Northland Securities Forecasts Reduced Earnings for Intel

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) – Investment analysts at Northland Securities dropped their FY2026 EPS estimates for Intel in a research note issued to investors on Friday, October 30th. Northland Securities analyst G. Richard now expects that the chip maker will post earnings of $1.08 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $1.43. The consensus estimate for Intel’s current full-year earnings is $1.07 per share. Northland Securities also issued estimates for Intel’s Q4 2026 earnings at $0.16 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.19 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.23 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.32 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.36 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.13 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also recently weighed in on INTC. Piper Sandler initiated coverage on Intel in a report on Wednesday, September 9th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $110.00 price target on the stock. Seaport Research Partners lowered Intel from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, October 30th. Roth Capital cut Intel from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their target price for the company from $120.00 to $70.00 in a research report on Friday, October 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and set a $100.00 target price on shares of Intel in a research note on Sunday, October 25th. Finally, Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $133.00 target price on shares of Intel in a research note on Friday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have given a Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Intel currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $97.42.

Intel Price Performance

NASDAQ INTC opened at $60.55 on Wednesday. Intel has a 52 week low of $32.89 and a 52 week high of $142.35. The company has a current ratio of 2.31, a quick ratio of 1.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. The stock has a market cap of $321.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -25.12, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.25 and a beta of 2.42. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $99.97 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $86.48.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 29th. The chip maker reported $0.52 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.41 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $16.51 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.56 billion. Intel had a negative net margin of 20.09% and a positive return on equity of 4.70%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.23 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Intel

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC bought a new stake in Intel in the third quarter worth about $25,000. Montgomery Financial Services LLC acquired a new stake in Intel in the 2nd quarter valued at about $26,000. Next Level Wealth Planning LLC bought a new position in shares of Intel during the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,000. Glynn Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Intel during the 2nd quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, Knuff & Co LLC bought a new position in shares of Intel during the 2nd quarter valued at about $29,000. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Lip Bu Tan bought 105,263 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $95.00 per share, with a total value of $9,999,985.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, 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 ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 0.05% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Trending Headlines about Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel’s latest quarter included an EPS beat, while data-center sales rose 78% and the segment generated more operating profit than its client-computing business. Those results offer support from AI and server demand, though they have not eased concerns about the near-term outlook. Intel data-center sales article
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel’s foundry and advanced-packaging plans remain longer-term potential catalysts, but investors are weighing them against the capital required and the time needed to turn the business around. Intel market update
• Negative Sentiment: The main concern is a weak PC outlook. Intel has warned of a possible double-digit market decline in 2027, with higher memory and component costs weighing on demand; its near-term guidance has also been hurt by inventory reductions, supply constraints, and a factory disruption. PC demand and memory-cost article
• Negative Sentiment: A new analyst downgrade added pressure, while concerns about continued cash burn and heavy foundry investment make it harder for investors to look past the strong data-center figures. Intel shares and analyst downgrade

Intel Company Profile

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) is a global semiconductor company that designs and manufactures computing and connectivity products. Its portfolio includes Intel Core processors for personal computers, Xeon processors for data centers and enterprise systems, and products for networking, edge computing, graphics, and artificial intelligence workloads.

Through Intel Foundry, the company also provides semiconductor manufacturing and technology-development services for external customers. Intel develops process technologies, advanced packaging, and other manufacturing capabilities intended to support its own products and third-party chip designs.

Founded in 1968 by Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore, Intel helped establish the modern microprocessor industry and has historically supplied processors for PCs, servers, and other computing systems.