Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Earns “Neutral” Rating from Royal Bank Of Canada

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC)‘s stock had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by equities researchers at Royal Bank Of Canada in a research note issued on Tuesday,MarketScreener reports.

Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on INTC. Roth Mkm boosted their price objective on shares of Intel from $40.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on shares of Intel from $40.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Daiwa Securities Group boosted their price objective on shares of Intel from $41.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of Intel from $45.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 7th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities boosted their price objective on shares of Intel from $25.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-seven have assigned a Hold rating and five have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $54.86.

Intel Price Performance

INTC stock traded up $1.24 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $66.94. 23,555,795 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 108,049,086. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $49.26 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $43.49. Intel has a 1-year low of $18.97 and a 1-year high of $70.32. The company has a market cap of $334.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -833.88, a PEG ratio of 24.19 and a beta of 1.35. The company has a quick ratio of 1.65, a current ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 22nd. The chip maker reported $0.15 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.08 by $0.07. Intel had a negative net margin of 0.51% and a negative return on equity of 0.44%. The firm had revenue of $13.67 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $13.37 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.13 EPS. Intel’s revenue was down 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. Intel has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.000-0.000 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Intel will post 0.07 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Intel news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 20,000 shares of Intel stock in a transaction on Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $49.05, for a total transaction of $981,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 113,060 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,545,593. The trade was a 15.03% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP David Zinsner bought 5,882 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, January 26th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $42.50 per share, with a total value of $249,985.00. Following the acquisition, the executive vice president directly owned 247,392 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,514,160. This trade represents a 2.44% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. 0.05% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Intel

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of INTC. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Intel during the 4th quarter worth $2,233,159,000. Capital World Investors increased its position in shares of Intel by 32.5% in the 3rd quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 86,503,121 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $2,902,180,000 after buying an additional 21,230,715 shares in the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors increased its position in shares of Intel by 285.9% in the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 26,619,928 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $982,279,000 after buying an additional 19,722,010 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Intel by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 404,522,308 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $14,926,873,000 after buying an additional 13,692,624 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Stanley grew its stake in Intel by 20.4% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 65,249,269 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $2,407,698,000 after acquiring an additional 11,056,090 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street has lifted price targets and reiterated conviction that Intel can capitalize on AI and advanced packaging — Stifel and Cantor Fitzgerald both raised targets to roughly $65, signaling growing confidence in Intel’s turnaround and addressable AI opportunity. Stifel Raises Target Cantor Fitzgerald Raises Target
• Positive Sentiment: Product progress: Intel launched its Core Series 3 processors to extend “everyday AI” into PCs — a strategic push that supports the company’s narrative of capturing AI workloads across endpoints and data centers. Core Series 3 Launch
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings focus: Intel reports Q1 on April 23; previews and guidance expectations are keeping investors cautious — the quarter is being framed as a make-or-break catalyst that could re‑rate the stock in either direction. Earnings Preview
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation worries: Wedbush and other analysts warn the recent rally may have outpaced fundamentals, calling the stock “stretched” given revenue and margin uncertainty — this commentary is pressuring traders to take profits. Wedbush Caution
• Negative Sentiment: Sell-side downgrades/short calls: KGI Securities’ downgrade and negative pieces/short‑bias commentary are contributing to intraday weakness and explain why Intel has lagged some semiconductor peers on days when the sector rallies. KGI Downgrade Seeking Alpha: Intel Drops

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.