Navellier & Associates Inc. Buys 10,070 Shares of Intel Corporation $INTC

Navellier & Associates Inc. lifted its position in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 115.7% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 18,770 shares of the chip maker’s stock after buying an additional 10,070 shares during the period. Navellier & Associates Inc.’s holdings in Intel were worth $2,621,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Primecap Management Co. CA acquired a new position in shares of Intel during the second quarter worth about $10,507,291,000. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Intel during the 4th quarter worth approximately $2,233,159,000. Legal & General Group Plc bought a new stake in shares of Intel during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $4,096,110,000. Capital Research Global Investors raised its stake in shares of Intel by 285.9% during the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 26,619,928 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $982,279,000 after purchasing an additional 19,722,010 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital World Investors boosted its holdings in shares of Intel by 20.3% in 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 buying an additional 17,557,147 shares during the last quarter. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

INTC has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Moffett Nathanson downgraded shares of Intel to a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on shares of Intel in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. They issued a “buy” rating for the company. Melius Research set a $150.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of Intel from $110.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Oppenheimer started coverage on Intel in a report on Thursday, June 11th. They set an “outperform” rating for the company. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, thirty-one have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Intel currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $107.01.

More Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Dell’s strong server performance supported Intel’s data-center outlook. Dell reported a 122% increase in server revenue, prompting analysts to argue that demand for Intel CPUs is accelerating as AI infrastructure requires a substantial number of traditional processors alongside GPUs. Intel stock rises as Dell earnings point to CPU demand
• Positive Sentiment: A bullish $200 price target added momentum. Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry identified Intel as a direct beneficiary of rising CPU-to-GPU ratios in AI clusters, the continued enterprise presence of x86 processors and the potential of Intel’s Clearwater Forest architecture. The target implies substantial upside, although it is an individual analyst forecast rather than a consensus estimate. Dell earnings and Intel CPU demand
• Positive Sentiment: Estimate revisions have been trending higher. Analysts cited AI demand, manufacturing improvements and growth in custom silicon as potential offsets to supply constraints and competitive pressure. Intel’s recent revenue growth and plans for more than $20 billion in 2026 capital spending also reinforce the long-term recovery narrative. Intel estimate revisions
• Neutral Sentiment: Semiconductor-sector strength provided a broad-market tailwind. Intel, AMD and Nvidia advanced even as stronger employment data increased expectations for a possible Federal Reserve rate hike. Separate commentary arguing that Nvidia’s earnings reduced fears of an AI spending bubble also helped maintain investor interest in chip stocks. Chip stocks rise despite rate concerns
• Negative Sentiment: Mizuho lowered its Intel price target to $92 from $109 and maintained a Hold rating. The analyst warned that weaker PC demand and near-term margin pressure could limit the benefit from Intel’s AI-related growth. Nvidia’s expanding server CPU business also remains a competitive risk. Mizuho lowers Intel price target

Intel Price Performance

Shares of INTC opened at $95.80 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $483.22 billion, a PE ratio of -45.40, a PEG ratio of 10.58 and a beta of 2.22. The company’s 50-day moving average is $100.45 and its 200-day moving average is $87.91. Intel Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $24.05 and a fifty-two week 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.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last posted 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 company had revenue of $16.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.43 billion. Intel had a negative net margin of 19.79% and a positive return on equity of 2.62%. Intel’s quarterly revenue was up 25.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted ($0.10) EPS. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post 1.01 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Intel

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

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.