Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Given New $125.00 Price Target at Cantor Fitzgerald

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) had its target price cut by equities research analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald from $150.00 to $125.00 in a report released on Friday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a “neutral” rating on the chip maker’s stock. Cantor Fitzgerald’s target price would indicate a potential upside of 24.71% from the company’s current price.

Several other equities analysts have also weighed in on INTC. HC Wainwright set a $150.00 price target on shares of Intel in a research report on Monday, June 29th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Intel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, July 18th. Seaport Research Partners reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $125.00 target price on shares of Intel in a research note on Friday. New Street Research increased their target price on shares of Intel from $100.00 to $122.00 in a research report on Friday, June 26th. Finally, Arete Research raised their price target on shares of Intel from $20.40 to $99.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 10th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Intel currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $103.01.

Intel Stock Performance

Shares of INTC opened at $100.23 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $116.17 and a 200 day moving average of $77.97. The company has a market capitalization of $503.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -161.66 and a beta of 2.18. Intel has a 12 month low of $18.97 and a 12 month high of $142.35. The company has a current ratio of 2.31, a quick ratio of 1.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34.

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, topping the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.21. Intel had a positive return on equity of 0.39% and a negative net margin of 5.90%.During the same period in the previous year, the company earned ($0.10) EPS. The business’s revenue was up 25.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Intel will post 0.65 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Intel news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 40,256 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.53, for a total transaction of $4,006,679.68. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 105,077 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,458,313.81. This represents a 27.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 0.05% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Intel

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Trust Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Intel by 8.6% during the 2nd quarter. Trust Asset Management LLC now owns 51,805 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $7,234,000 after buying an additional 4,090 shares in the last quarter. Ballast Inc. purchased a new position in Intel in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $328,000. Regent Peak Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in Intel by 13.8% in the 2nd quarter. Regent Peak Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 12,498 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $1,745,000 after buying an additional 1,513 shares in the last quarter. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC bought a new stake in Intel during the 2nd quarter valued at $976,000. Finally, Abound Wealth Management raised its holdings in Intel by 74.8% during the 2nd quarter. Abound Wealth Management now owns 1,813 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $253,000 after acquiring an additional 776 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Intel News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel reported Q2 EPS of $0.42 versus $0.21 expected, while revenue rose 24.8%-25.2% year over year to about $16.1 billion, marking the company’s strongest growth in more than 15 years.
• Positive Sentiment: The company’s Q3 guidance came in above consensus, with management forecasting revenue of $15.8 billion to $16.8 billion and EPS of $0.38, signaling confidence that demand remains solid.
• Positive Sentiment: Several reports highlighted accelerating data center and AI sales, including a 59% jump in data center and AI revenue, which supports the view that Intel is gaining traction in a key growth market.
• Positive Sentiment: News that Intel and Fortinet collaborated on a new security processor, plus Intel’s first named outside foundry customer, strengthened the narrative that the foundry business is starting to attract real commercial momentum.

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.