Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Stock Rating Upgraded by KGI Securities

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) was upgraded by research analysts at KGI Securities from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report released on Friday, Benzinga reports. The firm presently has a $95.00 target price on the chip maker’s stock. KGI Securities‘s price target points to a potential upside of 3.18% from the stock’s previous close.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Weiss Ratings cut Intel from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a research note on Friday, October 23rd. Tigress Financial lifted their target price on Intel from $118.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 15th. Bank of America cut Intel from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their price objective for the company from $145.00 to $100.00 in a report on Friday. KeyCorp reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $140.00 price target on shares of Intel in a research report on Friday. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities restated a “sell” rating and issued a $80.00 price target on shares of Intel in a research note on Tuesday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Buy rating, twenty-six have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $104.61.

Intel Trading Down 3.6%

Shares of NASDAQ:INTC opened at $92.07 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $464.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -43.63, a PEG ratio of 10.14 and a beta of 2.22. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $101.63 and its 200 day simple moving average is $86.25. Intel has a 12 month low of $32.89 and a 12 month high of $142.35. The company has a quick ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 1.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 29th. The chip maker reported $0.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.41 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $16.51 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.56 billion. Intel had a positive return on equity of 2.62% and a negative net margin of 19.79%. Intel’s quarterly revenue was up 20.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.23 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts forecast that Intel will post 1.05 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Intel

In other Intel news, CEO Lip Bu Tan bought 105,263 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were bought at an average price of $95.00 per share, for a total transaction of $9,999,985.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,314,669 shares in the company, valued at approximately $124,893,555. This trade represents a 8.70% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.05% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Intel

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. ABS Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Intel during the 2nd quarter valued at $694,101,000. Montgomery Financial Services LLC purchased a new position in Intel during the second quarter worth about $26,000. Knuff & Co LLC bought a new position in shares of Intel in the second quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Glynn Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Intel during the 2nd quarter valued at $29,000. Finally, Next Level Wealth Planning LLC bought a new stake in Intel in the third quarter worth about $28,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

More Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel reported third-quarter adjusted earnings of $0.52 per share, above the roughly $0.40–$0.41 consensus, while revenue rose 21% year over year to $16.5 billion. Data Center and AI revenue surged 78% to $7.3 billion, and Intel Foundry revenue increased 58%. Intel Q3 Revenue Rises 21% to $16.5 Billion
• Positive Sentiment: CEO Lip-Bu Tan said AI agents could expand the server CPU market toward $200 billion, offering a potential long-term growth opportunity despite current execution challenges. Intel Server CPU Market Outlook
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel’s turnaround remains dependent on converting strong AI and data-center demand into reliable supply, while its costly foundry expansion continues to require substantial investment. Intel PC Slowdown and Foundry Risks
• Negative Sentiment: Intel guided for fourth-quarter revenue of $15 billion to $16 billion and adjusted EPS of about $0.25, well below analyst expectations of approximately $17.3 billion in revenue and $0.45 EPS. The outlook also implies lower margins and earnings than in the third quarter. Intel Shares Tumble on Weak Guidance
• Negative Sentiment: Management said the PC slowdown arrived sooner and was deeper than expected and could persist through at least the first half of next year. Higher memory prices and constrained corporate laptop budgets are adding pressure to client-computing demand. Intel Blames PC Slowdown for Weak Guidance
• Negative Sentiment: A factory explosion in Israel and manufacturing bottlenecks are creating additional supply and execution risks. Analysts responded by cutting EPS estimates, downgrading Intel, and reducing price targets, with Bank of America lowering its target from $145 to $100. Analyst Cuts Intel Price Target
• Negative Sentiment: The disappointing forecast triggered broader semiconductor weakness, weighing on AMD, Dell, HP and other chip-related stocks as investors reassessed PC demand and the cost of AI infrastructure. Intel Results Pressure Technology Stocks

About Intel

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) is a global semiconductor company that designs and manufactures computing and connectivity products. Its portfolio includes Intel Core processors for personal computers, Xeon processors for data centers and enterprise systems, and products for networking, edge computing, graphics, and artificial intelligence workloads.

Through Intel Foundry, the company also provides semiconductor manufacturing and technology-development services for external customers. Intel develops process technologies, advanced packaging, and other manufacturing capabilities intended to support its own products and third-party chip designs.

Founded in 1968 by Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore, Intel helped establish the modern microprocessor industry and has historically supplied processors for PCs, servers, and other computing systems.