Portfolio Design Labs LLC Invests $5.42 Million in Intel Corporation $INTC

Portfolio Design Labs LLC bought a new position in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 38,785 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $5,416,000. Intel accounts for approximately 0.9% of Portfolio Design Labs LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 24th largest holding.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. State Street Corp boosted its position in Intel by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 208,536,784 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $7,695,007,000 after purchasing an additional 5,714,400 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors increased its holdings in shares of Intel by 20.3% during the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 104,060,268 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $3,839,833,000 after purchasing an additional 17,557,147 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Intel by 3.2% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 101,931,512 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $3,744,406,000 after purchasing an additional 3,124,798 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley increased its holdings in shares of Intel by 20.4% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 65,249,269 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $2,407,698,000 after purchasing an additional 11,056,090 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Intel in the 4th quarter valued at $2,233,159,000. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently commented on INTC. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “hold” rating and set a $100.00 price target on shares of Intel in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated a “sector perform” rating on shares of Intel in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. Cantor Fitzgerald reduced their price target on Intel from $150.00 to $125.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, July 24th. Wolfe Research started coverage on Intel in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. They set a “peer perform” rating for the company. Finally, Wedbush raised their price target on shares of Intel from $60.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating, thirty-one have issued a Hold rating and three have given 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 $107.46.

More Intel News

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

Insider Activity

In other Intel news, CEO Lip Bu Tan bought 105,263 shares of Intel stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was bought at an average price of $95.00 per share, with a total value of $9,999,985.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief executive officer owned 1,314,669 shares in the company, valued at $124,893,555. The trade was a 8.70% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Company insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Intel Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:INTC opened at $89.47 on Monday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $104.64 and its 200 day moving average price is $86.65. 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 12 month low of $23.68 and a 12 month high of $142.35. The firm has a market capitalization of $451.29 billion, a P/E ratio of -42.40, a P/E/G ratio of 9.89 and a beta of 2.22.

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. The business had revenue of $16.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.43 billion. Intel had a negative net margin of 19.79% and a positive return on equity of 2.62%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 25.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted ($0.10) earnings per share. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Intel Corporation will post 1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Intel

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.