RESEARCH REPORT
Intel Corporation
INTC
$108.60
As of 2026-09-20
Research note — 2026-09-20. Educational analysis, not financial advice.
The one-line version
Intel Corporation trades near $108.60 on a trailing multiple of about 52.7x, against contested Street targets and the usual concentration and execution risks. That's the tension. Everything below is the detail.
That's the tension. Everything below is the detail.
1. What you're paying
| Now | Its own unavailable median | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | ~52.7 | ~n/a | n/a |
| P/E (forward) | ~52.7 | — | — |
| EPS (TTM) | -2.09 | — | — |
| Gross margin | 38.9% | — | — |
What that means in plain terms: the gap versus the company's own history is the growth or durability the market is already pricing. It is not automatically wrong — it is the bet.
Fair-value anchors on file:
- Street mean target: $116.37 — Average published analyst target.
- Street target midpoint: $137.50 — Midpoint of $75.00–$200.00 published range.
Street targets run from $75.00 to $200.00. A wide spread means the name is contested, not consensus.
2. What the bulls are counting on
- Intel Can Supply Only About Half of What Its Customers Want. That's a Better Problem Than It Sounds.
- Micron (MU) Unveils Breakthrough Memory Product. It Says Much About the Memory Market
- The S&P 500 Has Returned About 11% Annually Since 1958. Here's the ETF I'd Trust for the Next 30 Years.
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3. What the bears see
- Intel, Apple, Nvidia and More: 5 Stocks market participants Couldn't Stop Buzzing About This Week
- Intel Corporation (INTC)’s Terafab Partnership Could Give Its AI Foundry Ambitions a Major Boost
- What Moved Markets This Week
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4. What would have to be true
For the stock to justify ~52.7x rather than its unavailable ~n/ax, roughly all of the following need to neutral:
- Growth or margin durability shows up in the next several reports, not just in narrative.
- Key revenue concentrations survive competitive and regulatory pressure.
- Execution on the current product or services cycle stays on schedule.
- The Street target range compresses as results clarify the contested assumptions.
Ask yourself honestly: how many of those would you bet on individually? Multiply your answers together.
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5. What to watch next
- Next earnings date: 2026-10-21
- Trailing and forward multiples versus the company's own history
- Segment growth rates in the next 10-Q / earnings release
- Material Form 4 and 13F changes
- Whether the Street high-to-low target spread narrows or widens
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6. What this note does not do
It doesn't tell you to buy or sell. It won't, ever.
You have the valuation in context, the strongest version of both cases, and the specific assumptions the current price depends on. What you do with that depends on your time horizon, your existing exposure, your risk tolerance, and what else you could do with the money — none of which we know.
If you want someone to tell you what to do, you want a licensed financial adviser, and that is a genuinely reasonable thing to want.
Educational and informational purposes only. Not investment advice and not a recommendation to buy or sell any security. GetStockReport is not a registered investment adviser. Figures are as of 2026-09-20 and go stale quickly — verify against primary sources before acting. All investments carry risk including loss of principal. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
8. Analyst ratings & targets
No recent activity
Analyst opinions change frequently. Past upgrades do not predict future returns.
9. Important news
Sep 19, 2026|Intel Can Supply Only About Half of What Its Customers Want. That's a Better Problem Than It Sounds.(Yahoo)
A CEO apologizing for a chip shortage sounds like bad news -- unless fuller factories are a big part of the profit story.
Sep 19, 2026|Micron (MU) Unveils Breakthrough Memory Product. It Says Much About the Memory Market(Yahoo)
In a major milestone in memory innovation, Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) on September 15 announced the successful demonstration of a 512GB DDR5 RDIMM memory module for servers. This module is the first of its kind in the world, according to the company. The module can reach speeds of up to 9,200 MT/s. It can also […]
Sep 19, 2026|The S&P 500 Has Returned About 11% Annually Since 1958. Here's the ETF I'd Trust for the Next 30 Years.(Yahoo)
Investors need something that evolves with a changing economy.
Sep 19, 2026|Intel, Apple, Nvidia and More: 5 Stocks Investors Couldn't Stop Buzzing About This Week(Benzinga)
Retail investors talked up 5 stocks during the week (Sept. 14 to Sept.18) on X and Reddit's r/WallStreetBets: INTC, AAPL, NVDA, NBIS, ORCL
Sep 19, 2026|Intel Corporation (INTC)’s Terafab Partnership Could Give Its AI Foundry Ambitions a Major Boost(Yahoo)
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) is targeting a potentially significant opportunity through its strategic Terafab partnership with companies associated with Elon Musk, including SpaceX, Tesla, and xAI. The initiative is part of an ambitious semiconductor manufacturing project focused on producing advanced chips for artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, autonomous vehicles, and other compute-intensive applications. On September 15, Tigress […]
News headlines are reported as-is. Verify important claims with original sources.
10. Insider Form 4 activity
No recent activity
Form 4 filings are routine transactions. Scheduled sales (10b5-1 plans) are normal and not signals.
11. Institutional 13F holdings
| Fund | Shares | Position | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Street | 216,849,675 | $30.3B | — |
| Vanguard Group | 360,640,518 | $13.3B | — |
| BlackRock | 249,104 | $7.7B | — |
| BlackRock Institutional Trust | 10,475,944 | $380.0M | — |
These are 45-day lagged filings (SEC requirement). Position changes happened in the past.
12. Earnings this week
No recent activity
Earnings dates are estimates and may shift. EPS estimates are consensus, not predictions.