Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Stock Price Target Lowered at Susquehanna

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) had its price target lowered by Susquehanna from $105.00 to $75.00 in a research report released on Friday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a neutral rating on the chip maker’s stock.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently commented on INTC. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their target price on Intel from $120.00 to $110.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, July 24th. HSBC reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Intel in a report on Friday, July 24th. Cantor Fitzgerald reduced their price objective on shares of Intel from $125.00 to $90.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Royal Bank Of Canada restated a “sector perform” rating and set a $100.00 target price on shares of Intel in a research note on Sunday, October 25th. Finally, Seaport Research Partners downgraded shares of Intel from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have given a Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $97.86.

Intel Price Performance

NASDAQ INTC opened at $65.76 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $331.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -27.29, a PEG ratio of 9.78 and a beta of 2.22. Intel has a 1-year low of $32.89 and a 1-year high of $142.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 1.60 and a quick ratio of 1.25. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $101.10 and its 200-day moving average price is $86.36.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 29th. The chip maker reported $0.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.41 by $0.11. Intel had a positive return on equity of 4.55% and a negative net margin of 20.09%. The business had revenue of $16.51 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.56 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.23 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 20.9% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts predict that Intel will post 1.05 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Lip Bu Tan purchased 105,263 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $95.00 per share, for a total transaction of $9,999,985.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,314,669 shares in the company, valued at $124,893,555. This represents a 8.70% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. ABS Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Intel in the 2nd quarter valued at about $694,101,000. Montgomery Financial Services LLC bought a new position in Intel in the second quarter worth approximately $26,000. Knuff & Co LLC bought a new position in Intel in the second quarter worth approximately $29,000. Glynn Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Intel during the 2nd quarter worth $29,000. Finally, Next Level Wealth Planning LLC purchased a new position in shares of Intel during the third quarter valued at $28,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel exceeded third-quarter expectations, reporting adjusted earnings of $0.52 per share versus a roughly $0.41 consensus estimate. Revenue increased 21% year over year to approximately $16.5 billion. Intel third-quarter earnings report
• Positive Sentiment: Data Center and AI revenue rose 78% to $7.3 billion, while Intel Foundry revenue increased 58% to $6.7 billion. CEO Lip-Bu Tan also highlighted the potential for AI agents to expand the server CPU market. Intel server and AI revenue coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel agreed to acquire Israeli quantum software company Classiq Technologies for about $2.3 billion, seeking to build a full-stack quantum-computing business. The deal may provide a long-term growth option but adds to near-term spending and execution demands. Intel Classiq acquisition
• Negative Sentiment: Fourth-quarter guidance was well below Wall Street expectations: revenue is projected at $15 billion-$16 billion, versus approximately $17.1 billion expected, with adjusted earnings of about $0.25 per share versus roughly $0.45 expected. Management said the PC slowdown could persist through at least the first half of 2027. Reuters Intel outlook report
• Negative Sentiment: Memory shortages and higher component prices are making PCs more expensive, while Intel expects client-computing revenue to weaken. A blast at its Israel facility is expected to cause roughly $300 million-$600 million in revenue disruption, adding to manufacturing constraints. Intel PC slowdown and Israel facility report
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts responded with multiple downgrades and price-target reductions, citing weak PC demand, supply bottlenecks, lower margins, heavy foundry investment and the risk that Intel may not generate free cash flow in 2027. The outlook also triggered a broad semiconductor selloff, pressuring AMD, Nvidia, Broadcom and other chip stocks. Analyst reactions to Intel earnings

Intel Company Profile

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) is a global semiconductor company that designs and manufactures computing and connectivity products. Its portfolio includes Intel Core processors for personal computers, Xeon processors for data centers and enterprise systems, and products for networking, edge computing, graphics, and artificial intelligence workloads.

Through Intel Foundry, the company also provides semiconductor manufacturing and technology-development services for external customers. Intel develops process technologies, advanced packaging, and other manufacturing capabilities intended to support its own products and third-party chip designs.

Founded in 1968 by Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore, Intel helped establish the modern microprocessor industry and has historically supplied processors for PCs, servers, and other computing systems.