Swiss National Bank Has $421.85 Million Stock Position in Intel Corporation $INTC

Swiss National Bank reduced its position in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 4.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 12,573,800 shares of the chip maker’s stock after selling 626,100 shares during the quarter. Swiss National Bank owned about 0.26% of Intel worth $421,851,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in INTC. Norges Bank bought a new position in Intel in the second quarter valued at approximately $1,579,378,000. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Intel by 210.9% in the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 15,498,219 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $346,230,000 after purchasing an additional 10,514,007 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Intel by 2.3% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 385,903,735 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $8,644,244,000 after purchasing an additional 8,513,298 shares during the last quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Intel by 66.4% in the 2nd quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 19,396,839 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $434,489,000 after purchasing an additional 7,736,635 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Amundi grew its stake in shares of Intel by 16.2% during the second quarter. Amundi now owns 43,995,698 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $962,626,000 after purchasing an additional 6,117,601 shares during the period. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently commented on INTC. Tigress Financial reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $66.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Intel from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday. UBS Group set a $51.00 price target on Intel in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Evercore increased their price target on shares of Intel from $41.10 to $45.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Susquehanna lifted their price objective on shares of Intel from $40.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-six have assigned a Hold rating and six have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $45.74.

Key Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel announced strategic changes and board shake-ups that investors interpreted as management acting to accelerate execution and unlock value; that recap has supported the rally. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: A Wall Street Zen upgrade provided fresh analyst support, reinforcing bullish sentiment and buying interest from momentum-driven funds. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Sector commentary about AI and chip demand is broadly positive for chipmakers but not Intel-specific; these thematic stories keep the stock in investor conversations even if they don’t change fundamentals immediately. (General AI coverage in financial media.)
• Negative Sentiment: Lawmakers are probing Intel over testing of China-linked chip tools, raising regulatory and political risk that could lead to compliance costs, reputational damage, or restrictions — a near-term overhang for the stock. Read More.

Insider Buying and Selling at Intel

In related news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $49.05, for a total value of $981,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 113,060 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,545,593. This represents a 15.03% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP David Zinsner bought 5,882 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, January 26th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $42.50 per share, with a total value of $249,985.00. Following the acquisition, the executive vice president owned 247,392 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,514,160. This represents a 2.44% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. 0.04% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Intel Trading Down 5.5%

NASDAQ:INTC opened at $43.42 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 2.02 and a quick ratio of 1.65. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $45.47 and its 200-day simple moving average is $38.24. Intel Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $17.67 and a fifty-two week high of $54.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $216.88 billion, a PE ratio of -542.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 16.09 and a beta of 1.37.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, January 22nd. The chip maker reported $0.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.08 by $0.07. Intel had a negative return on equity of 0.44% and a negative net margin of 0.51%.The business had revenue of $13.67 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $13.37 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.13 EPS. Intel’s revenue for the quarter was down 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Intel has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.000-0.000 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Intel Corporation will post -0.11 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Intel 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.