Intel's Stock Soars 80% in 2025, Optimistic Outlook Ahead
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: 2h ago
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- Significant Stock Surge: Intel's stock skyrocketed by 80% in 2025, largely due to substantial investments from the U.S. government and SoftBank, providing the company with crucial financial support for its turnaround, reflecting strong market confidence in its future.
- Enhanced Competitive Edge: Intel's Fab 52 facility in Arizona has a production capacity of 10,000 wafer starts per month, which is expected to quadruple by 2026, significantly bolstering its competitiveness in the semiconductor market, especially against TSMC.
- Improved Profit Outlook: Intel is projected to achieve an adjusted profit of $0.34 per share in 2025, a turnaround from a loss of $0.13 per share in 2024, indicating a strong potential for growth driven by cost optimization efforts.
- Optimistic Market Prospects: Analysts anticipate a 12-month median price target of $40 for Intel, suggesting a potential upside of 10%, and despite the stock becoming expensive due to this year's performance, the rapid earnings growth justifies the high valuation.
Analyst Views on INTC
Wall Street analysts forecast INTC stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for INTC is 35.61 USD with a low forecast of 20.00 USD and a high forecast of 52.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
34 Analyst Rating
3 Buy
25 Hold
6 Sell
Hold
Current: 36.680
Low
20.00
Averages
35.61
High
52.00
Current: 36.680
Low
20.00
Averages
35.61
High
52.00
About INTC
Intel Corporation is a global designer and manufacturer of semiconductor products. The Company operates through three segments: Intel Products, Intel Foundry, and All Other. Its Intel Products segment includes Client Computing Group (CCG), Data Center and AI (DCAI), Network and Edge (NEX). The CCG is bringing together the operating system, system architecture, hardware, and software application integration to enable PC experiences. DCAI delivers workload-optimized solutions to cloud service providers and enterprises, along with silicon devices for communications service providers, network and edge, and HPC customers. NEX helps networks and edge compute systems from fixed-function hardware to general-purpose compute, acceleration, and networking devices running cloud native software on programmable hardware. The Intel Foundry segment comprises technology development, manufacturing and foundry services. All Other segments include Altera, Mobileye, Other.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
