Rakuten Investment Management Inc. Increases Stock Holdings in Intel Corporation $INTC

Rakuten Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 11.6% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 1,261,023 shares of the chip maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 130,662 shares during the quarter. Intel accounts for about 0.5% of Rakuten Investment Management Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 14th biggest holding. Rakuten Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Intel were worth $166,102,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in INTC. State Street Corp increased its stake in shares of Intel by 2.8% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 208,536,784 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $7,695,007,000 after purchasing an additional 5,714,400 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors lifted its stake in Intel by 20.3% in the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 104,060,268 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $3,839,833,000 after buying an additional 17,557,147 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Intel by 3.2% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 101,931,512 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $3,744,406,000 after buying an additional 3,124,798 shares during the last quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA acquired a new stake in Intel in the 2nd quarter worth about $10,507,291,000. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased its stake in Intel by 20.4% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 65,249,269 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $2,407,698,000 after buying an additional 11,056,090 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on INTC shares. Royal Bank Of Canada restated a “sector perform” rating on shares of Intel in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. Benchmark raised their price objective on Intel from $105.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, May 18th. Zacks Research cut shares of Intel from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. TD Cowen increased their target price on shares of Intel from $75.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, July 13th. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group cut shares of Intel from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, thirty-one have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $107.01.

Insider Transactions at Intel

In other Intel news, CEO Lip Bu Tan bought 105,263 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was bought at an average price of $95.00 per share, with a total value of $9,999,985.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,314,669 shares in the company, valued at $124,893,555. The trade was a 8.70% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 0.05% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Key Headlines Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Dell’s strong server performance supported Intel’s data-center outlook. Dell reported a 122% increase in server revenue, prompting analysts to argue that demand for Intel CPUs is accelerating as AI infrastructure requires a substantial number of traditional processors alongside GPUs. Intel stock rises as Dell earnings point to CPU demand
• Positive Sentiment: A bullish $200 price target added momentum. Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry identified Intel as a direct beneficiary of rising CPU-to-GPU ratios in AI clusters, the continued enterprise presence of x86 processors and the potential of Intel’s Clearwater Forest architecture. The target implies substantial upside, although it is an individual analyst forecast rather than a consensus estimate. Dell earnings and Intel CPU demand
• Positive Sentiment: Estimate revisions have been trending higher. Analysts cited AI demand, manufacturing improvements and growth in custom silicon as potential offsets to supply constraints and competitive pressure. Intel’s recent revenue growth and plans for more than $20 billion in 2026 capital spending also reinforce the long-term recovery narrative. Intel estimate revisions
• Neutral Sentiment: Semiconductor-sector strength provided a broad-market tailwind. Intel, AMD and Nvidia advanced even as stronger employment data increased expectations for a possible Federal Reserve rate hike. Separate commentary arguing that Nvidia’s earnings reduced fears of an AI spending bubble also helped maintain investor interest in chip stocks. Chip stocks rise despite rate concerns
• Negative Sentiment: Mizuho lowered its Intel price target to $92 from $109 and maintained a Hold rating. The analyst warned that weaker PC demand and near-term margin pressure could limit the benefit from Intel’s AI-related growth. Nvidia’s expanding server CPU business also remains a competitive risk. Mizuho lowers Intel price target

Intel Stock Performance

NASDAQ:INTC opened at $95.80 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $100.45 and its two-hundred day moving average is $87.91. Intel Corporation has a 1-year low of $24.05 and a 1-year high of $142.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 1.60 and a quick ratio of 1.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $483.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -45.40, a PEG ratio of 10.12 and a beta of 2.22.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $16.13 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.43 billion. Intel had a negative net margin of 19.79% and a positive return on equity of 2.62%. The business’s revenue was up 25.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned ($0.10) EPS. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. Analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post 1.01 EPS for the current year.

Intel Company 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.