NASDAQ:INTC 19 January 2026 - 22 January 2026

Intel Corporation shares surged roughly 10% by midday Wednesday, pushing the stock further into one of the top-performing large-cap U.S. chip sectors for the month. The rally shows no signs of slowing.

Intel shares jumped about 10% to $53.67 in morning trade on Wednesday, extending a sharp rally ahead of the chipmaker’s quarterly report.

Intel shares climbed $1.63, roughly 3.5%, to $48.56 in premarket trading on Wednesday, buoyed by a series of upbeat analyst reports that extended the rally ahead of earnings.

Intel Corp shares jumped about 3.5% in after-hours trading to $48.56, after moving between $45.88 and $50.22 during the day.

Intel shares climbed roughly 5.7% to $49.63 in late-morning trading Tuesday after Seaport Research Partners upgraded the chipmaker to Buy, setting a $65 price target. HSBC followed by raising its rating to Hold. Seaport analyst Jay Goldberg pointed to “strong signals” from Intel’s PC lineup, saying the company is “back on the right path,” though he warned it’s still “not out of the woods.”

Intel shares jumped 4.9% to $49.25 by mid-morning Tuesday, beating the broader U.S. market’s sluggish trend. Upgrades from HSBC and Seaport reignited interest in the chipmaker ahead of its earnings report.

Intel Corp shares closed down 2.8% at $46.96 on Friday, swinging between $46.73 and $50.15 on roughly 127 million shares traded. U.S. markets were shut Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day and will reopen Tuesday.

Intel’s shares are positioned for a volatile open Tuesday following President Donald Trump’s tariff warning targeting eight European nations, which shook global markets despite the U.S. holiday. The chipmaker ended Friday’s session down 2.8%, closing at $46.96.