Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Stock Price Down 3.8% – Should You Sell?

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) shares dropped 3.8% during mid-day trading on Wednesday. The stock traded as low as $56.77 and last traded at $58.27. Approximately 187,816,943 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 59% from the average daily volume of 118,097,531 shares. The stock had previously closed at $60.55.

Intel News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CEO Lip-Bu Tan bought 150,000 shares for about $9.7 million, increasing his family trust’s stake by 11.4%. The purchase may signal confidence, although the shares have since traded below his purchase price. Article: Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan Buys $9.7 Million in Stock Amid Extended Selloff
• Positive Sentiment: Intel’s data-center business recorded its strongest growth in more than a decade, providing a bright spot amid weakness elsewhere. Third-quarter adjusted EPS also topped estimates, while revenue rose 21% year over year. Article: Intel Just Delivered Its Strongest Data Center Growth in 15 Years
• Neutral Sentiment: Some coverage frames the steep selloff as a possible buying opportunity, but that view depends on Intel delivering on its longer-term data-center and foundry plans. Article: Time to Buy the Dip on Intel Stock?
• Negative Sentiment: The main pressure is Intel’s fourth-quarter outlook: revenue of $15 billion to $16 billion and adjusted EPS of $0.25 fell short of expectations. Management expects PC weakness to persist through at least the first half of 2027, and an incident at a factory added to investor concerns. Article: Intel Stock Implodes, Sheds $434 Billion in 4 Months
• Negative Sentiment: Northland Securities sharply reduced its earnings estimates for 2026 and 2027, while AMD’s faster growth and upbeat outlook underscore competitive pressure. Article: AMD Is Growing Twice as Fast as Intel

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently commented on INTC. Northland Securities set a $93.00 target price on shares of Intel in a research report on Friday, October 30th. Tigress Financial upped their price target on shares of Intel from $118.00 to $145.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 15th. Zacks Research raised shares of Intel from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, October 26th. Freedom Broker downgraded Intel from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and cut their target price for the stock from $100.00 to $90.00 in a report on Friday, October 30th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein raised shares of Intel from a “hold” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, October 19th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Intel presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $97.42.

Intel Price Performance

The company has a market capitalization of $309.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -24.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.25 and a beta of 2.42. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $99.97 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $86.48. The company has a quick ratio of 1.86, a current ratio of 2.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 29th. The chip maker reported $0.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.41 by $0.11. Intel had a negative net margin of 20.09% and a positive return on equity of 4.70%. The firm had revenue of $16.51 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.56 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.23 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 20.9% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Intel Corporation will post 1.07 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Intel news, CEO Lip Tan acquired 150,000 shares of Intel stock in a transaction on Monday, November 2nd. The stock was purchased at an average price of $64.73 per share, for a total transaction of $9,709,500.00. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,464,669 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $94,808,024.37. This trade represents a 11.41% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Intel

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. ABS Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Intel in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $694,101,000. Montgomery Financial Services LLC bought a new position in shares of Intel in the 2nd quarter worth $26,000. Knuff & Co LLC purchased a new stake in Intel during the second quarter valued at about $29,000. Glynn Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Intel during the second quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Finally, Pathway Financial Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in Intel during the third quarter valued at about $25,000. 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 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.