Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Intel (NASDAQ:INTC – Free Report) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a report released on Saturday.
Several other research analysts have also issued reports on the company. Bank of America reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $160.00 target price on shares of Intel in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. New Street Research upped their price target on Intel from $100.00 to $122.00 in a research report on Friday, June 26th. HC Wainwright set a $150.00 price target on Intel in a research note on Monday, June 29th. Moffett Nathanson downgraded Intel to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Oppenheimer began coverage on Intel in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. They set an “outperform” rating for the company. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, thirty-two have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $107.93.
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Intel Stock Down 4.1%
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $16.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.43 billion. Intel had a negative net margin of 19.79% and a positive return on equity of 2.62%. The company’s revenue was up 25.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted ($0.10) EPS. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Intel will post 1.01 earnings per share for the current year.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in INTC. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Intel in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,233,159,000. Capital Research Global Investors grew its position in shares of Intel by 285.9% during the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 26,619,928 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $982,279,000 after buying an additional 19,722,010 shares during the period. Capital World Investors grew its position in shares of Intel by 20.3% during the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 104,060,268 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $3,839,833,000 after buying an additional 17,557,147 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Intel by 3.5% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 404,522,308 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $14,926,873,000 after buying an additional 13,692,624 shares during the period. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased its stake in shares of Intel by 20.4% in the 4th 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 in the last quarter. 64.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Key Stories Impacting Intel
Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Intel plans to use the proceeds to pursue growth in contract chip manufacturing, physical AI, purpose-built silicon, advanced packaging and external wafer production. Management said the capital raise is intended to support rising AI-related demand while preserving its investment-grade balance sheet. Intel plans $15 billion stock offering as AI demand accelerates
- Positive Sentiment: The funding could accelerate Intel’s foundry turnaround and expand manufacturing capacity at a time when customer demand is outpacing available production. Data-center revenue reportedly grew strongly in the latest quarter, reinforcing the strategic rationale for investment. Intel launches $15 billion share sale as turnaround rally lifts stock
- Positive Sentiment: Intel also highlighted ecosystem traction: Nanox.AI optimized medical-imaging software for Intel Core Ultra processors and the OpenVINO toolkit, supporting on-premise healthcare AI inference. The announcement is strategically positive but likely has limited near-term financial impact. Nanox.AI Optimizes Medical Imaging AI Framework for Intel Core Ultra Processors
- Neutral Sentiment: The offering comes after Intel’s latest quarterly results beat expectations, with revenue up year over year. However, investors are weighing improving operating trends against the company’s substantial investment requirements and ongoing losses.
- Negative Sentiment: Issuing up to $17.25 billion of new equity would dilute existing shareholders and signals that Intel needs significant external funding for its capital-intensive expansion. Investors are also questioning whether AI infrastructure spending will generate adequate returns. Intel Slips After Chipmaker Announces $15 Billion Stock Sale
- Negative Sentiment: The stock’s decline reflects near-term dilution and valuation concerns after its powerful rally, rather than a deterioration in reported demand. Technical selling may intensify if shares remain below key moving-average support.
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.
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