Intel’s (INTC) Buy Rating Reiterated at Bank of America

Bank of America restated their buy rating on shares of Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday morning,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a $160.00 price target on the chip maker’s stock.

INTC has been the topic of several other reports. Seaport Research Partners reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $125.00 target price on shares of Intel in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Wall Street Zen raised Intel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, July 18th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Intel in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. New Street Research increased their price objective on Intel from $100.00 to $122.00 in a report on Friday, June 26th. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of Intel from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $107.93.

Intel Trading Up 11.3%

Intel stock opened at $91.13 on Tuesday. Intel has a 12 month low of $18.97 and a 12 month high of $142.35. The company has a quick ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 1.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. The stock has a market cap of $459.66 billion, a P/E ratio of -43.19 and a beta of 2.18. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $113.73 and its 200-day simple moving average is $79.62.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $16.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.43 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 25.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned ($0.10) earnings per share. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Intel will post 1.01 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in INTC. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Intel by 3,185.7% in the second quarter. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC now owns 230 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 223 shares during the period. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Intel by 167.0% during the 2nd quarter. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 267 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 167 shares during the period. Ramsey Quantitative Systems acquired a new position in Intel in the 2nd quarter valued at $50,000. Allied Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Intel in the 2nd quarter valued at $68,000. Finally, Financial Life Planners bought a new position in Intel in the 1st quarter worth $25,000. 64.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Intel News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Stronger AI infrastructure spending lifted the semiconductor sector after Microsoft reported better-than-expected cloud results. Intel benefited alongside AMD as investors regained confidence that demand for data-center and AI hardware remains robust. AMD Intel stocks soar on Thursday: here’s why
• Positive Sentiment: Recent Q2 results continue to support the turnaround narrative: Intel reported $16.1 billion in revenue, up roughly 25% year over year, and earnings of $0.42 per share versus a $0.21 consensus estimate. Data-center revenue reportedly increased 59%, strengthening the case for an improving AI and server business. Intel Just Posted Its Best Revenue Growth in 15 Years
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst commentary has become more constructive. Wells Fargo cited an improving data-center business, while Bank of America reaffirmed a Buy rating and maintained a $160 price target based on better server and foundry prospects. Intel’s partnership with Synopsys to support AI-assisted 14A chip design also reinforces its manufacturing strategy. Why Wells Fargo Thinks Intel’s AI Business Is Getting Even Stronger
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel reportedly granted a startup access to Atom chip technology in a rare arrangement linked to CEO Lip-Bu Tan’s former business associate. The deal could signal a more flexible licensing strategy, but its financial impact and governance implications remain unclear. Intel providing chip technology to startup led by co-investor of Tan
• Negative Sentiment: TSMC is reportedly developing advanced packaging similar to Intel’s EMIB technology, creating a new competitive threat in a key AI-chip bottleneck. Investors appear to be treating the development as a longer-term risk rather than an immediate setback. TSMC Stock Gains on Report of Developing EMIB-Like Chips
• Negative Sentiment: Intel now faces elevated expectations after its sharp recovery. Commentary warns that valuation, ambitious spending plans, restructuring costs, and continued foundry execution risks could make the stock vulnerable if AI growth fails to accelerate as projected.

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.