Ritholtz Wealth Management Raises Stock Holdings in Intel Corporation $INTC

Ritholtz Wealth Management increased its holdings in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 29.1% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 47,867 shares of the chip maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,782 shares during the period. Ritholtz Wealth Management’s holdings in Intel were worth $2,112,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of INTC. Financially Speaking Inc grew its holdings in shares of Intel by 69.2% during the fourth quarter. Financially Speaking Inc now owns 682 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 279 shares during the last quarter. Legacy Bridge LLC acquired a new position in Intel in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Intel during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Swiss RE Ltd. purchased a new stake in Intel during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Finally, Osbon Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Intel during the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. 64.53% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other Intel news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 40,256 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $99.53, for a total transaction of $4,006,679.68. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 105,077 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,458,313.81. This represents a 27.70% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

INTC has been the topic of several analyst reports. Oppenheimer started coverage on Intel in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. They issued an “outperform” rating on the stock. Truist Financial upped their price target on Intel from $49.00 to $81.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Moffett Nathanson downgraded Intel to a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Wolfe Research began coverage on shares of Intel in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. They issued a “peer perform” rating on the stock. Finally, Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Intel from $65.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, June 1st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $90.79.

Intel Stock Performance

Shares of INTC stock opened at $128.32 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $109.54 and a 200 day moving average price of $67.89. The stock has a market cap of $644.94 billion, a PE ratio of -206.96 and a beta of 2.21. Intel Corporation has a 1 year low of $18.97 and a 1 year high of $141.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 1.85 and a current ratio of 2.31.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.01 by $0.28. Intel had a negative net margin of 5.90% and a positive return on equity of 0.39%. The company had revenue of $13.58 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.32 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.13 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Intel has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.200-0.200 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post 0.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Intel News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Goldman Sachs began coverage of Intel with a neutral rating and a $150 price target, reinforcing the view that the stock still has upside after its big run. Goldman Sachs coverage on Intel
• Positive Sentiment: Micron’s blockbuster earnings and upbeat outlook for smartphones and PCs helped boost sentiment across semiconductors, including Intel, AMD, Arm, and Qualcomm. Micron article
• Positive Sentiment: Articles highlighting Intel’s turnaround, foundry push, and diversification away from Taiwan-based manufacturing are supporting the bullish narrative that Intel could gain share in advanced chips over time.
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel remains one of the most heavily watched stocks, with multiple articles focused on whether the recent rally is justified after the shares have already surged sharply this year.
• Neutral Sentiment: Congressional-trading and political headlines, including references to Intel-linked holdings and U.S. chip policy, are adding visibility but do not directly change near-term fundamentals.
• Negative Sentiment: Some market commentary says the valuation has run ahead of fundamentals, and broader chip stocks have also seen periods of renewed selling pressure, which could limit further upside if sentiment cools.

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.