Q2 2025 Earnings Estimate for Intel Co. Issued By Zacks Research (NASDAQ:INTC)

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Intel Co. (NASDAQ:INTC - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Intel in a research note issued on Wednesday, September 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the chip maker will post earnings per share of ($0.01) for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.02. The consensus estimate for Intel's current full-year earnings is ($0.47) per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Intel's FY2025 earnings at $0.41 EPS.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 1st. The chip maker reported $0.02 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.10 by ($0.08). Intel had a net margin of 1.77% and a return on equity of 1.78%. The firm had revenue of $12.80 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.92 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned ($0.05) earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down .8% on a year-over-year basis.

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Other research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Hsbc Global Res lowered shares of Intel from a "hold" rating to a "moderate sell" rating in a research report on Friday, August 2nd. UBS Group decreased their price objective on shares of Intel from $37.00 to $32.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 2nd. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price objective on shares of Intel from $29.00 to $22.00 and set a "sell" rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 2nd. TD Cowen upgraded shares of Intel to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday. Finally, Roth Mkm decreased their price objective on shares of Intel from $35.00 to $25.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 2nd. Six analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twenty-four have given a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Intel presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $32.04.

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INTC opened at $21.14 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a current ratio of 1.59 and a quick ratio of 1.24. The company's 50-day moving average is $23.92 and its 200 day moving average is $31.15. Intel has a fifty-two week low of $18.51 and a fifty-two week high of $51.28. The firm has a market capitalization of $89.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.02 and a beta of 1.03.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Intel

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its position in Intel by 71.0% during the second quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 4,642 shares of the chip maker's stock valued at $144,000 after purchasing an additional 1,928 shares during the last quarter. Brightwater Advisory LLC bought a new stake in shares of Intel in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $208,000. Heritage Wealth Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Intel in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $2,115,000. Sanctuary Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Intel in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $9,265,000. Finally, Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL bought a new stake in shares of Intel in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $65,000. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Intel

In related news, CEO Patrick P. Gelsinger bought 12,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, August 5th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $20.16 per share, for a total transaction of $252,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 37,975 shares in the company, valued at approximately $765,576. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.04% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Intel Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed 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. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, August 7th. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.37%. Intel's dividend payout ratio is currently 52.08%.

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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