Susquehanna Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation for Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Stock

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) had its price objective upped by analysts at Susquehanna from $35.00 to $40.00 in a research note issued on Monday,MarketScreener reports. The firm currently has a “neutral” rating on the chip maker’s stock. Susquehanna’s price objective would suggest a potential downside of 17.14% from the stock’s current price.

Several other brokerages also recently weighed in on INTC. Barclays set a $45.00 target price on shares of Intel in a report on Thursday. BNP Paribas Exane boosted their target price on Intel from $19.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Seaport Res Ptn raised Intel from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 24th. Erste Group Bank raised Intel from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, September 22nd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their target price on Intel from $30.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-five have issued a Hold rating and seven have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $38.89.

Intel Stock Performance

Intel stock traded down $0.45 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $48.27. 131,046,838 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 124,915,891. The firm has a market cap of $230.60 billion, a PE ratio of 4,832.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 31.98 and a beta of 1.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 1.60. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $38.56 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $31.71. Intel has a twelve month low of $17.67 and a twelve month high of $50.39.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Intel by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 390,829,684 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $13,112,336,000 after buying an additional 4,925,949 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its position in Intel by 1.6% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 203,617,629 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $4,561,035,000 after purchasing an additional 3,168,824 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Intel by 1.8% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 97,563,079 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $2,174,854,000 after buying an additional 1,760,773 shares during the period. Capital World Investors lifted its position in Intel by 32.5% during the third quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 86,503,121 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $2,902,180,000 after buying an additional 21,230,715 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Primecap Management Co. CA lifted its position in Intel by 4.3% during the second quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 80,298,180 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $1,798,679,000 after buying an additional 3,313,890 shares in the last quarter. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Intel News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Bullish analyst views and demand signals support the rally: KeyCorp has an Overweight rating with a $60 target and raised quarterly EPS expectations, and media/analyst coverage highlights sold‑out 2026 server CPU capacity and growing AI demand that underpin near‑term revenue upside. KeyCorp / Market context
• Positive Sentiment: Loop Capital lifted its price target to $50 and kept a “hold” rating, signaling modest upside versus the current price and validating part of the recent run. Loop Capital raises PT to $50
• Positive Sentiment: Citi upgraded Intel from “sell” to “neutral” and set a $50 target (up from $29), reflecting improving fundamentals and investor sentiment around Intel’s foundry and AI positioning. Citi upgrades to Neutral
• Neutral Sentiment: RBC reiterated its “neutral” rating, keeping analyst opinion mixed overall and limiting broad consensus momentum. RBC reaffirms neutral
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks and other previews expect Intel to beat on the upcoming quarter, which could be a catalyst at earnings but leaves the stock vulnerable to short‑term volatility ahead of the report. Zacks earnings preview
• Negative Sentiment: Susquehanna raised its target to $40 but maintained “neutral” — that PT sits well below the current market price and implies significant downside, putting sell‑side pressure on the stock despite other upgrades. Susquehanna raises PT to $40 (still neutral)
• Negative Sentiment: Overall the headlines are mixed: multiple neutral/hold ratings and some divergent price targets create room for profit‑taking after Intel’s strong run to 52‑week highs — traders are trimming into the optimism, driving short‑term weakness. (See market coverage noting the run and analyst differences.) Fool on Intel’s 18A CPU and rally context

About Intel

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.