Voya Investment Management LLC Acquires 1,724,270 Shares of Intel Corporation $INTC

Voya Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 116.3% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 3,206,882 shares of the chip maker’s stock after buying an additional 1,724,270 shares during the quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC owned about 0.07% of Intel worth $107,468,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. HFM Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Intel during the first quarter valued at $25,000. West Branch Capital LLC acquired a new position in Intel during the 2nd quarter valued at about $28,000. Investors Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Spolka Akcyjna bought a new position in shares of Intel in the 2nd quarter valued at about $28,000. Eukles Asset Management grew its position in shares of Intel by 55.6% during the 2nd quarter. Eukles Asset Management now owns 1,400 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 500 shares during the period. Finally, First Pacific Financial raised its stake in shares of Intel by 111.8% during the second quarter. First Pacific Financial now owns 1,557 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 822 shares during the last quarter. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: U.S. antitrust agencies cleared Nvidia’s investment in Intel — removes a major regulatory hurdle and likely unlocks capital and collaboration benefits that investors view as supportive for Intel’s turnaround. Read More. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel’s new Arizona fab (18A) is now in high‑volume production — a potential long‑term positive for manufacturing competitiveness and foundry ambitions, but the facility has yet to announce major external customers, leaving near‑term revenue upside uncertain. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Reports describe leadership and Washington strategy shifts as Intel quietly repositions to win policy support and funding for U.S. capacity — this could help secure subsidies and contracts but outcomes depend on political negotiation. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Reputational headlines around the CEO and alleged conflicts (and associated public backlash) remain a risk that can pressure sentiment and short‑term trading volatility if escalated. Read More.

Analyst Ratings Changes

INTC has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. New Street Research lifted their price objective on Intel from $23.00 to $32.00 in a research note on Friday, September 19th. Raymond James Financial initiated coverage on shares of Intel in a report on Friday, November 21st. They set a “market perform” rating on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their target price on Intel from $30.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, October 24th. TD Cowen boosted their price target on shares of Intel from $35.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane increased their price objective on Intel from $19.00 to $30.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-four have assigned a Hold rating and eight have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $34.84.

Intel Trading Up 1.5%

Shares of NASDAQ:INTC opened at $36.82 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $175.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 3,685.69 and a beta of 1.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 1.60 and a quick ratio of 1.25. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $38.04 and its 200 day simple moving average is $29.30. Intel Corporation has a 1 year low of $17.67 and a 1 year high of $44.02.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company had revenue of $13.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $13.10 billion. Intel had a negative return on equity of 0.75% and a net margin of 0.37%.Intel’s quarterly revenue was up 3.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted ($0.46) EPS. Intel has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.080-0.080 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Intel Corporation will post -0.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Intel Profile

Intel Corporation, founded in 1968 by Robert Noyce and Gordon E. Moore and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is a leading global designer and manufacturer of semiconductor products. The company is historically notable for introducing the first commercial microprocessor and for driving the x86 architecture that underpins many personal computers and servers. Intel’s core business spans the design, fabrication and marketing of processors, chipsets and related components for a wide range of computing applications.

Intel’s product portfolio includes client and mobile processors marketed under brands such as Intel Core and Pentium, as well as high-performance Xeon processors for data centers and cloud infrastructure.