Benchmark Upgrades Intel to Buy, $43 Price Target
- Rating
- Buy
- from Hold
- Target
- $43
- Outcome
- Reached
- on December 2, 2025

What the analyst said
Benchmark analyst Cody Acree upgraded Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) from Hold to Buy with a price target of $43.
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Where the price stands
INTC trades at $92.07. The 12 analysts who set a target in the last 3 months range from $85 to $165, with a median of $111. This $43 target is 61% below the median, the lowest on the Street.
Since the note INTC has moved +201% (from $30.57). The 12-month window closed on September 19, 2026.
Track record
This call✓ Target reached on December 2, 2025, 2 months after the note.
Firm track recordStoneX: 79% of its 19 targets at least a year old were reached within 12 months (#17 of 21 firms); on Intel, 2 of 2. Accuracy ranking →
StoneX on Intel
StoneX price targets on Intel
8 calls from January 31, 2025 to May 18, 2026. The target went from $43 to $140 (+226%). The rating moved from Hold to Buy.
- May 18, 2026Target raised from $105 (+33%)Buy$140
- April 24, 2026Target raised from $76 (+38%)Buy$105
- April 13, 2026Target raised from $57 (+33%)Buy$76
- January 23, 2026Target raised from $50 (+14%)Buy$57
- October 24, 2025Target raised from $43 (+16%)Buy$50
- September 19, 2025 This noteUpgraded to Buy, set a $43 targetBuy$43
- July 25, 2025Rating only, no price targetHoldNo target
- January 31, 2025Earliest call shownHoldNo target




