Intel Corp (NASDAQ: INTC)’s stock price has plunge by -11.50relation to previous closing price of 22.43. Nevertheless, the company has seen a -12.59% plunge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. fool.com reported 2025-04-06 that Investors are taking a new look at Intel’s (INTC -11.21%) stock after the appointment of Lip-Bu Tan as its new CEO. He takes over as Intel struggles to catch up to competitors and develop a foundry business that can compete with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing and Samsung.
Is It Worth Investing in Intel Corp (NASDAQ: INTC) Right Now?
The 36-month beta value for INTC is at 1.11. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 40 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The average trading volume for INTC on April 07, 2025 was 102.60M shares.
INTC’s Market Performance
The stock of Intel Corp (INTC) has seen a -12.59% decrease in the past week, with a -4.34% drop in the past month, and a -1.83% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 7.88%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 5.30% for INTC. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -13.56% for INTC stock, with a simple moving average of -15.28% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of INTC
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for INTC stocks, with BofA Securities repeating the rating for INTC by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for INTC in the upcoming period, according to BofA Securities is $25 based on the research report published on March 13, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Mizuho gave a rating of “Neutral” to INTC, setting the target price at $22 in the report published on August 08th of the previous year.
INTC Trading at -10.99% 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 -51.32% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.30%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 7.88%, as shares sank -3.83% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -7.97% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, INTC fell by -12.59%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -35.93% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $22.96. In addition, Intel Corp saw -1.00% 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:
- -0.2 for the present operating margin
- 0.33 for the gross margin
The net margin for Intel Corp stands at -0.35. The total capital return value is set at -0.07. Equity return is now at value -18.31, with -9.67 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 0.17. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.5. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -11.21.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.2 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 34.71. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.42. The receivables turnover for the company is 15.27for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.27. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.33.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Intel Corp (INTC) has had a bad performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others 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.
