Van Den Berg Management I Inc. Trims Stock Holdings in Intel Corporation $INTC

Van Den Berg Management I Inc. reduced its stake in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 3.2% in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 249,846 shares of the chip maker’s stock after selling 8,337 shares during the quarter. Intel makes up approximately 2.5% of Van Den Berg Management I Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest position. Van Den Berg Management I Inc.’s holdings in Intel were worth $11,026,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in INTC. Financial Life Planners bought a new stake in shares of Intel during the first quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Financially Speaking Inc grew its stake in Intel by 69.2% in the fourth quarter. Financially Speaking Inc now owns 682 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 279 shares in the last quarter. Legacy Bridge LLC bought a new position in Intel in the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in Intel during the 4th quarter worth $29,000. Finally, Swiss RE Ltd. purchased a new position in Intel during the 4th quarter worth $29,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel beat Q2 expectations with EPS of $0.42 versus $0.21 expected and revenue of $16.13 billion versus $14.43 billion, marking its fastest revenue growth in more than 15 years. Reuters article
• Positive Sentiment: Intel’s Q3 guidance topped estimates, signaling management sees continued momentum from AI-related server-chip demand and improving foundry execution. CNBC article
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and media coverage highlighted stronger data-center and AI demand, along with early progress in Intel’s foundry business and 18A manufacturing roadmap. MarketWatch/Fool article

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. KGI Securities cut shares of Intel from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $71.00 price target for the company. in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Melius Research set a $150.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a research note on Monday, May 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Intel from $45.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday. UBS Group set a $115.00 target price on Intel in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, Raymond James Financial raised Intel from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $107.67.

Intel Price Performance

NASDAQ INTC opened at $92.32 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 2.31 and a quick ratio of 1.85. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $115.84 and its 200 day moving average price is $78.07. Intel Corporation has a 1 year low of $18.97 and a 1 year high of $142.35. The company has a market cap of $464.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -43.75 and a beta of 2.18.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $16.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.43 billion. Intel had a positive return on equity of 2.52% and a negative net margin of 19.79%.The firm’s revenue was up 25.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted ($0.10) EPS. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post 0.65 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Intel

In other Intel news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 40,256 shares of Intel stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 105,077 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,458,313.81. The trade was a 27.70% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Intel 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.