9,863 Shares in Intel Corporation $INTC Acquired by Keating Financial Advisory Services Inc.

Keating Financial Advisory Services Inc. acquired a new stake in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund acquired 9,863 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $1,377,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Knuff & Co LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Intel during the second quarter worth approximately $29,000. Glynn Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Intel during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Intel by 3,185.7% during the 2nd quarter. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC now owns 230 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 223 shares in the last quarter. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Intel by 167.0% in the 2nd quarter. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 267 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 167 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ramsey Quantitative Systems acquired a new stake in shares of Intel in the 2nd quarter valued at $50,000. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Intel News Summary

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 analysts have issued reports on the company. Citigroup raised Intel from a “positive” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $100.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Wedbush raised their target price on Intel from $60.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Intel in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Finally, TD Cowen boosted their price objective on shares of Intel from $75.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, July 13th. One 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 assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $107.46.

Intel Stock Performance

Shares of INTC stock opened at $89.47 on Monday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $104.64 and its 200 day moving average price is $86.65. The firm has a market capitalization of $451.29 billion, a PE ratio of -42.40, a P/E/G ratio of 9.89 and a beta of 2.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 1.60 and a quick ratio of 1.25. Intel Corporation has a 1-year low of $23.68 and a 1-year high of $142.35.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) 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 analysts’ expectations of $14.43 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted ($0.10) earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 25.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post 1 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Intel

In other Intel news, CEO Lip Bu Tan acquired 105,263 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was bought at an average cost 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 $124,893,555. This represents a 8.70% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

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.