Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Shares Down 1.4% – Should You Sell?

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) shares dropped 1.4% during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as low as $39.60 and last traded at $40.01. Approximately 74,161,218 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 27% from the average daily volume of 102,137,523 shares. The stock had previously closed at $40.56.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have commented on INTC shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price objective on shares of Intel from $30.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Barclays upped their target price on shares of Intel from $25.00 to $35.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. HSBC lifted their price target on Intel from $24.00 to $26.00 in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “hold” rating on shares of Intel in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Intel in a report on Monday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-four have assigned a Hold rating and eight have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $34.84.

Intel Trading Up 0.7%

The firm has a market cap of $209.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 4,380.38 and a beta of 1.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 1.60. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $37.41 and a 200-day moving average of $27.82.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.23 earnings per share for the quarter. Intel had a negative return on equity of 0.75% and a net margin of 0.37%.The firm had revenue of $13.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $13.10 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned ($0.46) earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.0% on a year-over-year basis. Intel has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.080-0.080 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post -0.11 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Intel

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Insight Advisors LLC PA grew its stake in shares of Intel by 0.5% in the third quarter. Insight Advisors LLC PA now owns 58,521 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $1,963,000 after purchasing an additional 275 shares in the last quarter. Lakeshore Capital Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Intel by 1.4% in the third quarter. Lakeshore Capital Group Inc. now owns 20,906 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $701,000 after purchasing an additional 279 shares during the period. Integrated Advisors Network LLC grew its position in Intel by 3.1% in the 3rd quarter. Integrated Advisors Network LLC now owns 9,750 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $327,000 after buying an additional 290 shares in the last quarter. WealthPlan Investment Management LLC increased its stake in Intel by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. WealthPlan Investment Management LLC now owns 71,772 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $2,408,000 after buying an additional 295 shares during the period. Finally, Investors Research Corp increased its stake in Intel by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. Investors Research Corp now owns 40,597 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $1,362,000 after buying an additional 300 shares during the period. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Intel Company Profile

Intel Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells computing and related products and services worldwide. It operates through Client Computing Group, Data Center and AI, Network and Edge, Mobileye, and Intel Foundry Services segments. The company's products portfolio comprises central processing units and chipsets, system-on-chips (SoCs), and multichip packages; mobile and desktop processors; hardware products comprising graphics processing units (GPUs), domain-specific accelerators, and field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs); and memory and storage, connectivity and networking, and other semiconductor products.