E. Ohman J or Asset Management AB Boosts Stake in Intel Corporation $INTC

E. Ohman J or Asset Management AB raised its position in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 15.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 208,446 shares of the chip maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 27,486 shares during the quarter. E. Ohman J or Asset Management AB’s holdings in Intel were worth $7,692,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of INTC. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Intel during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,579,378,000. Capital World Investors lifted its position in Intel by 32.5% during the third quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 86,503,121 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $2,902,180,000 after buying an additional 21,230,715 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Intel by 210.9% during the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 15,498,219 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $346,230,000 after buying an additional 10,514,007 shares in the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp grew its stake in Intel by 18.3% during the third quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 55,521,741 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $1,862,755,000 after buying an additional 8,569,812 shares during the period. Finally, Rafferty Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of Intel by 66.4% in the second quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 19,396,839 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $434,489,000 after acquiring an additional 7,736,635 shares in the last quarter. 64.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

INTC has been the topic of a number of research reports. Citigroup cut their target price on shares of Intel from $50.00 to $48.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on Intel from $38.00 to $41.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Wall Street Zen raised Intel from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, March 8th. Evercore boosted their price objective on Intel from $41.10 to $45.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Mizuho set a $48.00 target price on Intel in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-six have issued a Hold rating and six have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $45.74.

More Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Fresh reviews for Intel’s consumer chips (Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and Core Ultra 5 250K Plus) are landing positively with reviewers, boosting confidence in Intel’s PC CPU competitiveness and OEM demand momentum — a near-term tailwind for revenue and ASPs. “Productivity Dominator at an Unbelievable Price”: Intel Stock Pops Up as Reviews Emerge for the Core Ultra line
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple analyst/industry pieces argue the AI stack is shifting attention to CPU and general-purpose compute (the next bottleneck after GPUs). If server and edge CPU demand accelerates, Intel stands to benefit through Xeon sales and foundry/customer routing. This is a structural positive cited across recent coverage. GPUs Built the Boom, But the Next Great AI Stocks Aren’t What You Think
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary highlights technical/positioning themes around Intel — mentions of insider buys, bullish options flow, and Xeon 6 support for Nvidia DGX Rubin systems have sparked constructive notes but also warn that a rebound could be tactical rather than fundamental. These mixed signals leave short-term direction uncertain. Intel Stock (INTC) Opinions on Post-GTC Selloff
• Negative Sentiment: Sectorwide selloff after Nvidia’s GTC and subsequent analyst skepticism hit Intel — some Wall Street pieces singled Intel out among chips vulnerable to share loss and execution risk, which pressures sentiment and can amplify downside in a semiconductor pullback. 2 Semiconductor Stocks to Sell Before They Drop 32% and 43%, According to Wall Street Analysts
• Negative Sentiment: Broader industry supply dynamics favor TSMC (capacity and advanced nodes), and market write-ups highlighting TSMC’s chokehold underscore the competitive challenge for Intel’s foundry and leading-edge roadmap — a longer-term headwind until Intel narrows the technology/scale gap. The AI Gatekeeper: TSMC’s Chokehold Signals Dominance

Intel Price Performance

INTC opened at $44.01 on Tuesday. Intel Corporation has a twelve month low of $17.67 and a twelve month high of $54.60. The firm has a market cap of $219.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -550.06, a PEG ratio of 16.26 and a beta of 1.37. 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 company has a fifty day simple moving average of $46.68 and a 200 day simple moving average of $39.87.

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

Insider Activity

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

Intel Company Profile

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.