Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. Acquires 69,931 Shares of Intel Corporation $INTC

Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 29.3% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 308,347 shares of the chip maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 69,931 shares during the quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.’s holdings in Intel were worth $43,055,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

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

Intel Stock Up 4.5%

INTC stock opened at $95.80 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $100.45 and its 200 day moving average price is $87.91. The firm has a market capitalization of $483.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -45.40, a PEG ratio of 10.58 and a beta of 2.22. 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 quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 1.60.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 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) EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 25.2% on a year-over-year basis. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Intel Corporation will post 1.01 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Intel

In other Intel news, CEO Lip Bu Tan bought 105,263 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was purchased 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 $124,893,555. This trade represents a 8.70% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Intel

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently weighed in on INTC shares. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Intel from $65.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, June 1st. KeyCorp set a $125.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a research note on Friday, July 24th. 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 note on Monday, July 13th. Bank of America lowered their target price on Intel from $160.00 to $145.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Intel from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, August 8th. One equities research 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 company. According to data from MarketBeat, Intel has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $107.01.

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.