Q2 2025 EPS Estimates for Intel Co. Lowered by Analyst (NASDAQ:INTC)

Intel Co. (NASDAQ:INTC) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Intel in a report issued on Wednesday, September 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the chip maker will earn ($0.01) per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.02. The consensus estimate for Intel’s current full-year earnings is ($0.47) per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Intel’s FY2025 earnings at $0.41 EPS.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 1st. The chip maker reported $0.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.10 by ($0.08). The firm had revenue of $12.80 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $12.92 billion. Intel had a return on equity of 1.78% and a net margin of 1.77%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down .8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted ($0.05) EPS.

Several other research analysts have also commented on the company. Benchmark lowered Intel from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, August 2nd. Raymond James lowered Intel from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 2nd. Barclays lowered their price objective on shares of Intel from $40.00 to $25.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 2nd. New Street Research cut shares of Intel from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, August 2nd. Finally, Susquehanna lowered their price target on shares of Intel from $35.00 to $26.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 2nd. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twenty-four have given a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $32.04.

Intel Stock Performance

Shares of INTC stock opened at $21.84 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $23.67 and its 200-day simple moving average is $30.90. The company has a current ratio of 1.59, a quick ratio of 1.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40. Intel has a 52 week low of $18.51 and a 52 week high of $51.28. The company has a market cap of $92.97 billion, a PE ratio of 22.75 and a beta of 1.03.

Intel Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Sunday, September 1st. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 7th were given a dividend of $0.125 per share. This represents a $0.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.29%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, August 7th. Intel’s dividend payout ratio is presently 52.08%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Patrick P. Gelsinger purchased 12,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 5th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $20.16 per share, with a total value of $252,000.00. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer now owns 37,975 shares in the company, valued at approximately $765,576. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.04% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Intel

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of INTC. America First Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Intel in the second quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Frazier Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Intel during the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Burkett Financial Services LLC acquired a new position in Intel during the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Tributary Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Intel during the first quarter valued at $27,000. Finally, Cyrus J. Lawrence LLC bought a new stake in shares of Intel during the second quarter valued at about $27,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

About Intel

Intel Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells computing and related products and services worldwide. It operates through Client Computing Group, Data Center and AI, Network and Edge, Mobileye, and Intel Foundry Services segments. The company's products portfolio comprises central processing units and chipsets, system-on-chips (SoCs), and multichip packages; mobile and desktop processors; hardware products comprising graphics processing units (GPUs), domain-specific accelerators, and field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs); and memory and storage, connectivity and networking, and other semiconductor products.