Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Trading Down 2.7% – Time to Sell?

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) shares fell 2.7% during mid-day trading on Monday . The company traded as low as $39.70 and last traded at $40.30. 92,329,338 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 10% from the average session volume of 102,360,766 shares. The stock had previously closed at $41.41.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently commented on INTC. KeyCorp reiterated a “sector weight” rating on shares of Intel in a research report on Monday, October 20th. Benchmark increased their target price on Intel from $43.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. Mizuho raised their price target on Intel from $39.00 to $41.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Tigress Financial upped their price objective on Intel from $45.00 to $52.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald lifted their price objective on Intel from $36.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, October 20th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-four have issued a Hold rating and eight have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $34.84.

Intel Price Performance

The company has a 50 day moving average of $38.01 and a 200 day moving average of $28.52. The stock has a market capitalization of $194.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4,082.08 and a beta of 1.34. The company has a quick ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 1.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.23 EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of $13.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $13.10 billion. Intel had a negative return on equity of 0.75% and a net margin of 0.37%.The firm’s revenue was up 3.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned ($0.46) EPS. Intel has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.080-0.080 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post -0.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Intel

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in INTC. HFM Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Intel in the first quarter valued at $25,000. West Branch Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Intel in the 2nd quarter worth about $28,000. Investors Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Spolka Akcyjna acquired a new position in shares of Intel in the 2nd quarter valued at about $28,000. Corundum Trust Company INC acquired a new position in shares of Intel in the 3rd quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, Eukles Asset Management grew its holdings in shares of Intel by 55.6% during the 2nd quarter. Eukles Asset Management now owns 1,400 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Intel Company Profile

Intel Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells computing and related products and services worldwide. It operates through Client Computing Group, Data Center and AI, Network and Edge, Mobileye, and Intel Foundry Services segments. The company's products portfolio comprises central processing units and chipsets, system-on-chips (SoCs), and multichip packages; mobile and desktop processors; hardware products comprising graphics processing units (GPUs), domain-specific accelerators, and field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs); and memory and storage, connectivity and networking, and other semiconductor products.