Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC Lowers Holdings in Intel Corporation $INTC

Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC decreased its holdings in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 9.7% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 68,399 shares of the chip maker’s stock after selling 7,351 shares during the quarter. Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC’s holdings in Intel were worth $9,551,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in INTC. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Intel by 3,185.7% in the 2nd quarter. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC now owns 230 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 223 shares during the last quarter. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Intel by 167.0% during the 2nd quarter. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 267 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 167 shares during the last quarter. Ramsey Quantitative Systems acquired a new stake in shares of Intel during the 2nd quarter worth about $50,000. Allied Private Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Intel in the 2nd quarter valued at about $68,000. Finally, Financial Life Planners purchased a new stake in Intel in the 1st quarter valued at about $25,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Intel News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CEO Lip-Bu Tan purchased approximately $10 million of Intel stock, or more than 105,000 shares, at about $95 each. The open-market purchase signals management confidence in Intel’s turnaround, although it has not offset broader selling pressure. Insiders Are Buying Intel
• Positive Sentiment: Intel secured Socionext as a customer for its 18A-P process, supporting the company’s foundry strategy and suggesting progress in attracting external chip-design clients. Intel Lands Socionext for Chiplets
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and industry coverage point to potential growth from AI PCs, edge AI, robotics, agentic-AI server demand and advanced packaging, where Intel is seeking to compete with Taiwan Semiconductor. The AI Boom Has a New Chip Shortage
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel GPU prices reportedly rose 48% in one month as memory costs increased. Higher prices could support revenue, but rising component costs may also weaken demand and margins. Intel GPU Prices Jump 48%
• Negative Sentiment: Intel and AMD are declining alongside a broader chip selloff tied to worries that AI infrastructure spending may be peaking. Softer sentiment toward major AI-chip demand has pressured the entire semiconductor group. Why Intel and AMD Stocks Are Falling
• Negative Sentiment: Investors remain concerned about dilution following Intel’s $20 billion equity offering and the stock’s sharp prior rally, which has raised valuation and profit-execution expectations. Intel’s $20 Billion Equity Raise
• Negative Sentiment: Recent Qualcomm testing highlighted competitive pressure from Snapdragon chips, adding to concerns about Intel’s position in client computing and power-efficient processors. Intel Stock After Snapdragon Testing

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have weighed in on INTC shares. Tigress Financial increased their target price on shares of Intel from $66.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Intel in a research note on Friday, July 24th. HC Wainwright set a $150.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a report on Monday, June 29th. Rosenblatt Securities increased their price objective on shares of Intel from $65.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Wedbush lifted their target price on shares of Intel from $60.00 to $98.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, thirty-two have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $107.46.

Insider Activity at Intel

In other Intel news, CEO Lip Bu Tan purchased 105,263 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $95.00 per share, for a total transaction of $9,999,985.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,314,669 shares in the company, valued at approximately $124,893,555. The trade was a 8.70% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.05% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Intel Stock Down 4.0%

Shares of NASDAQ:INTC opened at $92.80 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $468.08 billion, a PE ratio of -43.98 and a beta of 2.22. Intel Corporation has a 1 year low of $22.77 and a 1 year high of $142.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 1.60 and a quick ratio of 1.25. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $109.62 and its two-hundred day moving average is $84.64.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 business had revenue of $16.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.43 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted ($0.10) earnings per share. The business’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. Analysts predict that Intel Corporation will post 1.01 EPS for the current 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.