Intel Target of Unusually Large Options Trading (NASDAQ:INTC)

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) was the recipient of unusually large options trading activity on Thursday. Stock investors purchased 889,526 call options on the stock. This represents an increase of approximately 105% compared to the average volume of 433,393 call options.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on INTC shares. Rosenblatt Securities restated a “sell” rating and issued a $14.00 target price on shares of Intel in a report on Friday, July 25th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Intel from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, September 13th. Roth Capital restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $30.00 target price on shares of Intel in a report on Thursday. New Street Research raised their target price on shares of Intel from $21.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Finally, Barclays raised their target price on shares of Intel from $19.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Hold rating and six have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $24.27.

Intel Stock Performance

Shares of INTC stock opened at $29.58 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $23.29 and a 200 day moving average of $22.00. Intel has a 52 week low of $17.67 and a 52 week high of $32.38. The firm has a market capitalization of $129.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -6.20 and a beta of 1.23. The company has a quick ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 1.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 24th. The chip maker reported ($0.10) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.01 by ($0.11). The firm had revenue of $12.86 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $11.88 billion. Intel had a negative net margin of 38.64% and a negative return on equity of 3.78%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up .5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.02 EPS. Intel has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.000-0.000 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Intel will post -0.11 earnings per share for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Intel

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in INTC. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in Intel during the first quarter valued at $25,000. HFM Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Intel during the first quarter valued at $25,000. Vermillion Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new position in Intel during the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. MJT & Associates Financial Advisory Group Inc. purchased a new position in Intel during the first quarter valued at $27,000. Finally, West Branch Capital LLC purchased a new position in Intel during the second quarter valued at $28,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

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.