Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Outlook for Intel Earnings

Intel Co. (NASDAQ:INTC) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Intel in a research report issued on Monday, January 6th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the chip maker will post earnings per share of $0.14 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.12. The consensus estimate for Intel’s current full-year earnings is ($0.87) per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Intel’s Q3 2026 earnings at $0.28 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.37 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.94 EPS.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The chip maker reported ($0.46) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.02) by ($0.44). Intel had a negative return on equity of 1.71% and a negative net margin of 29.42%. The firm had revenue of $13.30 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $13.02 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.28 earnings per share. Intel’s revenue for the quarter was down 6.3% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other equities research analysts have also weighed in on INTC. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on shares of Intel from $25.00 to $26.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price objective on shares of Intel from $22.00 to $21.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 17th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their price objective on shares of Intel from $27.00 to $25.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 3rd. TD Cowen raised shares of Intel to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, September 16th. Finally, Mizuho increased their price objective on shares of Intel from $22.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twenty-five have assigned a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $30.04.

Intel Trading Down 0.6 %

Shares of INTC opened at $19.88 on Thursday. Intel has a 1-year low of $18.51 and a 1-year high of $50.30. The company has a 50-day moving average of $22.15 and a 200 day moving average of $23.86. The firm has a market capitalization of $85.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -5.34 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 1.31 and a quick ratio of 0.97.

Insider Transactions at Intel

In related news, EVP Michelle Johnston Holthaus sold 25,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $26.00, for a total transaction of $650,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 273,258 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,104,708. This trade represents a 8.38 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 0.04% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Intel

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. America First Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Intel during the second quarter valued at about $25,000. Cyrus J. Lawrence LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Intel during the second quarter valued at about $27,000. Quest Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Intel by 7,370.6% during the third quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 1,270 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 1,253 shares during the last quarter. Groupama Asset Managment increased its position in shares of Intel by 6.3% during the third quarter. Groupama Asset Managment now owns 137,181 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 8,084 shares during the last quarter. Finally, FSA Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Intel during the third quarter valued at about $34,000. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.