Intel Corp. (INTC) Soars 6.5% Ahead of FY25 Earnings

We recently published 10 Stocks With Massive Gains; 5 at Record Highs. Intel Corp. (NASDAQ:INTC) was one of the top performers on Wednesday.

Intel grew its share prices for a second day on Wednesday, jumping 6.52 percent to close at $42.63 apiece as investors gobbled up shares ahead of the release of its earnings performance for the fourth quarter and full-year 2025.

In a statement on the same day, Intel Corp. (NASDAQ:INTC) said that it would release its financial and operating highlights for the said period after market close on January 22. A conference call will be held to discuss the results.

In its last earnings call last year, Intel Corp. (NASDAQ:INTC) said that it was looking to generate revenues between $12.8 billion and $13.8 billion for the fourth quarter of 2025, alongside a loss per share of $0.14. The outlook excludes the results of its recent disposition of a controlling stake in Altera Corp.

In other news, Intel Corp. (NASDAQ:INTC) unveiled at the CES 2026 conference its new Ultra Series 3 processors—the first compute platform built on Intel 18A and said to be the most advanced semiconductor process ever developed and manufactured in the United States.

According to the company, the new product powers over 200 PC designs, which can deliver exceptional performance, graphics, and battery life.

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