8,785 Shares in Intel Corporation $INTC Purchased by HORAN Wealth LLC

HORAN Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) in the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm acquired 8,785 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $1,227,000.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in INTC. California State Teachers Retirement System increased its position in shares of Intel by 13,422.7% during the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 931,579,105 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $130,076,390,000 after acquiring an additional 924,690,115 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its stake in shares of Intel by 2.8% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 208,536,784 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $7,695,007,000 after acquiring an additional 5,714,400 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors boosted its holdings in shares of Intel by 20.3% in the fourth 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 during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Intel by 3.2% in the fourth 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 during the period. Finally, Primecap Management Co. CA purchased a new stake in shares of Intel in the second quarter valued at approximately $10,507,291,000. 64.53% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel-backed Altera is reportedly preparing an IPO that could raise more than $2 billion as early as 2026. A successful listing could highlight the value of Intel’s semiconductor assets and provide potential liquidity or valuation support. Reuters Altera IPO report
• Positive Sentiment: Intel and ASML are expanding work on High-NA EUV manufacturing, supporting the company’s argument that its foundry technology is progressing. Intel also continues to receive attention for possible memory-market opportunities and reported pricing power in enterprise CPUs.
• Neutral Sentiment: A partnership with Atsign reportedly delivered an approximately 88-fold improvement in encrypted Edge AI performance using Intel hardware. The announcement supports Intel’s AI and edge-computing positioning, but it does not yet indicate a material revenue contribution. Atsign and Intel Edge AI article
• Negative Sentiment: Piper Sandler initiated coverage with a Neutral rating, suggesting investors may have missed the better entry point after Intel’s major rally. The cautious stance reinforced valuation concerns. Piper Sandler Intel coverage
• Negative Sentiment: Mizuho reportedly reduced its price target to $92, citing valuation risk despite improving server demand and execution. Other commentary similarly argues that Intel’s recent gains have outpaced its current fundamentals. Mizuho Intel price target article
• Negative Sentiment: The broader semiconductor group also weakened as investors locked in profits, while Nvidia’s efforts to extend its AI-chip dominance raised competitive concerns for Intel and AMD. Intel’s shares had gained more than 20% over the prior five sessions, increasing selling pressure after the steep run-up. Intel profit-taking article

Insider Activity at Intel

In related news, CEO Lip Bu Tan purchased 105,263 shares of Intel stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $95.00 per share, with a total value of $9,999,985.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,314,669 shares in the company, valued at approximately $124,893,555. The trade was a 8.70% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Intel Stock Performance

Shares of INTC stock opened at $100.32 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $506.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -47.54, a PEG ratio of 11.38 and a beta of 2.22. The company’s 50 day moving average is $98.21 and its 200 day moving average is $89.79. 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 $24.05 and a 52-week high of $142.35.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 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 the consensus estimate of $14.43 billion. Intel had a negative net margin of 19.79% and a positive return on equity of 2.62%. Intel’s revenue for the quarter was up 25.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted ($0.10) earnings per share. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Intel Corporation will post 1.04 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

INTC has been the topic of several research reports. Sanford C. Bernstein restated a “market perform” rating and set a $110.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a report on Monday, July 27th. Weiss Ratings lowered Intel from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Barclays upped their target price on Intel from $65.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, June 1st. Piper Sandler started coverage on Intel in a research report on Wednesday. They set a “neutral” rating and a $110.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus cut their price target on Intel from $120.00 to $110.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, July 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have given a Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $107.80.

Intel Profile

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) is a global semiconductor company that designs and manufactures computing and communications products. Its portfolio includes Intel Core processors for personal computers, Xeon processors for data centers and enterprise systems, and products for edge computing, networking, and other specialized applications.

Intel also develops graphics processing units under its Intel Arc and Intel Data Center GPU brands, Gaudi artificial intelligence accelerators, Ethernet products, software, and related platform technologies.