Arjuna Capital Acquires Shares of 45,715 Intel Corporation $INTC

Arjuna Capital bought a new position in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 45,715 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $1,687,000.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Lawood & Co. purchased a new stake in Intel in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $210,000. AlphaCore Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Intel by 20.0% in the 4th quarter. AlphaCore Capital LLC now owns 52,171 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $1,925,000 after purchasing an additional 8,686 shares during the last quarter. Convergence Investment Partners LLC raised its stake in Intel by 16.2% during the 4th quarter. Convergence Investment Partners LLC now owns 7,410 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $273,000 after acquiring an additional 1,035 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC raised its stake in shares of Intel by 2.7% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC now owns 143,266 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $5,287,000 after buying an additional 3,762 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Phoenix Financial Ltd. raised its position in shares of Intel by 3.8% during the fourth quarter. Phoenix Financial Ltd. now owns 21,065 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $777,000 after purchasing an additional 765 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

More Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• 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 Trading Down 6.2%

NASDAQ INTC opened at $108.77 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $546.68 billion, a P/E ratio of -175.43 and a beta of 2.18. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $67.51 and a 200 day simple moving average of $50.84. Intel Corporation has a 12 month low of $18.97 and a 12 month high of $132.75. The company has a current ratio of 2.31, a quick ratio of 1.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.01 by $0.28. The business had revenue of $13.58 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.32 billion. Intel had a positive return on equity of 0.39% and a negative net margin of 5.90%.Intel’s quarterly revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.13 EPS. Intel has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.200-0.200 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Intel Corporation will post 0.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 40,256 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $99.53, for a total transaction of $4,006,679.68. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 105,077 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,458,313.81. This trade represents a 27.70% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 0.05% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently commented on INTC. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $80.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a report on Monday, May 4th. Roth Mkm raised Intel from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $100.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective on shares of Intel from $60.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on Intel from $55.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Freedom Capital upgraded shares of Intel from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 28th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating, twenty-five have issued a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $77.38.

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.