Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Stock Price Up 1.4% – Time to Buy?

Shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) rose 1.4% during mid-day trading on Tuesday. The stock traded as high as $102.88 and last traded at $102.81. 84,884,748 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 27% from the average daily volume of 116,241,336 shares. The stock had previously closed at $101.35.

Key Headlines Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: A technical trading signal near $91.75 briefly attracted buyers and helped Intel shares rebound intraday. Intel Shares Rise Over 3% After Key Trading Signal
• Positive Sentiment: Intel’s Crescent Island inference GPU has reached customer testing, supporting its effort to compete in lower-cost AI inference and diversify beyond traditional CPUs. Intel’s 350-Watt Inference GPU Reaches Customer Testing
• Positive Sentiment: Recent coverage points to strong second-quarter revenue growth, improving computing-infrastructure demand, and expectations for solid third-quarter results ahead of the October 29 earnings report. Intel Earnings Preview
• Positive Sentiment: Thirty-four exchange-traded funds added Intel holdings on October 13, while CEO Lip-Bu Tan previously disclosed a roughly $10 million open-market purchase—signals of institutional and insider interest, though neither guarantees future performance. 34 ETFs Add to Intel Holdings
• Neutral Sentiment: ASML says AI-chip demand may exceed supply for two more years, a favorable industry backdrop for Intel’s manufacturing ambitions, but the company still must execute on its foundry ramp and win customers. AI Demand to Exceed Supply
• Negative Sentiment: An explosion and fire at Intel’s Kiryat Gat manufacturing site in Israel, with serious injuries and reported fatalities, raised concerns about safety, potential disruption, and added costs. Intel Slides After Plant Blast in Israel
• Negative Sentiment: TSMC indicated it could support customers if Intel’s advanced-packaging ramp falls short, highlighting competitive and execution risks for Intel’s foundry strategy. TSMC Hints It Could Back Up Intel Customers
• Negative Sentiment: Hotter inflation data, higher interest-rate expectations, concerns about AI financing, and elevated chip valuations triggered broad selling across Intel, AMD, Nvidia, and TSMC despite TSMC’s record results. Intel and AMD Plummet as Semiconductor Selloff Continues
• Negative Sentiment: Investors remain concerned about Intel’s persistent foundry losses, negative reported earnings, and the premium valuation implied by the stock’s sharp 2026 rally.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on INTC shares. DA Davidson raised their price target on Intel from $77.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Piper Sandler assumed coverage on Intel in a research note on Wednesday, September 9th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $110.00 price target for the company. Bank of America dropped their price objective on Intel from $160.00 to $145.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Wedbush lifted their price target on Intel from $60.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Intel in a research note on Friday, July 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Intel presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $109.06.

Intel Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 1.60 and a quick ratio of 1.25. The firm has a market cap of $481.61 billion, a P/E ratio of -45.58, a P/E/G ratio of 10.97 and a beta of 2.22. The company has a fifty day moving average of $103.38 and a 200-day moving average of $101.03.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.21. Intel had a positive return on equity of 2.62% and a negative net margin of 19.79%. The company had revenue of $16.13 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.43 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted ($0.10) earnings per share. Intel’s revenue was up 25.2% on a year-over-year basis. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Intel Corporation will post 1.04 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Lip Bu Tan bought 105,263 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were purchased at an average price 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 trade represents a 8.70% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Intel

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of INTC. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in Intel by 1.2% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 216,849,675 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $30,278,720,000 after purchasing an additional 2,528,657 shares in the last quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA acquired a new stake in shares of Intel during the second quarter valued at $10,507,291,000. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in Intel by 35.7% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 31,724,362 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $4,429,673,000 after acquiring an additional 8,342,514 shares during the period. Legal & General Group Plc purchased a new stake in Intel in the second quarter valued at approximately $4,096,110,000. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its holdings in Intel by 87.1% in the third quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 30,214,769 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $3,632,722,000 after buying an additional 14,063,302 shares during the period. 64.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Intel Company Profile

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) is a global semiconductor company that designs and manufactures computing and connectivity products. Its portfolio includes central processing units (CPUs), graphics and accelerator products, chipsets, networking components, and other semiconductor solutions used in personal computers, servers, cloud infrastructure, artificial intelligence systems, and embedded applications.

The company serves a broad range of customers, including original equipment manufacturers, cloud service providers, enterprise businesses, telecommunications companies, government organizations, and other technology firms.