Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Shares Up 5.2% – Time to Buy?

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC)’s share price shot up 5.2% on Monday . The stock traded as high as $141.45 and last traded at $140.94. 122,698,588 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 0% from the average session volume of 122,540,547 shares. The stock had previously closed at $133.99.

Key Headlines Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Bank of America raised its price target on Intel to $160 and kept a Buy rating, citing improving fundamentals and stronger AI demand. Benzinga report on Intel price target increase
• Positive Sentiment: Mizuho said Intel’s advanced packaging work could help support AI data-center growth and lifted its outlook, adding to the bullish analyst commentary. Yahoo Finance report on Intel advanced packaging and AI data center growth
• Positive Sentiment: Intel continues to benefit from optimism around a potential Apple manufacturing relationship, with investors seeing the company’s foundry turnaround and 18A/advanced packaging roadmap as long-term catalysts. Reuters report on Apple-Intel chip deal
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel is also getting attention from upbeat commentary and option activity, including bullish mentions from market commentators and unusual call buying, which suggests traders are still positioning for upside. Yahoo Finance report on unusual Intel call option volume
• Negative Sentiment: The biggest pressure comes from the broader semiconductor downturn, as global risk-off trading and an easing of the AI frenzy dragged chip stocks lower. Yahoo Finance report on tech selloff hitting Intel
• Negative Sentiment: Some recent coverage also questioned whether Intel’s rally has gone too far and noted execution risk remains, with analysts saying the company still needs an engineering comeback to fully justify the move. Wall Street Journal report on Intel engineering comeback

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently commented on INTC. Freedom Capital raised Intel from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 28th. KeyCorp lifted their price objective on Intel from $70.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. HSBC raised Intel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their target price for the company from $50.00 to $95.00 in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Arete Research increased their target price on Intel from $20.40 to $99.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 10th. Finally, Morgan Stanley downgraded shares of Intel from an “overweight” rating to an “underweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $87.98.

Intel Trading Down 0.8%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 1.85 and a current ratio of 2.31. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $105.57 and a 200 day simple moving average of $66.18. The company has a market cap of $659.49 billion, a P/E ratio of -211.64 and a beta of 2.21.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.29 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.01 by $0.28. Intel had a positive return on equity of 0.39% and a negative net margin of 5.90%.The business had revenue of $13.58 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.32 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.13 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. Intel has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.200-0.200 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Intel Corporation will post 0.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Intel

In other news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 40,256 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.53, for a total value of $4,006,679.68. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 105,077 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,458,313.81. This trade represents a 27.70% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Intel

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of INTC. Financial Life Planners bought a new position in shares of Intel during the first quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Financially Speaking Inc lifted its holdings in shares of Intel by 69.2% in the 4th quarter. Financially Speaking Inc now owns 682 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 279 shares during the last quarter. Legacy Bridge LLC bought a new stake in shares of Intel in the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in Intel during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Finally, Swiss RE Ltd. acquired a new position in Intel during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Intel Company Profile

Intel Corporation, founded in 1968 by Robert Noyce and Gordon E. Moore and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is a leading global designer and manufacturer of semiconductor products. The company is historically notable for introducing the first commercial microprocessor and for driving the x86 architecture that underpins many personal computers and servers. Intel’s core business spans the design, fabrication and marketing of processors, chipsets and related components for a wide range of computing applications.

Intel’s product portfolio includes client and mobile processors marketed under brands such as Intel Core and Pentium, as well as high-performance Xeon processors for data centers and cloud infrastructure.