Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) shares fell more than 12% in U.S. premarket trading on Friday after the semiconductor group reported a fourth-quarter net loss and issued weaker-than-expected guidance for the current quarter.

Intel (INTC) is set to post fourth quarter results on Thursday after markets close. Wall Street expects the chipmaker to post EPS of $0.08 on revenue of $13.39 billion, implying a fall of 6% during the quarter.

Intel let a little air out of Wall Street’s superheated enthusiasm for the chipmaker Thursday, reporting middling financial results and warning of a slow quarter ahead — in part because the company isn’t making enough chips to meet demand.

Zinsner said Intel isn’t seeing much impact yet from higher memory chip prices as many companies have already procured supply for the first two quarters of 2026. But he said the

Key Takeaways Intel shares slid in extended trading Thursday after the chipmaker's outlook missed analysts' projections. Executives warned supplies could hit a low this quarter. Intel wants to sell more products.

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) shares plunged 13.4% on Thursday after the semiconductor giant delivered a weaker-than-expected outlook for the first quarter, overshadowing its better-than-anticipated

Intel stock was gaining again Thursday ahead of the chip company’s earnings report. Analysts are becoming gradually more enthusiastic about its prospects.

Rising demand for Intel’s traditional computing chips, called CPUs (central processing units), from data centers amid the rise of agentic AI and the launch of Intel’s Panther Lake chips for AI PCs prompted multiple investing firms including HSBC and KeyBanc to raise their ratings on Intel stock in the last few weeks.