St. Louis Financial Planners Asset Management LLC Takes Position in Intel Corporation $INTC

St. Louis Financial Planners Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 34,191 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $4,774,000. Intel accounts for approximately 2.5% of St. Louis Financial Planners Asset Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 11th biggest holding.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Southern Financial Group LLC lifted its holdings in Intel by 0.6% during the 1st quarter. Southern Financial Group LLC now owns 14,313 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $632,000 after purchasing an additional 90 shares during the last quarter. Demars Financial Group LLC boosted its position in Intel by 1.7% during the first quarter. Demars Financial Group LLC now owns 7,675 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $339,000 after purchasing an additional 125 shares during the period. Human Investing LLC increased its holdings in shares of Intel by 0.9% in the first quarter. Human Investing LLC now owns 14,525 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $641,000 after purchasing an additional 126 shares during the last quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Intel by 15.9% in the first quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 924 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 127 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Angeles Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Intel by 0.7% in the first quarter. Angeles Wealth Management LLC now owns 19,107 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $843,000 after purchasing an additional 134 shares during the period. 64.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Intel Trading Down 1.2%

INTC stock opened at $99.81 on Friday. Intel Corporation has a 52 week low of $19.60 and a 52 week high of $142.35. The company has a market capitalization of $503.44 billion, a PE ratio of -47.30 and a beta of 2.22. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $111.27 and its 200 day simple moving average is $81.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 1.60.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $16.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.43 billion. Intel had a negative net margin of 19.79% and a positive return on equity of 2.62%. The business’s revenue was up 25.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned ($0.10) EPS. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Intel Corporation will post 1.01 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

INTC has been the subject of a number of research reports. Wolfe Research started coverage on shares of Intel in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. They set a “peer perform” rating for the company. Northland Securities lowered shares of Intel from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Freedom Capital raised shares of Intel from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 28th. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Intel from $65.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Finally, Scotiabank started coverage on Intel in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. They set a “sector perform” rating for the company. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating, thirty-two have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $107.93.

Intel News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel’s turnaround is showing tangible progress: second-quarter revenue rose roughly 25% year over year to $16.1 billion, while improving 18A manufacturing yields, narrowing foundry losses and stronger AI-related demand support the company’s recovery strategy. Management’s higher capital spending reportedly reflects customer commitments and planned capacity expansion. Intel’s Turnaround Entered a New Phase
• Positive Sentiment: SoftBank’s quarterly results highlighted an approximately $8.2 billion gain tied largely to its Intel investment, reinforcing market confidence in Intel’s recent appreciation and its role in the AI-chip investment cycle. SoftBank earnings exceed expectations
• Positive Sentiment: AI infrastructure continues to drive demand for semiconductor funds that include Intel, supporting sector-wide momentum and investor interest in the company’s data-center and foundry opportunities. AI infrastructure trade powers leveraged ETFs
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and market commentary remain divided: Intel’s improving execution and potential external foundry customers are encouraging, but the company still must prove it can compete with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in leading-edge manufacturing. Inside Intel
• Negative Sentiment: Reports of a new CPU-level attack are weighing on sentiment because they raise concerns about processor security, potential remediation costs and reputational risk for Intel. Intel stock slips on CPU-level attack report
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are also taking profits after a sharp multi-month advance, while Daiwa Securities downgraded Intel from “strong buy” to “hold.” Elevated expectations increase the risk of further volatility if execution or foundry customer announcements disappoint. Semiconductor rally report

About Intel

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.