Milford Funds Ltd. Buys New Stake in Intel Corporation $INTC

Milford Funds Ltd. bought a new position in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 212,918 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $29,730,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of INTC. Arrien Investments Inc. bought a new position in shares of Intel in the second quarter worth about $403,000. Bigelow Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Intel during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $479,000. Kercheville Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Intel in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $4,940,000. Briaud Financial Planning Inc acquired a new stake in Intel in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $536,000. Finally, Alta Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Intel in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $452,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Intel Stock Down 6.6%

Shares of INTC stock opened at $96.68 on Wednesday. Intel Corporation has a one year low of $22.77 and a one year high of $142.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 1.60 and a quick ratio of 1.25. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $109.90 and a 200 day moving average price of $84.33. The stock has a market cap of $487.65 billion, a P/E ratio of -45.82 and a beta of 2.22.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.21. Intel had a negative net margin of 19.79% and a positive return on equity of 2.62%. The firm had revenue of $16.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.43 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted ($0.10) EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 25.2% on a year-over-year basis. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. Analysts predict that Intel Corporation will post 1.01 earnings per share for the current year.

Key Headlines Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CEO Lip-Bu Tan purchased approximately 105,263 Intel shares for $10 million at $95 each. The purchase signals management confidence in Intel’s turnaround, although it was not enough to offset broader selling pressure. CEO Lip-Bu Tan Just Bought Another 105,000 Shares of Intel Stock
• Positive Sentiment: Recent institutional filings showed substantial accumulation of Intel shares by Invesco, JPMorgan, FMR and Capital International. SoftBank also reported holding about 86.9 million shares, while a separate filing indicated Nvidia held nearly $30 billion of Intel stock. These positions support the long-term turnaround and foundry narrative, but they may reflect holdings as of June 30 rather than current activity. SoftBank Group put 67% of U.S. portfolio into Intel stock
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel announced plans to participate in an upcoming investor conference. The event could provide updates on manufacturing, foundry demand and AI strategy, but the announcement itself contained no new financial guidance. Intel Corporation to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conference
• Negative Sentiment: UBS cut its Intel price target to $112. The revision reinforced valuation concerns after the stock’s sharp yearlong rally, particularly because Intel remains loss-making and its turnaround depends on future foundry and AI execution. Intel Stock Plunges 7% as UBS Cuts Price Target to $112
• Negative Sentiment: Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon testing highlighted improving performance and power efficiency in an alternative processor platform, raising concerns about Intel’s competitiveness in PCs and other chip markets. Intel Stock Plummets 7% After Snapdragon Testing
• Negative Sentiment: Intel fell alongside AMD and other AI hardware names as rising borrowing costs, inflation and oil prices pressured high-growth technology stocks. Investors also questioned whether the pace of AI infrastructure spending can continue, while a major chip peer’s less-optimistic AI outlook weighed on the entire sector. Why are Intel and AMD stocks tanking up to 7% today?
• Negative Sentiment: Ongoing geopolitical tensions, including the Iran conflict, added to market-wide risk aversion and amplified the selloff in cyclical technology stocks. Why Intel Stock Is Falling Today

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on INTC. Scotiabank started coverage on shares of Intel in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. They issued a “sector perform” rating on the stock. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of Intel from $75.00 to $84.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on shares of Intel in a report on Thursday, June 11th. They issued a “buy” rating for the company. KeyCorp set a $125.00 price target on shares of Intel in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Moffett Nathanson downgraded shares of Intel to a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, June 11th. 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 issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $107.46.

Insider Buying and Selling at Intel

In other Intel news, CEO Lip Bu Tan bought 105,263 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $95.00 per share, for a total transaction of $9,999,985.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,314,669 shares in the company, valued at approximately $124,893,555. The trade was a 8.70% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

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.