Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Trading 4.4% Higher – Here’s Why

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC)’s share price traded up 4.4% on Wednesday . The company traded as high as $118.29 and last traded at $112.6720. 116,785,548 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 3% from the average session volume of 120,229,984 shares. The stock had previously closed at $107.93.

Intel News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel announced a strategic collaboration with Hitachi to accelerate AI transformation across key industries, reinforcing its push into AI infrastructure and enterprise computing. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Intel also expanded its AI infrastructure efforts with Foxconn, a deal that could help the company deepen relationships in next-generation data center and intelligent computing platforms. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage highlighted Intel’s dramatic year-long rally and strong recent momentum, suggesting investors are still betting on the company’s turnaround and AI-related upside. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Several market notes pointed to Intel’s recent volatility and valuation debate, with analysts questioning how much of the turnaround is already priced in after the strong run. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Intel shares are being dragged down by a broader chip-sector selloff after Broadcom’s weaker AI-chip outlook rattled sentiment across semiconductor names. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Short-term trading commentary also noted premarket weakness in Intel, indicating that sectorwide risk-off sentiment is outweighing the company-specific partnership headlines for now. Article Title

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

INTC has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Roth Mkm upgraded Intel from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $100.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Northland Securities lowered shares of Intel from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. KGI Securities downgraded shares of Intel from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $71.00 price target for the company. in a research report on Monday, April 20th. HSBC upgraded Intel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $50.00 to $95.00 in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Finally, Seaport Research Partners increased their target price on Intel from $65.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, twenty-six have given a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $83.35.

Intel Stock Performance

The company has a market cap of $529.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -169.18 and a beta of 2.21. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $87.21 and its 200 day simple moving average is $58.52. The company has a current ratio of 2.31, a quick ratio of 1.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34.

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Intel news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 40,256 shares of Intel stock in a transaction on Friday, May 1st. The stock was 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 in the company, valued at $10,458,313.81. The trade was a 27.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 0.05% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Intel

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Demars Financial Group LLC grew its holdings in Intel by 1.7% during the 1st quarter. Demars Financial Group LLC now owns 7,675 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $339,000 after buying an additional 125 shares in the last quarter. Human Investing LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Intel by 0.9% in the first quarter. Human Investing LLC now owns 14,525 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $641,000 after buying an additional 126 shares in the last quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Intel by 15.9% during the first quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 924 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 127 shares during the last quarter. Angeles Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Intel by 0.7% during the first quarter. Angeles Wealth Management LLC now owns 19,107 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $843,000 after acquiring an additional 134 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Signature Resources Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Intel by 21.5% during the first quarter. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC now owns 831 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 147 shares in the last quarter. 64.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.