Intel Corporation $INTC Holdings Boosted by Cornerstone Enterprises LLC

Cornerstone Enterprises LLC increased its position in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 139.6% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 10,413 shares of the chip maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,067 shares during the period. Intel makes up 0.8% of Cornerstone Enterprises LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 26th largest holding. Cornerstone Enterprises LLC’s holdings in Intel were worth $1,252,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Goldstein Advisors LLC bought a new position in Intel in the 3rd quarter valued at about $230,000. Milestone Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in Intel by 227.5% during the 3rd quarter. Milestone Asset Management LLC now owns 15,604 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $1,876,000 after purchasing an additional 10,839 shares in the last quarter. Legacy Wealth Partners LLC increased its holdings in Intel by 3.8% during the 3rd quarter. Legacy Wealth Partners LLC now owns 3,002 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $361,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares in the last quarter. Activest Wealth Management lifted its holdings in shares of Intel by 10.9% in the third quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 2,582 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $310,000 after purchasing an additional 254 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SLT Holdings LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Intel by 16.2% in the third quarter. SLT Holdings LLC now owns 4,240 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $510,000 after purchasing an additional 592 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently commented on INTC. KeyCorp set a $125.00 price target on Intel in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Intel from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, August 8th. Cantor Fitzgerald reduced their target price on shares of Intel from $150.00 to $125.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, July 24th. New Street Research increased their target price on shares of Intel from $100.00 to $122.00 in a report on Friday, June 26th. Finally, DA Davidson increased their target price on shares of Intel from $77.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $109.06.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Intel news, CEO Lip Bu Tan acquired 105,263 shares of Intel stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $95.00 per share, for a total transaction of $9,999,985.00. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,314,669 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $124,893,555. This trade represents a 8.70% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Intel Stock Performance

INTC stock opened at $95.37 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $481.05 billion, a PE ratio of -45.20, a P/E/G ratio of 10.47 and a beta of 2.22. The company has a quick ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 1.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. The business has a 50 day moving average of $103.29 and a 200-day moving average of $101.39. Intel Corporation has a 12-month low of $32.89 and a 12-month high of $142.35.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $16.13 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.43 billion. Intel had a positive return on equity of 2.62% and a negative net margin of 19.79%. Intel’s revenue was up 25.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted ($0.10) earnings per share. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Intel Corporation will post 1.04 earnings per share for the current year.

Intel News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel’s Crescent Island inference GPU has reportedly reached customer testing, supporting the company’s effort to expand beyond CPUs and compete in lower-cost AI inference. Intel’s 350-Watt Inference GPU Reaches Customer Testing
• Positive Sentiment: Recent results showed approximately 25% year-over-year quarterly revenue growth, while strong AI-chip demand forecasts from ASML and analyst support for Intel ahead of its next earnings report provide a potential longer-term tailwind. AI Demand to Exceed Supply
• Neutral Sentiment: A technical trading signal reportedly triggered a rebound during the session, but this reflects short-term trading activity rather than a change in Intel’s fundamentals. Intel Shares Rise After Key Trading Signal
• Negative Sentiment: An explosion and fire at Intel’s Kiryat Gat manufacturing facility in Israel, with serious injuries and reported fatalities, raised concerns about operational disruption, employee safety and potential production impacts. Intel Slides After Plant Blast in Israel
• Negative Sentiment: TSMC’s comments that it could support customers if Intel’s advanced-packaging ramp falls short highlighted execution risk and intensified competitive pressure on Intel’s foundry strategy. TSMC Comments on Intel’s Advanced Packaging Ramp
• Negative Sentiment: The wider chip sector faced selling pressure amid reported progress by Chinese memory maker CXMT, concerns about slowing or difficult-to-finance AI infrastructure spending, higher interest rates and renewed inflation worries. These factors are particularly significant for Intel after its substantial 2026 rally. What Is Driving Attention on Intel Stock

Intel Company Profile

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) is a global semiconductor company that designs and manufactures computing and connectivity products. Its portfolio includes central processing units (CPUs), graphics and accelerator products, chipsets, networking components, and other semiconductor solutions used in personal computers, servers, cloud infrastructure, artificial intelligence systems, and embedded applications.

The company serves a broad range of customers, including original equipment manufacturers, cloud service providers, enterprise businesses, telecommunications companies, government organizations, and other technology firms.