Analysts Set Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) Price Target at $107.80

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the fifty ratings firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, twenty-six have issued a hold recommendation, twenty have issued a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $108.4949.

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. New Street Research raised their price target on Intel from $100.00 to $122.00 in a report on Friday, June 26th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Intel from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Rosenblatt Securities lifted their target price on shares of Intel from $65.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. Robert W. Baird raised their price target on shares of Intel from $75.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Moffett Nathanson lowered shares of Intel to a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, June 11th.

Key Headlines Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Broad market conditions improved. Falling crude-oil prices and lower Treasury yields boosted risk appetite, helping technology and semiconductor stocks lead a wider market rally. Progress in U.S.-China discussions also reduced some tariff concerns for the sector. Dow Jones Futures: Falling Oil Prices, Yields Spark Market Rally
• Positive Sentiment: Meta’s Muse AI agent renewed the CPU-demand thesis. The rapid adoption of Meta’s AI application is prompting investors to anticipate greater server-CPU and inference demand, potentially benefiting Intel alongside other chipmakers. Intel and Arm Stocks Are Jumping. Thank Meta’s Muse AI Agent.
• Positive Sentiment: Foundry and supply-chain optimism added fuel. Reports of potential SK Hynix foundry activity and commentary that Intel may have enough chips to meet only about half of customer demand reinforced expectations for stronger utilization, pricing power and revenue growth. Intel Stock Explodes Up Over 12%
• Positive Sentiment: Trading momentum attracted buyers. A reported Power Inflow alert and a bullish technical signal at approximately $118.14 encouraged momentum and institutional-flow traders to add exposure. Intel Shares Rise After Key Trading Signal
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst estimates improved. Erste Group analysts raised earnings estimates, adding to confidence that Intel’s operating recovery and AI-related opportunities could translate into better results.
• Neutral Sentiment: Investors are reassessing Intel’s recovery. The company’s recent revenue growth and strategic support from Nvidia have improved the turnaround narrative, but analysts remain divided on whether the gains justify current expectations. Intel’s Comeback Is Real. The Price Tag Is Now the Problem
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and execution risks remain. Intel’s large run-up has made the stock more vulnerable to profit-taking, while its foundry strategy still must demonstrate consistent profitability and customer wins.
• Negative Sentiment: Nvidia is expanding into AI CPUs. Nvidia’s push into server CPUs could intensify competition with Intel and AMD for the same AI infrastructure spending, limiting Intel’s potential market-share gains. Nvidia’s AI CPU Push Threatens Intel and AMD

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Intel news, CEO Lip Bu Tan bought 105,263 shares of Intel stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $95.00 per share, with a total value of $9,999,985.00. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer 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 can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Intel

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Primecap Management Co. CA bought a new stake in shares of Intel during the 2nd quarter valued at $10,507,291,000. Norges Bank bought a new position in Intel in the 4th quarter worth $2,233,159,000. Legal & General Group Plc purchased a new position in Intel during the second quarter valued at $4,096,110,000. Capital Research Global Investors lifted its position in Intel by 285.9% during the fourth quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 26,619,928 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $982,279,000 after purchasing an additional 19,722,010 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital World Investors grew its holdings in Intel by 20.3% during the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 104,060,268 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $3,839,833,000 after purchasing an additional 17,557,147 shares during the period. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Intel Stock Performance

Intel stock opened at $121.81 on Tuesday. 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 company has a market capitalization of $614.41 billion, a P/E ratio of -57.73, a PEG ratio of 11.59 and a beta of 2.22. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $97.18 and its 200 day moving average is $92.76. Intel has a twelve month low of $28.73 and a twelve month high of $142.35.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 company had revenue of $16.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.43 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned ($0.10) EPS. The firm’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 predict that Intel will post 1.04 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Intel

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) is a global semiconductor company that designs and manufactures computing and communications products. Its portfolio includes Intel Core processors for personal computers, Xeon processors for data centers and enterprise systems, and products for edge computing, networking, and other specialized applications.

Intel also develops graphics processing units under its Intel Arc and Intel Data Center GPU brands, Gaudi artificial intelligence accelerators, Ethernet products, software, and related platform technologies.