Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Shares Up 1.8% – Should You Buy?

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) shares rose 1.8% during trading on Friday . The stock traded as high as $103.66 and last traded at $101.65. Approximately 74,130,580 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 38% from the average session volume of 120,330,891 shares. The stock had previously closed at $99.81.

Trending Headlines about Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Turnaround momentum continues: Intel reported $16.13 billion in second-quarter revenue, up about 25% year over year, and adjusted EPS of $0.42 versus expectations of $0.21. Foundry revenue rose 31%, while foundry losses narrowed by roughly $350 million sequentially. Management also cited improving 18A yields and stronger external-customer engagement. Intel’s Turnaround Entered a New Phase
• Positive Sentiment: Leadership and customer focus: Intel announced a leadership appointment intended to strengthen customer engagement and accelerate growth, supporting Chief Executive Lip-Bu Tan’s effort to improve execution and commercialize its manufacturing capabilities. Intel Announces Leadership Appointment
• Positive Sentiment: AI and ecosystem tailwinds: Broader semiconductor optimism, including tight CPU supply and continued data-center investment, is supporting Intel’s outlook. Reports also point to progress toward HDMI 2.1 support and a proposed Texas chip-manufacturing venture involving Intel, SpaceX and Tesla, although the latter remains an early-stage development. Intel Progress on HDMI 2.1
• Neutral Sentiment: Investor validation but elevated expectations: SoftBank’s quarterly profit was boosted by an approximately $8.2 billion gain on its Intel investment, highlighting recent appreciation in INTC and continued strategic interest. However, Intel’s valuation and turnaround expectations now leave less room for execution disappointments. SoftBank Earnings and Intel Investment
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive and security concerns remain: Analysts continue to question whether Intel can close the manufacturing gap with TSMC, whose second-quarter revenue growth was stronger. Separately, reports of a new CPU-level attack add reputational and product-risk pressure, while Daiwa Securities cut Intel to “Hold.” Intel and TSMC Competition

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

INTC has been the subject of several analyst reports. Daiwa Securities Group cut shares of Intel from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Royal Bank Of Canada restated a “sector perform” rating on shares of Intel in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. BNP Paribas Exane raised Intel from an “underperform” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $60.00 price target for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Intel in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Piper Sandler initiated coverage on shares of Intel in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. They set a “neutral” rating on the stock. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating, thirty-two have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Intel presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $107.93.

Intel Stock Up 1.8%

The company has a market capitalization of $512.72 billion, a P/E ratio of -48.18 and a beta of 2.22. The company has a quick ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 1.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $111.27 and a 200-day simple moving average of $81.37.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.21. Intel had a positive return on equity of 2.62% and a negative net margin of 19.79%.The business had revenue of $16.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.43 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted ($0.10) EPS. Intel’s revenue for the quarter was up 25.2% on a year-over-year basis. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Intel Corporation will post 1.01 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Sivia Capital Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Intel by 271.7% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 34,201 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $766,000 after purchasing an additional 25,001 shares in the last quarter. United Bank acquired a new position in shares of Intel during the second quarter worth about $205,000. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL grew its holdings in shares of Intel by 12.3% during the second quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 13,737 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $308,000 after buying an additional 1,508 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Intel by 29.6% during the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 158,277 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $3,545,000 after buying an additional 36,116 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. raised its position in Intel by 9.9% in the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 828,352 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $18,556,000 after buying an additional 74,838 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

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.