Stifel Nicolaus Issues Positive Forecast for Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Stock Price

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) had its target price raised by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from $75.00 to $120.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a “hold” rating on the chip maker’s stock. Stifel Nicolaus’ price target would suggest a potential upside of 11.48% from the stock’s previous close.

INTC has been the topic of several other reports. Roth Capital upgraded Intel from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $100.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Oppenheimer began coverage on shares of Intel in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. They set an “outperform” rating for the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “hold” rating and set a $100.00 target price on shares of Intel in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on shares of Intel from $50.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, BTIG Research upgraded shares of Intel from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $97.88.

Intel Stock Down 4.3%

Shares of Intel stock opened at $107.64 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $118.37 and a 200 day moving average price of $73.38. Intel has a fifty-two week low of $18.97 and a fifty-two week high of $142.35. The firm has a market cap of $541.02 billion, a P/E ratio of -175.56 and a beta of 2.18. The company has a quick ratio of 1.85, a current ratio of 2.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.01 by $0.28. The company had revenue of $13.58 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.32 billion. Intel had a positive return on equity of 0.39% and a negative net margin of 5.90%.Intel’s quarterly revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.13 EPS. Intel has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.200-0.200 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Intel will post 0.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Intel

In related news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 40,256 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.53, for a total value of $4,006,679.68. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 105,077 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,458,313.81. This trade represents a 27.70% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Intel during the 4th quarter valued at $2,233,159,000. Capital Research Global Investors raised its position in shares of Intel by 285.9% in 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 raised its holdings in Intel by 20.3% in the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 104,060,268 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $3,839,833,000 after acquiring an additional 17,557,147 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Intel by 3.5% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 404,522,308 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $14,926,873,000 after acquiring an additional 13,692,624 shares during the period. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased its stake in shares of Intel by 20.4% in the fourth 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. Institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

More Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel’s latest earnings were still a bright spot: it beat expectations on both EPS and revenue, and management’s outlook suggests the company is seeing improving demand in parts of its business. Intel earnings and stock performance details
• Positive Sentiment: Several reports continue to frame Intel as a possible beneficiary of the AI infrastructure buildout, including a new chip patent aimed at lowering AI memory costs and bullish calls on its foundry comeback. Intel’s new chip patent and the solution to AI’s biggest logjam
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel has been one of the market’s most watched semiconductor names, with recent articles highlighting both its outsized year-to-date rally and debate over whether the stock is getting expensive after such a strong move. Intel stock article
• Negative Sentiment: Near-term sentiment has weakened as chip stocks pulled back in a broader AI trade selloff, with Intel specifically mentioned among the tech giants retreating. Market wrap on Intel retreat
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts and commentators also pointed to rising concerns around Intel’s heavy AI spending, capital intensity, and competitive pressure from AMD, which has been gaining share in data center chips. AMD out-earned Intel in data center article

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.