Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) Stock Has Consensus Target Price of $109.06 According to Analysts

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the fifty brokerages that are covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, twenty-seven have issued a hold recommendation, twenty have given a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $109.06.

INTC has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Piper Sandler initiated coverage on Intel in a research note on Wednesday, September 9th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $110.00 price target for the company. KeyCorp set a $125.00 price target on Intel in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Bank of America decreased their price target on shares of Intel from $160.00 to $145.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Mizuho lifted their price objective on shares of Intel from $92.00 to $114.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 6th. Finally, Barclays raised shares of Intel from a “hold” rating to an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 16th.

Key Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel’s 350-watt Crescent Island GPU has reached customer testing. The inference-focused accelerator is designed for standard air-cooled servers, with up to 480 GB of memory, potentially giving Intel a lower-cost alternative for enterprise AI workloads. Intel GPU customer testing article
• Positive Sentiment: Recent coverage highlights Intel’s strongest quarterly revenue growth in roughly 15 years, with second-quarter sales up about 25% year over year. Analysts at Erste Group also modestly raised their 2026 and 2027 earnings estimates, while KeyBanc named Intel among its preferred chip stocks ahead of earnings. Intel revenue growth article
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel’s upcoming quarterly report will be closely watched for evidence that improving chip supply is translating into stronger fourth-quarter growth and whether its foundry operation is attracting major external customers. Intel earnings preview
• Negative Sentiment: An explosion at Intel’s Kiryat Gat facility in Israel prompted investor concern about possible disruption to operations. Reports did not establish the extent of any production or facility damage, but the incident added near-term uncertainty. Intel Israel facility explosion article
• Negative Sentiment: Intel remains under pressure from heavy foundry losses: foundry revenue reportedly grew about 31%, but the division posted an operating loss near $2.1 billion. The company’s expensive manufacturing transition, suspended dividend and elevated valuation make execution risk particularly important for investors. Intel foundry losses article
• Negative Sentiment: The broader semiconductor decline also weighed on Intel, as investors took profits after a strong run and questioned elevated chip valuations, financing conditions, Chinese competition and the pace at which AI infrastructure spending can generate returns. Semiconductor sell-off article

Intel Trading Down 4.6%

Shares of NASDAQ INTC opened at $98.12 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $494.92 billion, a PE ratio of -46.50, a P/E/G ratio of 10.97 and a beta of 2.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 1.60. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $103.38 and its 200-day moving average price is $101.03. Intel has a 52-week low of $32.89 and a 52-week high of $142.35.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 revenue was up 25.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned ($0.10) EPS. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Intel will post 1.04 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other Intel news, CEO Lip Bu Tan bought 105,263 shares of Intel stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $95.00 per share, for a total transaction of $9,999,985.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,314,669 shares in the company, valued at approximately $124,893,555. This trade represents a 8.70% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Corporate insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Intel

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in INTC. State Street Corp increased its holdings in Intel by 1.2% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 216,849,675 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $30,278,720,000 after buying an additional 2,528,657 shares in the last quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA purchased a new position in Intel in the 2nd quarter worth about $10,507,291,000. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in Intel by 35.7% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 31,724,362 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $4,429,673,000 after buying an additional 8,342,514 shares during the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc bought a new position in Intel during the 2nd quarter valued at about $4,096,110,000. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its stake in Intel by 45.5% during the 2nd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 16,151,467 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $2,255,229,000 after acquiring an additional 5,053,424 shares during the period. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Intel

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) is a global semiconductor company that designs and manufactures computing and connectivity products. Its portfolio includes central processing units (CPUs), graphics and accelerator products, chipsets, networking components, and other semiconductor solutions used in personal computers, servers, cloud infrastructure, artificial intelligence systems, and embedded applications.

The company serves a broad range of customers, including original equipment manufacturers, cloud service providers, enterprise businesses, telecommunications companies, government organizations, and other technology firms.