What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for Intel FY2025 Earnings?

Intel Co. (NASDAQ:INTC) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research cut their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Intel in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, December 9th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the chip maker will earn $0.22 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $0.26. The consensus estimate for Intel’s current full-year earnings is ($0.87) per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Intel’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.22 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.12 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.30 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.91 EPS.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The chip maker reported ($0.46) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 company had revenue of $13.30 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $13.02 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.28 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 6.3% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other research analysts have also issued reports on INTC. Northland Securities decreased their price target on shares of Intel from $42.00 to $28.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Benchmark restated a “hold” rating on shares of Intel in a research note on Friday, November 1st. TD Cowen upgraded Intel to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, September 16th. 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. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “sell” rating and set a $17.00 target price on shares of Intel in a research note on Tuesday, October 29th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twenty-five have issued a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $30.04.

Intel Price Performance

INTC opened at $20.78 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.31, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44. The company has a market cap of $89.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -5.59 and a beta of 1.05. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $23.19 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $25.33. Intel has a 12-month low of $18.51 and a 12-month high of $51.28.

Insider Activity at Intel

In related news, EVP Michelle Johnston Holthaus sold 25,000 shares of Intel stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $26.00, for a total value 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 $7,104,708. The trade was a 8.38 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 0.04% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Key Financial Inc increased its holdings in Intel by 4.1% during the second quarter. Key Financial Inc now owns 8,685 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $269,000 after buying an additional 340 shares during the period. W.G. Shaheen & Associates DBA Whitney & Co raised its position in shares of Intel by 1.4% in the 2nd quarter. W.G. Shaheen & Associates DBA Whitney & Co now owns 24,779 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $767,000 after acquiring an additional 348 shares in the last quarter. Cidel Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Intel by 0.6% during the 2nd quarter. Cidel Asset Management Inc. now owns 64,589 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $2,000,000 after purchasing an additional 381 shares during the last quarter. Everpar Advisors LLC boosted its position in Intel by 4.6% during the second quarter. Everpar Advisors LLC now owns 9,822 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $304,000 after purchasing an additional 435 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dunhill Financial LLC grew its stake in Intel by 22.6% in the third quarter. Dunhill Financial LLC now owns 2,380 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $56,000 after purchasing an additional 438 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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.