Northland Capmk Predicts Intel’s Q2 Earnings (NASDAQ:INTC)

Intel Co. (NASDAQ:INTC) – Investment analysts at Northland Capmk dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Intel in a report issued on Tuesday, October 22nd. Northland Capmk analyst G. Richard now expects that the chip maker will post earnings of ($0.01) per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.03. The consensus estimate for Intel’s current full-year earnings is ($0.47) per share. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for Intel’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.08 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.16 EPS.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last posted its quarterly 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 business had revenue of $12.80 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.92 billion. Intel had a return on equity of 1.78% and a net margin of 1.77%. Intel’s quarterly revenue was down .8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted ($0.05) earnings per share.

Several other analysts also recently commented on the company. HSBC downgraded Intel from a “hold” rating to a “reduce” rating in a research note on Friday, August 2nd. Susquehanna reduced their price objective on Intel from $35.00 to $26.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 2nd. Barclays lowered their target price on Intel from $40.00 to $25.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 2nd. Truist Financial cut their target price on Intel from $33.00 to $25.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 2nd. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald decreased their price target on shares of Intel from $40.00 to $27.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 2nd. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twenty-four have issued a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Intel presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $31.92.

Intel Trading Up 1.6 %

NASDAQ:INTC opened at $22.34 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $21.55 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $27.67. Intel has a 12 month low of $18.51 and a 12 month high of $51.28. The stock has a market capitalization of $95.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.27 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a current ratio of 1.59, a quick ratio of 1.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Intel

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Global Assets Advisory LLC purchased a new position in Intel during the 1st quarter valued at about $4,442,000. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC increased its holdings in Intel by 0.4% during the 1st quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 83,017 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $3,667,000 after acquiring an additional 350 shares during the period. Brookstone Capital Management lifted its stake in Intel by 65.2% in the 1st quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 69,096 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $3,052,000 after purchasing an additional 27,274 shares in the last quarter. RFG Holdings Inc. bought a new position in Intel in the 1st quarter valued at $326,000. Finally, Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Intel by 21.0% in the 1st quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 8,951 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $395,000 after purchasing an additional 1,554 shares during the period. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Intel news, CEO Patrick P. Gelsinger bought 12,500 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 directly owns 37,975 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $765,576. The trade was a 0.00 % increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.04% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Intel Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Sunday, September 1st. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 7th were paid a dividend of $0.125 per share. This represents a $0.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.24%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, August 7th. Intel’s payout ratio is currently 52.08%.

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.