Oriental Harbor Investment Master Fund Makes New Investment in Intel Corporation $INTC

Oriental Harbor Investment Master Fund acquired a new position in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 1,849,390 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $258,230,000. Intel accounts for about 15.7% of Oriental Harbor Investment Master Fund’s holdings, making the stock its 2nd largest holding.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Sivia Capital Partners LLC lifted its position in Intel by 271.7% during the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 34,201 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $766,000 after acquiring an additional 25,001 shares during the period. United Bank acquired a new position in shares of Intel in the second quarter valued at about $205,000. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL increased its holdings in shares of Intel by 12.3% in the second quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 13,737 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $308,000 after purchasing an additional 1,508 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Intel by 29.6% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 158,277 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $3,545,000 after purchasing an additional 36,116 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Intel by 9.9% during the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 828,352 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $18,556,000 after purchasing an additional 74,838 shares during the period. 64.53% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Intel Price Performance

NASDAQ:INTC opened at $89.47 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 1.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. Intel Corporation has a 52 week low of $23.68 and a 52 week high of $142.35. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $104.64 and its 200-day moving average price is $86.39. The stock has a market capitalization of $451.29 billion, a PE ratio of -42.40 and a beta of 2.22.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last released its quarterly earnings results 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. 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 2.62% and a negative net margin of 19.79%.Intel’s quarterly revenue was up 25.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted ($0.10) EPS. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Intel Corporation will post 1 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Key Stories Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Chief Executive Officer Lip-Bu Tan reportedly purchased approximately $10 million of Intel stock at $95 per share earlier this month. The shares now trade below that level, making the purchase a potential signal of management’s confidence in Intel’s turnaround. Intel CEO insider purchase article
• Positive Sentiment: Fundstrat ETFs added Intel to a quarterly rebalance, which could provide incremental institutional demand and reflects improving sentiment toward the chipmaker. Fundstrat ETF rebalance article
• Positive Sentiment: Intel has gained attention from investors following reports of a new Advantech connection and its potential role in AI infrastructure. Strong Nvidia results also reinforced expectations that demand for data-center and AI-related hardware remains robust. Intel Advantech connection article
• Neutral Sentiment: Reports that investor Nancy Pelosi bought Intel shares and call options may support retail and political-investor interest, but the trade does not change Intel’s operating outlook. Nancy Pelosi Intel investment article
• Negative Sentiment: Intel’s manufacturing operations reportedly continue to lose money on wafers, much of which are sold internally. The stock’s elevated valuation appears to assume that the foundry business eventually becomes profitable, leaving substantial execution risk if losses persist. Intel manufacturing losses article
• Negative Sentiment: Intel is also being pressured by broad semiconductor profit-taking after Nvidia’s earnings-fueled rally. Raymond James reportedly prefers AMD over Intel among the two AI-exposed CPU companies, highlighting competitive concerns and uncertainty over Intel’s ability to convert AI demand into durable growth. Semiconductor profit-taking article

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently commented on INTC. Benchmark upped their target price on Intel from $105.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, May 18th. UBS Group decreased their price objective on shares of Intel from $121.00 to $112.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Intel in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued a “market perform” rating and set a $110.00 target price on shares of Intel in a report on Monday, July 27th. Finally, New Street Research raised their target price on shares of Intel from $100.00 to $122.00 in a report on Friday, June 26th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, thirty-one have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $107.46.

Insider Activity at Intel

In other Intel news, CEO Lip Bu Tan bought 105,263 shares of Intel stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $95.00 per share, with a total value of $9,999,985.00. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,314,669 shares in the company, valued at $124,893,555. This represents a 8.70% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 0.05% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Intel Company 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.