Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Releases Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC - Get Free Report) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.000-0.000 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.090. The company issued revenue guidance of $11.7 billion-$12.7 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $12.9 billion.

Intel Trading Down 2.9 %

NASDAQ:INTC traded down $0.58 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $19.43. 117,031,534 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 62,393,976. Intel has a 12-month low of $18.51 and a 12-month high of $46.63. The firm has a market capitalization of $83.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -5.22, a PEG ratio of 9.64 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 1.31 and a quick ratio of 0.97. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $20.78 and a 200-day moving average price of $22.43.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The chip maker reported ($0.02) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.12 by ($0.14). Intel had a negative net margin of 29.42% and a negative return on equity of 1.71%. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Intel will post -0.87 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

INTC has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Benchmark reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of Intel in a report on Friday. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of Intel in a report on Friday. Mizuho reduced their target price on Intel from $23.00 to $21.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 10th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on Intel from $25.00 to $21.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Finally, Truist Financial reduced their target price on Intel from $22.00 to $21.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twenty-seven have issued a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $26.60.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Michelle Johnston Holthaus sold 25,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $26.00, for a total transaction of $650,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 273,258 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,104,708. This represents a 8.38 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Insiders own 0.04% 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.