The stock price of Intel Corp (NASDAQ: INTC) has surged by 0.25 when compared to previous closing price of 24.44, but the company has seen a 0.63% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. fool.com reported 2024-11-22 that Ken Griffin of Citadel Advisors just scooped up 11 million shares of a semiconductor stock not named Nvidia.
Is It Worth Investing in Intel Corp (NASDAQ: INTC) Right Now?
INTC has 36-month beta value of 1.04. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 18 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 as “overweight,” 35 as “hold,” and 3 as “sell.”
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The public float for INTC is 4.31B, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.45% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of INTC on November 22, 2024 was 78.53M shares.
INTC’s Market Performance
INTC’s stock has seen a 0.63% increase for the week, with a 9.68% rise in the past month and a 21.72% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.92%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.82% for Intel Corp The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 1.74% for INTC stock, with a simple moving average of -19.04% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of INTC
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for INTC stocks, with Mizuho repeating the rating for INTC by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for INTC in the upcoming period, according to Mizuho is $22 based on the research report published on August 08, 2024 of the current year 2024.
TD Cowen gave a rating of “Hold” to INTC, setting the target price at $25 in the report published on August 02nd of the current year.
INTC Trading at 5.64% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought INTC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -52.22% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.82%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.92%, as shares surge +8.07% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +24.67% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, INTC rose by +0.66%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -42.33% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $24.08. In addition, Intel Corp saw -51.24% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at INTC starting from Holthaus Michelle Johnston, who sale 25,000 shares at the price of $26.00 back on Nov 07 ’24. After this action, Holthaus Michelle Johnston now owns 273,258 shares of Intel Corp, valued at $650,000 using the latest closing price.
Michelle Johnston Holthaus, the Officer of Intel Corp, proposed sale 25,000 shares at $25.00 during a trade that took place back on Nov 07 ’24, which means that Michelle Johnston Holthaus is holding shares at $625,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for INTC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.16 for the present operating margin
- 0.35 for the gross margin
The net margin for Intel Corp stands at -0.29. The total capital return value is set at -0.05. Equity return is now at value -15.85, with -8.35 for asset returns.
Based on Intel Corp (INTC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.34 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.19. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.5. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -8.32.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 9.63 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 24.69. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.71. The receivables turnover for the company is 17.38for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.28. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.31.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Intel Corp (INTC) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
