Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Given New $59.00 Price Target at Mizuho

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) had its target price hoisted by Mizuho from $48.00 to $59.00 in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday morning,MarketScreener reports. They currently have a neutral rating on the chip maker’s stock.

Several other brokerages have also commented on INTC. HSBC raised Intel from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $26.00 to $50.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their price target on shares of Intel from $45.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, April 9th. Citic Securities upgraded shares of Intel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $38.90 to $60.30 in a research report on Monday, January 26th. Benchmark increased their price objective on shares of Intel from $57.00 to $76.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, April 10th. Finally, New Street Research boosted their target price on shares of Intel from $40.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-six have given a Hold rating and six have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $51.25.

Intel Stock Performance

INTC stock traded up $0.97 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $65.91. 14,838,090 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 107,867,672. Intel has a 1-year low of $18.25 and a 1-year high of $66.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 2.02 and a quick ratio of 1.65. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $48.19 and its 200-day simple moving average is $42.75. The firm has a market cap of $329.22 billion, a P/E ratio of -822.98, a PEG ratio of 22.53 and a beta of 1.35.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, January 22nd. The chip maker reported $0.15 earnings per share (EPS) 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 business had revenue of $13.67 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $13.37 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.13 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter 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 expect that Intel will post -0.11 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $49.05, for a total value 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. This represents a 15.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP David Zinsner acquired 5,882 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 26th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $42.50 per share, with a total value of $249,985.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 247,392 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,514,160. The trade was a 2.44% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Intel

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Financially Speaking Inc boosted its stake in shares of Intel by 69.2% in the 4th quarter. Financially Speaking Inc now owns 682 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 279 shares during the period. Legacy Bridge LLC acquired a new stake in Intel in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in Intel in the fourth quarter worth approximately $29,000. Swiss RE Ltd. acquired a new position in Intel during the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Finally, Osbon Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Intel during the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Key Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Susquehanna raised its price target to $65, citing “insatiable” server/CPU demand that supports Intel’s near-term revenue and pricing power. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Northland boosted its target dramatically to $92 and kept an outperform view, reinforcing bullish sentiment that Intel’s foundry/server wins and AI exposure can justify much higher valuation. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Market optimism around Intel’s role in the Terafab project (Tesla/SpaceX/xAI) and other AI infra partnerships has amplified trader interest, seen as a potential multi-year revenue/market-share catalyst for Intel’s foundry and packaging businesses. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Intel joined Nokia and Dell on a compact 5G edge UPF appliance that claims performance and power benefits for telco customers — a commercial proof point for Intel’s data-center and edge silicon roadmap. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: TSMC reported stronger-than-expected guidance and reiterated a multi-year AI growth cycle, underscoring robust sector demand but also highlighting intense competition and capacity dynamics across foundry suppliers. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Nvidia-related positioning (public commentary that Nvidia has large holdings in related chip/cloud names) and data-center GPU/CPU supply dynamics are reshaping where AI infrastructure dollars flow; this is supportive for Intel’s CPU/foundry narrative but also keeps competition in focus. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Sanford C. Bernstein raised its target to $60 but kept a “market perform” rating (and other analysts still show mixed views), signaling some skepticism about upside from current levels and implying limited margin for error. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: After a nine-session winning streak, commentary about valuation stretch and a short-term pullback has surfaced — traders are taking profits and some outlets question whether the rally has gotten ahead of fundamentals. Read More.

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.