World Investment Advisors increased its holdings in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC – Free Report) by 63.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 56,550 shares of the chip maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 21,951 shares during the quarter. World Investment Advisors’ holdings in Intel were worth $2,087,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of INTC. Legacy Bridge LLC acquired a new position in Intel in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in Intel in the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Provenance Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Intel by 89.2% in the 3rd quarter. Provenance Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 946 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 446 shares during the last quarter. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC acquired a new position in Intel in the 3rd quarter valued at about $33,000. Finally, Winch Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in Intel by 28.3% in the 4th quarter. Winch Advisory Services LLC now owns 966 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 213 shares during the last quarter. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In related news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 40,256 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.53, for a total transaction of $4,006,679.68. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 105,077 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,458,313.81. This represents a 27.70% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.05% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Key Intel News
- Positive Sentiment: Intel announced it is the official compute partner of McLaren Racing, adding another visible partnership that showcases its chips in high-performance, real-world workloads. Article Title
- Positive Sentiment: Erste Group Bank raised its FY2026 and FY2027 earnings estimates for Intel, suggesting some analysts see the turnaround improving. Article Title
- Neutral Sentiment: Intel continues to be featured in bullish AI and infrastructure narratives, including reports tied to Apple, Tesla’s Terafab project, and Intel’s role in AI compute builds, which support the long-term thesis but do not offset near-term caution. Article Title
- Negative Sentiment: Multiple reports say Intel is being hit by a broad semiconductor pullback as Treasury yields rise and investors rotate out of high-flying AI stocks. Article Title
- Negative Sentiment: Analysts and market commentary continue to warn that Intel is losing server CPU market share to AMD and Arm, raising concerns about its competitive position in AI data centers. Article Title
- Negative Sentiment: Several articles framed Intel’s rally as overextended, with profit-taking and “AI bubble” worries triggering a sharp reversal in chip stocks. Article Title
Intel Price Performance
Shares of INTC opened at $108.77 on Friday. Intel Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $18.97 and a fifty-two week high of $132.75. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $67.51 and its 200 day moving average price is $50.84. The company has a market cap of $546.68 billion, a P/E ratio of -175.43 and a beta of 2.18. The company has a quick ratio of 1.85, a current ratio of 2.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34.
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.29 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.01 by $0.28. Intel had a negative net margin of 5.90% and a positive return on equity of 0.39%. The firm had revenue of $13.58 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.32 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.13 EPS. The firm’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. On average, research analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post 0.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. KGI Securities lowered shares of Intel from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $71.00 target price on the stock. in a report on Monday, April 20th. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Intel from $45.00 to $65.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. DA Davidson boosted their price target on shares of Intel from $45.00 to $77.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on shares of Intel from $65.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Raymond James Financial raised shares of Intel from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating, twenty-five have assigned a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $77.38.
View Our Latest Analysis on Intel
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.
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