Intel shares rose 1.7% on Friday, trading as high as $87.87 and last at $86.96, versus a prior close of $85.49. Mid-day volume was 71,560,092 shares, down 38% from the average of 115,776,344. Supportive news included an FCC waiver allowing Intel to keep using foreign-made robotic devices and Wedbush's view that its Arizona chip plant could provide a potential boost. Investors are positioning ahead of the October 29 quarterly report, where strong server-CPU demand and recent price increases are cited as possible drivers, while Erste Group raised its fiscal 2027 EPS forecast to $1.59 from $1.56, above the consensus of $1.05. Risks include a third-quarter adjusted EPS outlook of $0.38, below the prior quarter's $0.42, analyst questions about foundry yields and scale, and Nvidia's expansion into CPUs. MarketBeat data shows a consensus rating of 'Hold' and an average target price of $107.73.
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