ABN AMRO Bank N.V. Purchases New Position in Intel Corporation $INTC

ABN AMRO Bank N.V. purchased a new stake in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 142,533 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $4,776,000.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of INTC. Sivia Capital Partners LLC raised its stake in Intel by 271.8% during the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 34,201 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $766,000 after acquiring an additional 25,001 shares in the last quarter. Shell Asset Management Co. grew its holdings in shares of Intel by 124.0% during the second quarter. Shell Asset Management Co. now owns 93,577 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $2,096,000 after purchasing an additional 51,801 shares during the last quarter. Ignite Planners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Intel during the second quarter worth about $220,000. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System increased its position in shares of Intel by 4.6% during the second quarter. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System now owns 212,406 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $4,758,000 after purchasing an additional 9,394 shares in the last quarter. Finally, TFR Capital LLC. lifted its holdings in shares of Intel by 89.5% in the 2nd quarter. TFR Capital LLC. now owns 27,819 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $623,000 after purchasing an additional 13,136 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently issued reports on INTC. Evercore ISI raised their price target on Intel from $41.10 to $45.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Barclays set a $45.00 price objective on Intel in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Tigress Financial reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $66.00 target price on shares of Intel in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Cantor Fitzgerald increased their price target on shares of Intel from $36.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, October 20th. Finally, Citigroup lowered their price objective on shares of Intel from $50.00 to $48.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-six have assigned a Hold rating and six have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $45.76.

Insider Activity at Intel

In other Intel news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $49.05, for a total value of $981,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 113,060 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,545,593. This represents a 15.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP David Zinsner bought 5,882 shares of Intel stock in a transaction on Monday, January 26th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $42.50 per share, with a total value of $249,985.00. Following the acquisition, the executive vice president owned 247,392 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,514,160. This trade represents a 2.44% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Insiders own 0.04% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CEO Lip‑Bu Tan reiterated Intel will build GPUs and the company hired Eric Demers to lead GPU development — a direct move into high‑growth AI accelerators that expands Intel’s TAM beyond CPUs and supports the bullish AI narrative. Intel taps Qualcomm senior engineer Eric Demers to lead GPU development
• Positive Sentiment: Intel announced a collaboration with SoftBank on next‑generation AI memory prototypes — a strategic partnership that could improve Intel’s memory roadmap for AI servers and help close gaps versus rivals in the data‑center stack. Intel and SoftBank partnering on AI memory
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support is rising — Daiwa and other shops have bumped price targets, signaling some sell‑side confidence in the turnaround and providing an incremental catalyst for sentiment. Daiwa raises Intel price target
• Positive Sentiment: Product cadence: Intel introduced Xeon 600 processors (core, AI and connectivity upgrades) that support its server/AI roadmap and could help mix and ASPs over time if adoption picks up. Intel Introduces XEON 600 Processors
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel presented at an AI summit (transcript available) — useful for tracking product timelines and messaging but not an immediate financial catalyst. Intel AI summit transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: an Intel EVP sold 20,000 shares (~$981k) in early February — routine but often viewed negatively by investors as it can signal near‑term profit taking. Form 4 Insider Sale
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst caution / downgrade risk: some commentary highlights weak Q4 revenue, margin pressure and soft guidance — concerns that the turnaround’s momentum may be slowing and that foundry/competitive risks remain. Intel could face downgrade after Q4
• Negative Sentiment: Sector risk: a broader tech‑led selloff and investor concern about escalating AI capex is pressuring semiconductor names, which can amplify short‑term downside for Intel despite company‑specific positives. Global markets retreat on tech selloff

Intel Stock Performance

Shares of INTC opened at $48.24 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $240.96 billion, a P/E ratio of -602.92, a P/E/G ratio of 15.69 and a beta of 1.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 1.65 and a current ratio of 2.02. Intel Corporation has a 1 year low of $17.67 and a 1 year high of $54.60. The company’s fifty day moving average is $42.39 and its two-hundred day moving average is $34.45.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, January 22nd. The chip maker reported $0.15 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.08 by $0.07. Intel had a negative net margin of 0.51% and a negative return on equity of 0.44%. The business had revenue of $13.67 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.37 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.13 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Intel has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.000-0.000 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Intel Corporation will post -0.11 earnings per share for the current year.

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.