Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC – Get Free Report)’s stock price traded down 4.1% during mid-day trading on Monday . The company traded as low as $96.30 and last traded at $97.52. 100,092,294 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 17% from the average daily volume of 120,268,852 shares. The stock had previously closed at $101.65.
Intel News Roundup
Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Intel expanded and priced its common-stock offering at $20 billion, selling 210.5 million shares at $95 each. The proceeds should materially strengthen its balance sheet and provide funding for AI infrastructure, advanced manufacturing and foundry investments. Intel’s Rally Gave It a $20 Billion Opportunity and Now Comes the Hard Part
- Positive Sentiment: Bank of America reiterated a Buy rating and a $145 price target, arguing that the capital raise signals greater management conviction in Intel Foundry. Analysts believe potential foundry growth and customer wins could eventually outweigh the offering’s earnings dilution. Intel Foundry Strategy Drives Buy Rating
- Positive Sentiment: The financing follows stronger operating momentum: Intel’s latest quarter showed revenue growth of 25.2% year over year, while Foundry revenue increased 31% and its operating loss narrowed to $2.1 billion from $3.2 billion. The company also exceeded earnings and revenue estimates. Intel’s Foundry Grew 31% Last Quarter and Lost $2.1 Billion Doing It
- Neutral Sentiment: The raise gives Intel additional time and financial flexibility, but the turnaround still depends on execution, improved manufacturing economics and attracting meaningful external foundry customers.
- Negative Sentiment: Issuing the new shares reduces existing investors’ ownership percentage and could lower near-term earnings per share; Bank of America estimates the dilution may reduce EPS by roughly 5%. Intel is effectively using its recent rally to fund a capital-intensive recovery. A $20 Billion Reason Why Intel Stock Is in Focus
- Negative Sentiment: Despite Foundry’s growth, only about $293 million of its quarterly revenue came from external customers, underscoring Intel’s continued dependence on its own products and the distance between its foundry ambitions and AMD’s stronger AI-driven profitability.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of equities research analysts have commented on INTC shares. UBS Group lowered their price target on shares of Intel from $121.00 to $112.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Seaport Research Partners reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $125.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Intel from $75.00 to $84.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. BTIG Research upgraded shares of Intel from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on shares of Intel in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating, thirty-two have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $107.85.
Intel Trading Up 4.5%
The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 1.60. The company has a market capitalization of $515.24 billion, a PE ratio of -48.41 and a beta of 2.22. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $110.57 and a 200 day moving average of $82.41.
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $16.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 last year, the firm posted ($0.10) EPS. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Intel Corporation will post 1.01 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Institutional Trading of Intel
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Intel in the 4th quarter valued at about $2,233,159,000. Capital Research Global Investors raised 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 during the period. Capital World Investors lifted its stake in shares of Intel by 20.3% in the 4th 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 last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake 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 purchasing an additional 13,692,624 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted its holdings 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 worth $2,407,698,000 after purchasing an additional 11,056,090 shares during the period. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
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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