Noesis Capital Mangement Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC – Free Report) in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm acquired 9,556 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $1,149,000.
A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in INTC. Vestor Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Intel in the first quarter worth approximately $9,441,000. World Investment Advisors grew its holdings in shares of Intel by 11.2% during the first quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 62,876 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $2,775,000 after buying an additional 6,326 shares during the last quarter. University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. bought a new stake in shares of Intel during the second quarter valued at approximately $4,995,000. Apollon Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Intel by 19.7% during the first quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 245,436 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $10,831,000 after acquiring an additional 40,331 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Western Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Intel by 57.7% during the first quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC now owns 21,223 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $937,000 after acquiring an additional 7,764 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other news, CEO Lip Bu Tan acquired 105,263 shares of Intel stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was bought at an average price of $95.00 per share, for a total transaction of $9,999,985.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,314,669 shares in the company, valued at $124,893,555. The trade was a 8.70% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.
Key Stories Impacting Intel
Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrade highlights server CPU shortage. New Street Research upgraded Intel to Buy with a $125 price target, citing tight server-CPU capacity that could improve pricing power and offset weaker PC demand. Intel rises as New Street cites server CPU shortage
- Positive Sentiment: Earnings expectations are improving. RBC said Intel could beat third-quarter estimates and raise guidance, while several previews anticipate strong data-center demand. Intel reports on October 29, and options markets imply a potentially significant post-earnings move. Intel expected to beat Q3 estimates
- Positive Sentiment: AI product expansion supports the turnaround narrative. Intel unveiled its Crescent Island GPU D-series and Xeon rack designs for memory-intensive agentic-AI inference, targeting data-center deployments through open-ecosystem software support. Intel unveils Crescent Island GPU D Series
- Positive Sentiment: Intel agreed to acquire Classiq Technologies to create a full-stack quantum-computing platform, adding a longer-term growth avenue beyond conventional CPUs and AI accelerators. Intel to acquire Classiq Technologies
- Neutral Sentiment: Reports that Intel held discussions with rival AMD fueled speculation about a potential partnership, though no transaction or commercial agreement was announced. Intel stock rises after talks with AMD
- Negative Sentiment: Execution and valuation risks remain substantial. Investors are watching whether server strength translates into sustainable margin expansion, while Intel’s capital-intensive foundry buildout, limited disclosure of customers, intense competition from AMD and Nvidia, and elevated forward valuation could amplify any earnings disappointment. Intel margin test ahead of earnings
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on INTC shares. DA Davidson boosted their price objective on shares of Intel from $77.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. Roth Capital increased their target price on Intel from $100.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Wedbush lifted their target price on Intel from $60.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. Bank of America decreased their price target on Intel from $160.00 to $145.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Finally, Tigress Financial increased their price objective on Intel from $118.00 to $145.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 15th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Buy rating, twenty-seven have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Intel has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $108.23.
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Intel Trading Up 4.0%
NASDAQ:INTC opened at $90.47 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.60, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. Intel Corporation has a 12 month low of $32.89 and a 12 month high of $142.35. The company has a market cap of $456.33 billion, a PE ratio of -42.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 9.23 and a beta of 2.22. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $102.10 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $85.24.
Intel Company Profile
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) is a global semiconductor company that designs and manufactures computing and connectivity products. Its portfolio includes Intel Core processors for personal computers, Xeon processors for data centers and enterprise systems, and products for networking, edge computing, graphics, and artificial intelligence workloads.
Through Intel Foundry, the company also provides semiconductor manufacturing and technology-development services for external customers. Intel develops process technologies, advanced packaging, and other manufacturing capabilities intended to support its own products and third-party chip designs.
Founded in 1968 by Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore, Intel helped establish the modern microprocessor industry and has historically supplied processors for PCs, servers, and other computing systems.
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