Quent Capital LLC Purchases 10,636 Shares of Intel Corporation $INTC

Quent Capital LLC raised its position in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 225.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 15,348 shares of the chip maker’s stock after buying an additional 10,636 shares during the period. Quent Capital LLC’s holdings in Intel were worth $566,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Legacy Bridge LLC bought a new position in Intel in the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Corundum Trust Company INC bought a new position in Intel in the 3rd quarter valued at $29,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Intel in the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Provenance Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Intel by 89.2% in the 3rd quarter. Provenance Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 946 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 446 shares during the period. Finally, Strengthening Families & Communities LLC acquired a new position in shares of Intel in the 3rd quarter valued at $33,000. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on INTC. Raymond James Financial raised Intel from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Northland Securities increased their price target on Intel from $54.00 to $92.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, April 13th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price target on Intel from $45.00 to $63.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday. Seaport Research Partners increased their price target on Intel from $65.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on Intel from $65.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-five have issued a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $72.98.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 20,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $49.05, for a total transaction 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 sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Intel Stock Performance

Shares of Intel stock opened at $82.37 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $411.44 billion, a PE ratio of -132.85, a PEG ratio of 18.27 and a beta of 1.35. Intel Corporation has a 12 month low of $18.97 and a 12 month high of $85.22. The company has a current ratio of 2.31, a quick ratio of 1.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $51.10 and its 200 day simple moving average is $44.42.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.01 by $0.28. The business had revenue of $13.58 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.32 billion. Intel had a positive return on equity of 0.39% and a negative net margin of 5.90%.The firm’s revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.13 EPS. Intel has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.200-0.200 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Intel Corporation will post 0.08 EPS for the current year.

Intel News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 beat and raised guidance — Intel reported revenue and EPS above Street forecasts and gave Q2 revenue guidance well above consensus, a direct catalyst for the rally. Intel forecasts second-quarter revenue above estimates (Reuters)
• Positive Sentiment: AI/data-center demand is driving durable revenue growth — Management cited “unprecedented” CPU demand for AI workloads and expanding data-center sales, which improves near-term revenue visibility and margins. Unprecedented demand has Intel stock soaring (Investopedia)
• Positive Sentiment: Tesla/14A foundry momentum — Tesla signaled it will use Intel’s 14A process for its Terafab AI chips, validating Intel’s foundry progress and adding a high‑profile customer to the pipeline. Elon Musk lays out Terafab AI chip project plan (Reuters)
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street re-rates the story — Multiple firms raised price targets and upgraded ratings after the quarter, adding buying pressure and supporting higher valuation expectations. Citi and Evercore pile into Intel with huge price target hikes (247WallSt)
• Neutral Sentiment: Corporate governance update — Intel’s CFO (Dave Zinsner) has taken on the principal accounting officer role in addition to CFO duties; this is an internal organization change investors should note but it’s not an immediate financial catalyst. Intel CFO assumes additional role as principal accounting officer (TipRanks)
• Neutral Sentiment: Short interest ticked up — Short interest rose ~20.9% in mid‑April to ~144M shares (≈2.9% of float); the short‑interest ratio remains low (~1.2 days), so it’s a data point on positioning rather than an immediate squeeze signal.
• Negative Sentiment: Profit-taking/valuation risk — After a massive rally and fresh all‑time highs, analysts and market commentators caution the move may be stretched and vulnerable to a pullback; several firms still carry neutral/underperform views despite higher targets. Intel is breaking 2000s high: time to be careful (MarketBeat)

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.