Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC boosted its position in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC – Free Report) by 17.2% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 415,178 shares of the chip maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 60,954 shares during the period. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC’s holdings in Intel were worth $15,320,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. iA Global Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Intel by 17.0% during the fourth quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. now owns 593,043 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $21,883,000 after purchasing an additional 86,189 shares during the period. Van ECK Associates Corp increased its holdings in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 8,569,812 shares during the period. Heritage Investment Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Intel during the fourth quarter worth approximately $219,000. Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc. bought a new position in shares of Intel during the fourth quarter worth approximately $185,000. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its holdings in shares of Intel by 5.7% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 255,261 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $9,419,000 after purchasing an additional 13,858 shares during the period. 64.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Intel in a report on Friday, April 24th. Morgan Stanley cut shares of Intel from an “overweight” rating to an “underweight” rating in a report on Thursday. Rosenblatt Securities raised their target price on shares of Intel from $30.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Benchmark raised their target price on shares of Intel from $105.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, May 18th. Finally, Evercore set a $95.00 target price on shares of Intel in a report on Friday, April 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $87.31.
Intel News Summary
Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Bank of America double-upgraded Intel to Buy and lifted its price target, signaling renewed confidence in the company’s CPU and foundry growth outlook. Article Title
- Positive Sentiment: Multiple reports highlighted Intel’s improving foundry story and its ability to benefit from AI-related semiconductor demand, which supported the stock’s move higher. Article Title
- Neutral Sentiment: Intel’s recent gains have also been linked to broader sector rotation back into beaten-down chip stocks, as investors looked past near-term macro and geopolitical concerns. Article Title
- Negative Sentiment: Some commentary warned that Intel and other chip stocks could face downside if the AI trade proves overextended and the market starts pricing in a bubble-like scenario. Article Title
Intel Stock Performance
Shares of NASDAQ:INTC opened at $124.57 on Monday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $95.17 and its 200 day simple moving average is $61.74. The stock has a market capitalization of $626.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -200.92 and a beta of 2.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 2.31 and a quick ratio of 1.85. Intel Corporation has a 1 year low of $18.97 and a 1 year high of $132.75.
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.01 by $0.28. The business had revenue of $13.58 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $12.32 billion. Intel had a negative net margin of 5.90% and a positive return on equity of 0.39%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.13 earnings per share. Intel has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.200-0.200 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Intel Corporation will post 0.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Insider Buying and Selling at Intel
In other Intel news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 40,256 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.53, for a total transaction of $4,006,679.68. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 105,077 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,458,313.81. The trade was a 27.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.
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.
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