Intel Stock Sits 15% Above Its 100-Day Average, but Below Its 20-Day, Ahead of Earnings

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC ) shares are in the spotlight Thursday, with earnings on deck, recent analyst activity and a mixed technical setup all drawing attention. Intel shares are consolidating. Where are INTC shares going? Earnings Preview & History Intel is scheduled to report second-quarter earnings today after the market closes.

40 billion. For the prior quarter, Intel reported EPS of 29 cents, beating the consensus estimate of a loss of 1 cent. 40 billion. What to Watch Investors will be closely tracking gross margin trajectory, which Intel guided to approximately 39% for the quarter, down from 41% in Q1 as a larger share of higher cost 18A products moves through production.

05 billion in Q1, and management’s guidance implies double-digit sequential growth is needed to keep pace with the AI buildout narrative. Commentary on 18A manufacturing yields and the foundry business will also draw attention, given ongoing questions about when the segment can turn cash-generative, along with any updates on forward guidance and capital spending discipline heading into the second half of the year. 50). 90), which keeps rallies vulnerable to supply.

Momentum is best explained by MACD right now: MACD is below its signal line and the histogram is negative, which points to fading upside pressure versus the prior upswing unless buyers can reclaim that baseline. That lines up with the bearish 20-day SMA below the 50-day SMA, even as the bigger-picture "golden cross" (50-day above 200-day) from August 2025 still argues the primary trend hasn’t fully broken. 67. 76, according to data Pro.

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