pricing Power Lifts Chip Stocks
• Positive Sentiment: Product and execution momentum: investor optimism around Intel’s 18A process, Panther Lake PC platform and recent enterprise chip launches has boosted confidence that Intel can convert R&D and capex into high-volume products and foundry optionality. Intel shares jump as investors refocus on 18A/Panther Lake execution and foundry optionality
• Positive Sentiment: Partnerships that extend Intel’s AI ecosystem (example: a tie-up with CrowdStrike to secure AI PCs) could help demand for AI-capable client chips and strengthen platform positioning. INTC & CrowdStrike Team Up to Secure AI Adoption
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst views and price targets are mixed (median targets near the mid-$40s), so short-term direction depends on execution vs. expectations — not a unanimous buy/sell signal. Quiver Quant coverage of analyst activity for INTC
• Neutral Sentiment: Some strategists argue the broader tech dip is overdone, suggesting any near-term weakness could be a buying opportunity if Intel proves margin expansion. Bank of America: Tech sell-off assessment
• Negative Sentiment: Sell-off headlines and intraday weakness: market reports and coverage flagged a sharper-than-market drop for INTC today as investors digested profit-taking and fresh negative headlines. Intel (INTC) Falls More Steeply Than Broader Market
• Negative Sentiment: Technical/sector catalyst: news that Google’s TurboQuant (and similar model-efficiency advances) could reduce memory/compute needs and a broader risk-off in chips pressured several names, including Intel, in the afternoon session. Afternoon market reaction to TurboQuant and sector moves (Yahoo Finance)
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive threat: Arm’s new AI CPU push (backed by major customers) raises the long-term risk to Intel’s server roadmap and could weigh on sentiment for incumbents as hyperscalers diversify architecture bets. Arm’s New Gambit: Building Chips to Challenge the AI Titans
• Negative Sentiment: Macro/forecast uncertainty: rate concerns and analyst forecast notes suggesting chip makers look vulnerable again add downside risk to near-term multiples. NVDA, INTC and AMD Forecasts – Chip Makers Look Vulnerable Again

Intel Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ INTC opened at $44.10 on Tuesday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $46.50 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $40.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 2.02 and a quick ratio of 1.65. Intel has a one year low of $17.67 and a one year high of $54.60. The company has a market capitalization of $220.28 billion, a P/E ratio of -551.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 20.22 and a beta of 1.37.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 22nd. The chip maker reported $0.15 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.08 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $13.67 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.37 billion. Intel had a negative return on equity of 0.44% and a negative net margin of 0.51%.The business’s quarterly revenue was down 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.13 EPS. Intel has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.000-0.000 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Intel will post -0.11 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.