Overview
- Intel shares set an intraday record of $95.73 on Friday, lifting the company’s market value to about $479 billion.
- Intel posted Q1 2026 earnings of $0.29 per share on revenue of $13.58 billion, topping estimates of $0.01 and $12.32 billion and growing sales 7.4% from a year ago.
- For the second quarter, the company guided earnings of $0.20 per share.
- Analysts raised some price targets and one broker upgraded to Buy, yet the average target sits near $74.47 with most ratings at Hold.
- Options pricing points to a move of more than 23% in either direction by July, signaling elevated near‑term volatility.