E. Ohman J or Asset Management AB Decreases Position in Intel Corporation $INTC

E. Ohman J or Asset Management AB trimmed its stake in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 22.6% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 155,005 shares of the chip maker’s stock after selling 45,241 shares during the period. E. Ohman J or Asset Management AB’s holdings in Intel were worth $21,643,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Handelsbanken Fonder AB increased its position in shares of Intel by 22.4% during the 2nd quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 2,263,752 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $316,088,000 after purchasing an additional 413,671 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Trust Co purchased a new stake in Intel during the 2nd quarter valued at $1,220,000. Salvus Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Intel by 1.8% in the second quarter. Salvus Wealth Management LLC now owns 16,112 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $2,250,000 after buying an additional 285 shares during the last quarter. Scott Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Intel in the second quarter worth $336,000. Finally, Spinnaker Investment Group LLC purchased a new position in Intel during the second quarter worth $233,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have weighed in on INTC. New Street Research boosted their price objective on shares of Intel from $100.00 to $122.00 in a research report on Friday, June 26th. Citigroup upgraded shares of Intel from a “positive” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Seaport Research Partners reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $125.00 price target on shares of Intel in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Evercore set a $95.00 price target on shares of Intel in a report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Oppenheimer assumed coverage on shares of Intel in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. They issued an “outperform” rating on the stock. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating, thirty-two have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $107.93.

Key Headlines Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel plans to use the proceeds to pursue growth in contract chip manufacturing, physical AI, purpose-built silicon, advanced packaging and external wafer production. Management said the capital raise is intended to support rising AI-related demand while preserving its investment-grade balance sheet. Intel plans $15 billion stock offering as AI demand accelerates
• Positive Sentiment: The funding could accelerate Intel’s foundry turnaround and expand manufacturing capacity at a time when customer demand is outpacing available production. Data-center revenue reportedly grew strongly in the latest quarter, reinforcing the strategic rationale for investment. Intel launches $15 billion share sale as turnaround rally lifts stock
• Positive Sentiment: Intel also highlighted ecosystem traction: Nanox.AI optimized medical-imaging software for Intel Core Ultra processors and the OpenVINO toolkit, supporting on-premise healthcare AI inference. The announcement is strategically positive but likely has limited near-term financial impact. Nanox.AI Optimizes Medical Imaging AI Framework for Intel Core Ultra Processors
• Neutral Sentiment: The offering comes after Intel’s latest quarterly results beat expectations, with revenue up year over year. However, investors are weighing improving operating trends against the company’s substantial investment requirements and ongoing losses.
• Negative Sentiment: Issuing up to $17.25 billion of new equity would dilute existing shareholders and signals that Intel needs significant external funding for its capital-intensive expansion. Investors are also questioning whether AI infrastructure spending will generate adequate returns. Intel Slips After Chipmaker Announces $15 Billion Stock Sale
• Negative Sentiment: The stock’s decline reflects near-term dilution and valuation concerns after its powerful rally, rather than a deterioration in reported demand. Technical selling may intensify if shares remain below key moving-average support.

Intel Price Performance

Shares of INTC stock opened at $97.52 on Tuesday. Intel Corporation has a twelve month low of $20.44 and a twelve month high of $142.35. The company has a current ratio of 1.60, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $110.78 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $82.10. The stock has a market capitalization of $491.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -46.22 and a beta of 2.22.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.21. Intel had a negative net margin of 19.79% and a positive return on equity of 2.62%. The company had revenue of $16.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.43 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned ($0.10) earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 25.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Intel Corporation will post 1.01 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.