Royal London Asset Management Ltd. Purchases 1,263,283 Shares of Intel Corporation $INTC

Royal London Asset Management Ltd. lifted its holdings in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 38.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 4,586,209 shares of the chip maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,263,283 shares during the quarter. Royal London Asset Management Ltd.’s holdings in Intel were worth $169,231,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Intel by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 404,522,308 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $14,926,873,000 after purchasing an additional 13,692,624 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors boosted its stake in Intel by 20.3% in the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 104,060,268 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $3,839,833,000 after purchasing an additional 17,557,147 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Intel by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 101,931,512 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $3,744,406,000 after purchasing an additional 3,124,798 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Intel during the fourth quarter worth $2,233,159,000. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp increased its stake in shares of Intel by 18.3% in the third quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 55,521,741 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $1,862,755,000 after buying an additional 8,569,812 shares in the last quarter. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Intel

In other news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 40,256 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $99.53, for a total value 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 represents a 27.70% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.05% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Intel Stock Up 6.5%

NASDAQ:INTC opened at $124.57 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.85, a current ratio of 2.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. Intel Corporation has a 12-month low of $18.97 and a 12-month high of $132.75. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $95.17 and its 200-day simple moving average is $61.56. The firm has a market capitalization of $626.09 billion, a P/E ratio of -200.92 and a beta of 2.21.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.01 by $0.28. Intel had a positive return on equity of 0.39% and a negative net margin of 5.90%.The business had revenue of $13.58 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.32 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.13 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. Intel has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.200-0.200 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Intel Corporation will post 0.66 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently issued reports on INTC. Rosenblatt Securities upped their price target on shares of Intel from $30.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on shares of Intel in a research report on Thursday. They issued a “buy” rating for the company. Oppenheimer began coverage on shares of Intel in a research note on Thursday. They issued an “outperform” rating for the company. Mizuho upped their target price on shares of Intel from $124.00 to $128.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Finally, HSBC raised shares of Intel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price target for the company from $50.00 to $95.00 in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $87.31.

Trending Headlines about Intel

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• Positive Sentiment: Bank of America double-upgraded Intel to Buy and lifted its price target, signaling renewed confidence in the company’s CPU and foundry growth outlook. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple reports highlighted Intel’s improving foundry story and its ability to benefit from AI-related semiconductor demand, which supported the stock’s move higher. Article Title
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• Negative Sentiment: Some commentary warned that Intel and other chip stocks could face downside if the AI trade proves overextended and the market starts pricing in a bubble-like scenario. Article Title

Intel 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.