Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Trading Down 3% – Time to Sell?

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) traded down 3% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as low as $109.15 and last traded at $109.62. 119,600,883 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 2% from the average session volume of 116,986,063 shares. The stock had previously closed at $113.01.

Trending Headlines about Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades and raised price targets: Freedom Broker upgraded INTC to Buy and raised its target sharply, and Tigress Financial also lifted its price target this week — supporting the bullish narrative that Intel’s turnaround and foundry push have momentum. Freedom Broker Upgrades Intel Corporation (INTC) to Buy, Lifts PT Tigress Financial Remains Bullish on Intel Corporation (INTC)
• Positive Sentiment: Potential large OEM/customer wins and manufacturing partnerships (Apple talks, Terafab/Supermicro/SambaNova clearance) continue to fuel upside expectations for Intel’s client-CPU and foundry/service revenue streams. These deal rumors helped power the earlier rally. Apple Talks Just Changed Everything for Intel Intel Joined Elon Musk’s Terafab
• Neutral Sentiment: Execution / product news: Intel is announcing partnerships and product deployments (e.g., AI-driven factory optimization with FPT) that validate commercial traction but are incremental to headline revenue. Intel (INTC) and FPT Partner on AI-Driven Factory Optimization
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive pressure in AI: Multiple pieces argue that AMD and Nvidia remain the dominant AI narrative (GPUs and accelerators), and some analysts say Intel is still playing catch-up on AI inference/training accelerators — a headwind for market-share expectations. Agentic AI Changes The Rules — And AMD Looks Better Positioned Than Intel Intel Stock Struggles To Keep Pace: NVIDIA and AMD Pull Ahead in AI ‘Two‑Horse Race’
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and profit‑taking risk after an extraordinary run: Coverage highlights that Intel’s share price has surged sharply (drawing bubble/comparison headlines), prompting skeptics and short‑term selling that can pressure the stock despite positive fundamentals. Intel’s stock just had its most explosive growth ever. Why skeptics are piling on.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Intel in a research report on Friday, April 24th. TD Cowen raised their price objective on shares of Intel from $60.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Daiwa Securities Group lifted their price objective on shares of Intel from $41.00 to $50.00 in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on shares of Intel from $60.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, HSBC raised shares of Intel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price target for the company from $50.00 to $95.00 in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating, twenty-five have assigned a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Intel presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $75.64.

Intel Price Performance

The stock has a market cap of $550.95 billion, a PE ratio of -176.80 and a beta of 2.18. The company has a current ratio of 2.31, a quick ratio of 1.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $57.29 and a 200 day moving average price of $46.95.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.01 by $0.28. Intel had a negative net margin of 5.90% and a positive return on equity of 0.39%. The company had revenue of $13.58 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $12.32 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.13 EPS. Intel’s revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Intel has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.200-0.200 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post 0.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 40,256 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $99.53, for a total transaction of $4,006,679.68. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 105,077 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,458,313.81. This represents a 27.70% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Intel

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Financial Life Planners purchased a new position in Intel during the first quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Financially Speaking Inc boosted its holdings in Intel by 69.2% in the 4th quarter. Financially Speaking Inc now owns 682 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 279 shares during the period. Legacy Bridge LLC purchased a new position in shares of Intel during the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Intel during the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Finally, Swiss RE Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Intel in the fourth quarter worth $29,000. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.