Zacks Research Brokers Cut Earnings Estimates for Intel Co. (NASDAQ:INTC)
Intel Co. (NASDAQ:INTC – Free Report) – Zacks Research cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Intel in a report issued on Monday, April 1st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the chip maker will post earnings of $0.28 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.29. The consensus estimate for Intel’s current full-year earnings is $0.64 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Intel’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.33 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.22 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.38 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.57 EPS.
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 25th. The chip maker reported $0.54 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.27 by $0.27. The business had revenue of $15.40 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.16 billion. Intel had a return on equity of 1.64% and a net margin of 3.11%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.10 earnings per share.
Several other equities analysts have also issued reports on INTC. Barclays boosted their price target on Intel from $32.00 to $44.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 16th. Susquehanna boosted their price target on Intel from $38.00 to $42.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 18th. Stifel Nicolaus restated a “hold” rating and set a $45.00 price target on shares of Intel in a research note on Wednesday. Wedbush restated a “neutral” rating and set a $40.00 price target on shares of Intel in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, HSBC lowered their price objective on Intel from $46.00 to $44.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 26th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twenty have issued a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Intel presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $42.86.
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Intel Trading Down 8.2 %
Shares of INTC opened at $40.33 on Wednesday. Intel has a 12-month low of $26.85 and a 12-month high of $51.28. The company has a quick ratio of 1.15, a current ratio of 1.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. The firm has a market capitalization of $170.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 104.85, a P/E/G ratio of 4.64 and a beta of 1.00. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $43.63 and its 200 day moving average price is $42.21.
Institutional Trading of Intel
Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. New Millennium Group LLC increased its position in shares of Intel by 87.2% in the 4th quarter. New Millennium Group LLC now owns 496 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 231 shares in the last quarter. Burkett Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of Intel in the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Hanseatic Management Services Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Intel in the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Frazier Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Intel in the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Finally, Valued Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Intel in the 4th quarter valued at $36,000. Institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Intel news, CEO Patrick P. Gelsinger bought 2,800 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 1st. The stock was bought at an average price of $42.74 per share, for a total transaction of $119,672.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 31,275 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,336,693.50. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In other Intel news, CEO Patrick P. Gelsinger bought 2,800 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 1st. The stock was bought at an average price of $42.74 per share, for a total transaction of $119,672.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 31,275 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,336,693.50. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Patrick P. Gelsinger bought 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, January 29th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $43.36 per share, with a total value of $130,080.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 28,475 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,234,676. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Company insiders own 0.04% of the company’s stock.
Intel Announces Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 1st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 7th were issued a dividend of $0.125 per share. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.24%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 6th. Intel’s dividend payout ratio is 128.21%.
Intel Company Profile
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.
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