Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Stock Price Down 5.6% – What’s Next?

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC)’s share price was down 5.6% during trading on Thursday . The company traded as low as $99.34 and last traded at $100.32. Approximately 95,540,083 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 19% from the average daily volume of 117,634,750 shares. The stock had previously closed at $106.24.

Key Stories Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel’s partnership with Atsign reportedly improved encryption performance for edge-AI applications by approximately 88 times through hardware acceleration. The development could support future opportunities in autonomous transportation and other real-time AI markets. Atsign and Intel solve the Edge AI encryption conundrum
• Positive Sentiment: ASML is expanding High-NA EUV collaboration with Intel and Samsung as AI demand grows. Intel’s progress in using the advanced lithography technology reinforces its foundry turnaround narrative, although broader commercial adoption still depends on customer qualification and manufacturing economics. ASML Expands High-NA Ties With Samsung and Intel as AI Demand Builds
• Positive Sentiment: Intel-backed startup Kepler Computing is targeting the memory-chip market, adding a potential growth angle as demand from AI infrastructure expands. The move also pressured memory-chip incumbent Micron, highlighting the opportunity but not yet providing meaningful revenue for Intel. Intel Stock Slides Despite New Hopes for Memory Chips
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel’s recent rally was supported by reported CPU price increases, stronger server demand, High-NA EUV milestones, analyst upgrades and Nvidia’s disclosed investment. However, several reports noted that much of the anticipated turnaround may already be reflected in the stock’s elevated valuation. Why Intel Stock Slumped Today
• Negative Sentiment: Mizuho trimmed its Intel price target to $92, citing valuation concerns despite improving execution and server demand. The target is below the recent trading level, reinforcing investor worries that expectations have outpaced fundamentals. Why 1 Veteran Analyst Just Trimmed His Intel Stock Price Target
• Negative Sentiment: Profit-taking intensified after Intel gained more than 20% during a five-session winning streak and had risen dramatically year to date. Nvidia and AMD also weakened, indicating broader semiconductor-sector pressure rather than an Intel-specific operational setback. Intel Sinks as Profit Taking Hits a Parabolic Run
• Negative Sentiment: Nvidia’s efforts to extend its dominance in AI chips pose a competitive threat to Intel’s ambitions in AI infrastructure, while comparisons suggest Monolithic Power Systems may offer investors stronger AI-related upside. An Nvidia Move Just Put AMD and Intel on the Defensive

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have commented on the stock. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on shares of Intel from $75.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Intel from $45.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Citigroup initiated coverage on Intel in a research report on Tuesday. They set a “buy” rating for the company. Roth Capital lifted their price objective on Intel from $100.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Finally, TD Cowen boosted their price objective on shares of Intel from $75.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, July 13th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have given a Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $107.80.

Intel Stock Performance

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 market cap of $506.01 billion, a PE ratio of -47.54, a PEG ratio of 11.19 and a beta of 2.22. The business’s 50 day moving average is $98.61 and its two-hundred day moving average is $89.40.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.21. Intel had a negative net margin of 19.79% and a positive return on equity of 2.62%. The company had revenue of $16.13 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.43 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted ($0.10) EPS. Intel’s revenue for the quarter was up 25.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Intel Corporation will post 1.04 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Lip Bu Tan purchased 105,263 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $95.00 per share, with a total value of $9,999,985.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,314,669 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $124,893,555. This represents a 8.70% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 0.05% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Sivia Capital Partners LLC increased its holdings in Intel by 271.7% in the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 34,201 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $766,000 after buying an additional 25,001 shares during the period. United Bank acquired a new stake in Intel in the 2nd quarter worth about $205,000. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL grew its stake in Intel by 12.3% during the 2nd quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 13,737 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $308,000 after acquiring an additional 1,508 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Intel by 29.6% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 158,277 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $3,545,000 after buying an additional 36,116 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. lifted its holdings in Intel by 9.9% in the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 828,352 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $18,556,000 after acquiring an additional 74,838 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

About Intel

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) is a global semiconductor company that designs and manufactures computing and communications products. Its portfolio includes Intel Core processors for personal computers, Xeon processors for data centers and enterprise systems, and products for edge computing, networking, and other specialized applications.

Intel also develops graphics processing units under its Intel Arc and Intel Data Center GPU brands, Gaudi artificial intelligence accelerators, Ethernet products, software, and related platform technologies.