Legal & General Group Plc Buys 288,828 Shares of Intel Corporation $INTC

Legal & General Group Plc lifted its stake in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 0.9% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 33,589,413 shares of the chip maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 288,828 shares during the quarter. Legal & General Group Plc owned approximately 0.70% of Intel worth $1,126,925,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Bank of Nova Scotia lifted its stake in Intel by 2.3% in the second quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 2,332,433 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $52,246,000 after buying an additional 51,383 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Intel during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,579,378,000. Engineers Gate Manager LP increased its stake in shares of Intel by 91.8% in the 2nd quarter. Engineers Gate Manager LP now owns 765,091 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $17,138,000 after acquiring an additional 366,092 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Intel by 2.3% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 385,903,735 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $8,644,244,000 after acquiring an additional 8,513,298 shares during the period. Finally, Isthmus Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Intel by 100.1% during the 2nd quarter. Isthmus Partners LLC now owns 247,660 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $5,548,000 after acquiring an additional 123,895 shares during the period. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Market optimism around Intel’s partnership with Infosys to scale enterprise AI deployments — investors see this as a route to convert AI trials into recurring, enterprise-scale revenue and better monetize Intel’s server and software stack. Intel Stock (NASDAQ:INTC) Gains as Optimism Around Infosys Partnership Rises
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst/coverage notes and research pieces suggesting the Infosys deal could support long-term AI revenue growth helped sentiment, reinforcing the narrative that Intel can win enterprise AI workloads. Can Intel’s AI Push With Infosys Deal Drive Long-Term Growth?
• Positive Sentiment: Broader AI ecosystem strength (Nvidia and other AI infrastructure investing billions) fuels demand expectations for data-center CPUs, accelerators and services — a tailwind for Intel’s server and AI roadmap. Nvidia Is Investing Billions in These Two Artificial Intelligence (AI) Players. Now They’re Joining the S&P 500
• Positive Sentiment: Recent analyst upgrades and increased institutional interest have supported the rally — upgrades signal conviction that Intel’s execution and AI positioning are improving. Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Upgraded at Wall Street Zen
• Neutral Sentiment: Commentary questioning whether Intel’s run has peaked notes short-term cooling after recent gains; useful for traders but less decisive for long-term thesis. Has Intel’s Stock Peaked?
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/national-security pressure on an $8.9B U.S. government partnership tied to supplier ACM Research (concerns over China links) could delay or complicate government revenue and add headline risk. Investors may be pricing in potential program risk. Intel Is Quickly Learning Its Silent Partner Is Willing To Speak Up

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have commented on INTC. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price target on shares of Intel from $40.00 to $45.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Susquehanna increased their price objective on shares of Intel from $40.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Roth Mkm boosted their target price on Intel from $40.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Intel from $30.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Loop Capital raised their price objective on Intel from $40.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-six have issued a Hold rating and six have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $45.74.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP David Zinsner bought 5,882 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, January 26th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $42.50 per share, with a total value of $249,985.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 247,392 shares in the company, valued at $10,514,160. This represents a 2.44% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Boise April Miller sold 20,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 $5,545,593. The trade was a 15.03% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.04% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Intel Trading Up 5.0%

NASDAQ INTC opened at $45.58 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 2.02, a quick ratio of 1.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $45.65 and a 200 day simple moving average of $38.39. Intel Corporation has a 12 month low of $17.67 and a 12 month high of $54.60. The firm has a market capitalization of $227.67 billion, a P/E ratio of -569.68, a PEG ratio of 16.09 and a beta of 1.37.

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