Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC – Get Free Report)’s stock price traded down 5.6% during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as low as $99.34 and last traded at $100.32. Approximately 95,540,083 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 19% from the average session volume of 117,634,750 shares. The stock had previously closed at $106.24.
Key Headlines Impacting Intel
Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Intel’s partnership with Atsign reportedly improved encryption performance for edge-AI applications by approximately 88 times through hardware acceleration. The development could support future opportunities in autonomous transportation and other real-time AI markets. Atsign and Intel solve the Edge AI encryption conundrum
- Positive Sentiment: ASML is expanding High-NA EUV collaboration with Intel and Samsung as AI demand grows. Intel’s progress in using the advanced lithography technology reinforces its foundry turnaround narrative, although broader commercial adoption still depends on customer qualification and manufacturing economics. ASML Expands High-NA Ties With Samsung and Intel as AI Demand Builds
- Positive Sentiment: Intel-backed startup Kepler Computing is targeting the memory-chip market, adding a potential growth angle as demand from AI infrastructure expands. The move also pressured memory-chip incumbent Micron, highlighting the opportunity but not yet providing meaningful revenue for Intel. Intel Stock Slides Despite New Hopes for Memory Chips
- Neutral Sentiment: Intel’s recent rally was supported by reported CPU price increases, stronger server demand, High-NA EUV milestones, analyst upgrades and Nvidia’s disclosed investment. However, several reports noted that much of the anticipated turnaround may already be reflected in the stock’s elevated valuation. Why Intel Stock Slumped Today
- Negative Sentiment: Mizuho trimmed its Intel price target to $92, citing valuation concerns despite improving execution and server demand. The target is below the recent trading level, reinforcing investor worries that expectations have outpaced fundamentals. Why 1 Veteran Analyst Just Trimmed His Intel Stock Price Target
- Negative Sentiment: Profit-taking intensified after Intel gained more than 20% during a five-session winning streak and had risen dramatically year to date. Nvidia and AMD also weakened, indicating broader semiconductor-sector pressure rather than an Intel-specific operational setback. Intel Sinks as Profit Taking Hits a Parabolic Run
- Negative Sentiment: Nvidia’s efforts to extend its dominance in AI chips pose a competitive threat to Intel’s ambitions in AI infrastructure, while comparisons suggest Monolithic Power Systems may offer investors stronger AI-related upside. An Nvidia Move Just Put AMD and Intel on the Defensive
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on INTC. Arete Research boosted their price objective on Intel from $20.40 to $99.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 10th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Intel from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, August 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Intel in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Pivotal Research assumed coverage on shares of Intel in a report on Tuesday. They issued a “buy” rating for the company. Finally, Citigroup assumed coverage on shares of Intel in a report on Tuesday. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have given a Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $107.80.
Intel Trading Down 5.6%
The company has a current ratio of 1.60, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. The firm has a market capitalization of $506.01 billion, a P/E ratio of -47.54, a P/E/G ratio of 11.19 and a beta of 2.22. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $98.61 and a two-hundred day moving average of $89.40.
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $16.13 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.43 billion. Intel had a positive return on equity of 2.62% and a negative net margin of 19.79%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 25.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned ($0.10) earnings per share. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Intel Corporation will post 1.04 EPS for the current year.
Insider Buying and Selling at Intel
In related news, CEO Lip Bu Tan purchased 105,263 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 acquisition, the chief executive officer owned 1,314,669 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $124,893,555. This represents a 8.70% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Intel
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Financially Speaking Inc boosted its holdings in Intel by 69.2% in the fourth quarter. Financially Speaking Inc now owns 682 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 279 shares during the last quarter. Financial Life Planners bought a new position in shares of Intel during the 1st quarter worth about $25,000. Montgomery Financial Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of Intel during the second quarter worth approximately $26,000. Glynn Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Intel in the 2nd quarter worth about $29,000. Finally, Knuff & Co LLC bought a new position in Intel during the 2nd quarter valued at $29,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company’s stock.
Intel Company Profile
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) is a global semiconductor company that designs and manufactures computing and communications products. Its portfolio includes Intel Core processors for personal computers, Xeon processors for data centers and enterprise systems, and products for edge computing, networking, and other specialized applications.
Intel also develops graphics processing units under its Intel Arc and Intel Data Center GPU brands, Gaudi artificial intelligence accelerators, Ethernet products, software, and related platform technologies.
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