Intel Corporation $INTC Position Increased by Candriam S.C.A.

Candriam S.C.A. lifted its position in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 91.2% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,200,085 shares of the chip maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 572,302 shares during the quarter. Candriam S.C.A.’s holdings in Intel were worth $144,813,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of INTC. Cooper Haims Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Intel by 14.0% in the 3rd quarter. Cooper Haims Advisors LLC now owns 7,526 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $905,000 after buying an additional 922 shares during the period. Ethic Inc. raised its stake in shares of Intel by 5.5% in the 3rd quarter. Ethic Inc. now owns 525,262 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $63,152,000 after buying an additional 27,261 shares in the last quarter. StoneX Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Intel by 229.1% during the 3rd quarter. StoneX Group Inc. now owns 39,614 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $4,645,000 after acquiring an additional 27,577 shares during the period. Ethos Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Intel by 11.4% during the 3rd quarter. Ethos Capital Management Inc. now owns 28,132 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $3,382,000 after acquiring an additional 2,888 shares during the period. Finally, Pictet Asset Management Holding SA boosted its position in shares of Intel by 13.4% during the 3rd quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA now owns 2,923,124 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $351,168,000 after acquiring an additional 345,001 shares in the last quarter. 64.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel joined a broad recovery in semiconductor stocks as investors bought shares after Thursday’s steep AI-related selloff. The rebound lifted the Nasdaq, though worries about interest rates and AI spending persisted. Market and chip-stock rebound
• Positive Sentiment: CEO Lip-Bu Tan bought 150,000 shares for about $9.7 million, increasing his direct ownership by 11.4%. The insider purchase may signal confidence, although it does not resolve Intel’s operating challenges. Report on CEO share purchase
• Positive Sentiment: Intel technology is being used in Atsign’s EdgeAI platform, while a separate report highlighted Xeon processors for enterprise AI workloads. These developments support Intel’s effort to build AI-related demand beyond traditional PC chips. Intel EdgeAI and Xeon developments
• Negative Sentiment: The recovery follows pressure from Intel’s fourth-quarter revenue outlook of $15 billion to $16 billion and management’s warning that PC weakness could extend into 2027. A securities law firm has also announced an investigation into potential investor claims; this is an investigation notice, not a finding of wrongdoing. Investigation notice and outlook concerns
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst estimate reductions and ongoing concerns about losses in Intel Foundry add to doubts about earnings momentum and the execution of its turnaround. Analysis of Intel Foundry risks

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and issued a $100.00 target price on shares of Intel in a research note on Sunday, October 25th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Intel from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 8th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $90.00 price objective on Intel in a report on Friday, October 30th. Barclays upgraded Intel from a “hold” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 16th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on Intel from $85.00 to $80.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 30th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $97.42.

Intel Stock Performance

NASDAQ:INTC opened at $56.28 on Friday. Intel Corporation has a 1 year low of $32.89 and a 1 year high of $142.35. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $97.95 and a 200-day moving average of $86.60. The company has a current ratio of 2.31, a quick ratio of 1.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. The stock has a market capitalization of $299.13 billion, a P/E ratio of -23.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.02 and a beta of 2.42.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 29th. The chip maker reported $0.52 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.41 by $0.11. Intel had a positive return on equity of 4.70% and a negative net margin of 20.09%. The business had revenue of $16.51 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.56 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.23 EPS. Intel’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.9% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Intel Corporation will post 1.04 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Intel news, CEO Lip Tan bought 150,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 2nd. The shares were bought at an average price of $64.73 per share, for a total transaction of $9,709,500.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief executive officer owned 1,464,669 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $94,808,024.37. This trade represents a 11.41% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

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