Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Stock Gets Price Target Trim from Susquehanna

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) had its price target reduced by research analysts at Susquehanna from $105.00 to $75.00 in a research note issued to investors on Friday, Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a “neutral” rating on the chip maker’s stock. Susquehanna‘s price objective would suggest a potential downside of 18.54% from the company’s previous close.

Several other research firms have also recently issued reports on INTC. TD Cowen cut their price target on shares of Intel from $115.00 to $95.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Monday, October 19th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “hold” rating on shares of Intel in a report on Tuesday. Piper Sandler began coverage on Intel in a research report on Wednesday, September 9th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $110.00 price target on the stock. Seaport Research Partners cut Intel from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, Roth Capital cut Intel from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $120.00 to $70.00 in a research note on Friday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating, twenty-six have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Intel has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $102.93.

Intel Price Performance

Intel stock opened at $92.07 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.60, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $101.63 and a 200-day simple moving average of $86.25. The stock has a market cap of $464.40 billion, a P/E ratio of -43.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 10.14 and a beta of 2.22. Intel has a 12-month low of $32.89 and a 12-month high of $142.35.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 29th. The chip maker reported $0.52 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.41 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $16.51 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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 firm earned $0.23 earnings per share. Equities analysts expect that Intel will post 1.05 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Lip Bu Tan purchased 105,263 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $95.00 per share, for a total transaction of $9,999,985.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,314,669 shares in the company, valued at $124,893,555. This trade represents a 8.70% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.05% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Intel

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Southern Financial Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Intel by 0.6% during the 1st quarter. Southern Financial Group LLC now owns 14,313 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $632,000 after purchasing an additional 90 shares during the last quarter. Harrell Investment Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Intel by 0.4% during the second quarter. Harrell Investment Partners LLC now owns 23,277 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $3,250,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the period. TFR Capital LLC. grew its holdings in shares of Intel by 0.4% during the second quarter. TFR Capital LLC. now owns 26,643 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $3,720,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Walker Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Intel by 1.9% in the third quarter. Walker Asset Management LLC now owns 5,433 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $653,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wynn Capital LLC grew its holdings in Intel by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. Wynn Capital LLC now owns 27,162 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $3,793,000 after acquiring an additional 104 shares during the period. 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 adjusted third-quarter EPS of $0.52, ahead of the approximately $0.40–$0.41 analyst consensus, while revenue increased about 21% year over year to $16.51 billion. Intel third-quarter earnings report
• Positive Sentiment: Data Center and AI revenue surged 78% year over year to $7.3 billion, and Intel Foundry revenue rose 58% to $6.7 billion, supporting the longer-term turnaround narrative. Intel revenue and segment results
• Positive Sentiment: KGI Securities upgraded Intel to “outperform” with a $95 price target, while CEO Lip-Bu Tan said AI agents could eventually expand the server CPU opportunity substantially. KGI Securities Intel rating
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel is facing a reported investor fraud investigation, although the notice does not establish wrongdoing or indicate a formal regulatory finding. Intel fraud investigation notice
• Negative Sentiment: Intel guided for fourth-quarter revenue of $15 billion to $16 billion and adjusted EPS of $0.25, below Wall Street expectations of roughly $17.3 billion in revenue and $0.45 EPS. Management also expects gross margin to fall to about 38%. Intel weak fourth-quarter guidance
• Negative Sentiment: The company said the PC slowdown arrived “sooner and deeper” than expected, with PC chip revenue expected to decline more than 20% sequentially. Rising memory prices, manufacturing bottlenecks and an Israel factory disruption are adding to the pressure. Reuters report on Intel outlook
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts responded with substantial target reductions: Bank of America downgraded Intel to neutral and cut its target to $100, Cantor Fitzgerald lowered its target to $90, and Roth Capital cut its target to $70. Concerns also include the possibility of negative free cash flow in 2027. Analyst reactions to Intel earnings

Intel Company Profile

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.