Old Mission Investment Co LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC – Free Report) in the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm purchased 21,870 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $3,054,000.
A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of INTC. Financially Speaking Inc grew its stake in Intel by 69.2% in the 4th quarter. Financially Speaking Inc now owns 682 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 279 shares during the period. Financial Life Planners bought a new stake in shares of Intel during the 1st quarter worth $25,000. Montgomery Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of Intel during the 2nd quarter worth $26,000. Glynn Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Intel in the 2nd quarter worth about $29,000. Finally, Knuff & Co LLC purchased a new position in shares of Intel in the 2nd quarter worth about $29,000. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
INTC has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Needham & Company LLC restated a “hold” rating on shares of Intel in a report on Friday, July 24th. Moffett Nathanson downgraded shares of Intel to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Wolfe Research assumed coverage on shares of Intel in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. They set a “peer perform” rating for the company. Susquehanna upped their price objective on Intel from $80.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald decreased their target price on Intel from $150.00 to $125.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, July 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Intel has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $107.80.
Intel Trading Up 1.7%
Shares of INTC stock opened at $106.24 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $535.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -50.35, a PEG ratio of 11.19 and a beta of 2.22. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $98.61 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $89.40. 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.
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $16.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.43 billion. Intel had a positive return on equity of 2.62% and a negative net margin of 19.79%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 25.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned ($0.10) earnings per share. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Intel Corporation will post 1.04 earnings per share for the current year.
Key Intel News
Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Intel reportedly confirmed a roughly 10% increase in enterprise CPU prices, potentially improving average selling prices, margins and cash generation as data-center demand remains strong. Intel’s ASML Milestone Gives Investors a New Reason to Revisit the Stock
- Positive Sentiment: Intel Foundry and ASML said Intel has processed more than one million wafers using High-NA EUV equipment. The milestone supports confidence in Intel’s 18A process, Panther Lake production and its long-term foundry turnaround. Intel Foundry and ASML Collaborate to Accelerate Industry Readiness for High NA EUV
- Positive Sentiment: Northland upgraded Intel to Outperform and cited potential foundry scale from Elon Musk’s proposed Terafab, while other coverage highlighted a $120 price target and 59% AI-related growth. These developments reinforced the view that Intel’s turnaround is becoming more visible.
- Positive Sentiment: Intel’s second-quarter results exceeded expectations, with $16.13 billion in revenue and $0.42 in earnings per share versus consensus of $14.43 billion and $0.21, respectively. Revenue rose 25.2% year over year.
- Neutral Sentiment: The $20 billion capital raise initially raised dilution concerns, but commentary now suggests it may strengthen Intel’s balance sheet and fund strategic manufacturing investments rather than signal financial distress. After the Dip, Intel’s $20 Billion Raise Is Not the Red Flag It Originally Looked Like
- Negative Sentiment: Valuation and execution risks remain significant after the rally. Analysts noted that a $120 target leaves limited near-term upside, while Intel still must prove that High-NA yields, pricing gains and foundry volumes translate into sustainable profits.
- Negative Sentiment: Apple’s continued removal of Intel-based Mac support underscores Intel’s long-term loss of share in the Mac ecosystem, although this is a structural rather than immediate earnings issue.
Insider Buying and Selling at Intel
In related news, CEO Lip Bu Tan purchased 105,263 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $95.00 per share, for a total transaction of $9,999,985.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,314,669 shares in the company, valued at approximately $124,893,555. This represents a 8.70% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.05% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Intel Profile
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) is a global semiconductor company that designs and manufactures computing and communications products. Its portfolio includes Intel Core processors for personal computers, Xeon processors for data centers and enterprise systems, and products for edge computing, networking, and other specialized applications.
Intel also develops graphics processing units under its Intel Arc and Intel Data Center GPU brands, Gaudi artificial intelligence accelerators, Ethernet products, software, and related platform technologies.
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