--- title: "Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Rating Increased to Buy at Benchmark" description: "Benchmark upgraded Intel from a \"hold\" to a \"buy\" rating, setting a price target of $43.00, indicating a potential upside of 40.66%. Other analysts have varied opinions, with two rating it as \"buy,\" t" type: "news" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/258091957.md" published_at: "2025-09-19T12:12:54.000Z" --- # Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Rating Increased to Buy at Benchmark > Benchmark upgraded Intel from a "hold" to a "buy" rating, setting a price target of $43.00, indicating a potential upside of 40.66%. Other analysts have varied opinions, with two rating it as "buy," twenty-two as "hold," and five as "sell." Intel's stock opened at $30.57, with a market cap of $133.80 billion. The company reported a quarterly EPS of ($0.10), missing estimates, but revenue was $12.86 billion, exceeding expectations. Institutional investors hold 64.53% of Intel's stock, reflecting confidence in the company's future performance. Intel (NASDAQ:INTC - Get Free Report) was upgraded by equities researchers at Benchmark from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a note issued to investors on Friday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has a $43.00 price objective on the chip maker's stock. Benchmark's target price indicates a potential upside of 40.66% from the company's current price. - New Catalysts Build Positive Pressure on Intel Stock Several other equities analysts have also issued reports on INTC. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated a "market perform" rating on shares of Intel in a research report on Tuesday, August 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Intel from $20.00 to $21.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Mizuho upped their price target on Intel from $22.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 3rd. Roth Capital reaffirmed a "neutral" rating on shares of Intel in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Citigroup reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of Intel in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Hold rating and five have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Intel has a consensus rating of "Reduce" and a consensus target price of $23.11. **View Our Latest Report on INTC** ## Intel Stock Performance - Intel's Silent Comeback: 3 Pillars the Market Is Overlooking Intel stock opened at $30.57 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $23.17 and a 200 day simple moving average of $21.95. The company has a quick ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 1.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. Intel has a 12-month low of $17.67 and a 12-month high of $32.38. The stock has a market capitalization of $133.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -6.41 and a beta of 1.23. Intel (NASDAQ:INTC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The chip maker reported ($0.10) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.01 by ($0.11). The business had revenue of $12.86 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.88 billion. Intel had a negative net margin of 38.64% and a negative return on equity of 3.78%. The business's quarterly revenue was up .5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.02 earnings per share. Intel has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.000-0.000 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Intel will post -0.11 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. ## Institutional Investors Weigh In On Intel - AMD Stock Slipped, But Is It a Breakout Opportunity in Disguise? A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Cornerstone Advisory LLC raised its stake in Intel by 4.3% in the 4th quarter. Cornerstone Advisory LLC now owns 9,863 shares of the chip maker's stock valued at $198,000 after acquiring an additional 409 shares during the period. Vise Technologies Inc. raised its stake in Intel by 56.7% in the 4th quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. now owns 29,785 shares of the chip maker's stock valued at $597,000 after acquiring an additional 10,774 shares during the period. GTS Securities LLC raised its stake in Intel by 126.8% in the 4th quarter. GTS Securities LLC now owns 214,667 shares of the chip maker's stock valued at $4,304,000 after acquiring an additional 1,017,134 shares during the period. Sunbelt Securities Inc. raised its stake in Intel by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 126,828 shares of the chip maker's stock valued at $2,514,000 after acquiring an additional 1,695 shares during the period. Finally, WCG Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in Intel by 12.1% in the 4th quarter. WCG Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 28,816 shares of the chip maker's stock valued at $578,000 after acquiring an additional 3,112 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 64.53% of the company's stock. ## Intel Company Profile (Get Free Report) 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. ## Featured Stories - Five stocks we like better than Intel - What is the FTSE 100 index? - Joby's Stock Is Quiet, But Its Commercial Engine Is In Overdrive - 3 Monster Growth Stocks to Buy Now - Why Seagate Is Wall Street's New Favorite AI Infrastructure Play - Pets Are Big Business: 4 Big-Ticket Pet Stocks to Add to Your Portfolio - 3 AI Infrastructure Stocks With Upside After the Summer Rally *This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate reporting. 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