Dudley Capital Management LLC Buys Shares of 5,514 Intel Corporation $INTC

Dudley Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund bought 5,514 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $203,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in INTC. Legacy Bridge LLC acquired a new position in shares of Intel during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Corundum Trust Company INC acquired a new position in shares of Intel during the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Intel during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Provenance Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Intel by 89.2% during the third quarter. Provenance Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 946 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 446 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Strengthening Families & Communities LLC acquired a new position in shares of Intel during the third quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

INTC has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Citic Securities raised Intel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their target price for the company from $38.90 to $60.30 in a report on Monday, January 26th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Intel in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Bank of America increased their target price on Intel from $48.00 to $56.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target on Intel from $60.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Melius Research set a $75.00 price target on Intel in a report on Friday, April 10th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating, twenty-five have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $74.47.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $49.05, for a total value of $981,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 113,060 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,545,593. This represents a 15.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Intel Price Performance

NASDAQ:INTC opened at $99.62 on Friday. Intel Corporation has a one year low of $18.97 and a one year high of $100.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 1.85 and a current ratio of 2.31. The stock has a market cap of $500.68 billion, a PE ratio of -160.67, a P/E/G ratio of 2.94 and a beta of 2.18. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $54.62 and a 200 day moving average price of $45.84.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.01 by $0.28. Intel had a positive return on equity of 0.39% and a negative net margin of 5.90%.The firm had revenue of $13.58 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $12.32 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.13 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. Intel has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.200-0.200 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Intel Corporation will post 0.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Key Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: U.S. antitrust authorities cleared Intel’s investment in SambaNova, removing a major regulatory overhang tied to the deal and validating Intel’s push deeper into AI infrastructure; that clearance is a clear near‑term positive for sentiment. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Strong Q1 operational beat: Intel reported a sizable EPS and revenue beat and issued stable Q2 guidance, which lifted the investment thesis that Intel is converting AI infrastructure demand into durable revenue growth. Investors are treating the quarter as confirmation that Intel can compete for large data‑center spend. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Momentum, liquidity and positioning: April was Intel’s best month ever on Nasdaq with massive inflows (including outsized moves in leveraged ETFs), drawing new retail and institutional attention and reinforcing momentum‑driven buying. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst revisions and upgrades are supporting the re‑rating: some firms hiked FY estimates and moved coverage to stronger ratings — this helps the fundamental narrative but may already be priced into the rally.
• Negative Sentiment: Elevated volatility and dispersion in expectations: options markets imply large moves and traders are pricing sharply divergent outcomes for INTC through the summer — that raises the risk of sharp pullbacks if momentum stalls. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Profit‑taking / overbought warnings: Several analysts and market commentators say the rally may be overextended in the short term and that every incremental bit of good news is being bought — investors should expect higher intraday swings and potential pullbacks. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Sector sensitivity: short‑term chip sector moves are still being influenced by cloud/AI spend signals (for example, OpenAI growth outlooks), which can weigh on chip names if cloud customers temper guidance. Read More.

About Intel

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.