Handelsbanken Fonder AB Grows Position in Intel Corporation $INTC

Handelsbanken Fonder AB lifted its stake in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 22.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,263,752 shares of the chip maker’s stock after buying an additional 413,671 shares during the period. Intel makes up approximately 0.9% of Handelsbanken Fonder AB’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 16th biggest holding. Handelsbanken Fonder AB’s holdings in Intel were worth $316,088,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in INTC. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Intel by 3,185.7% in the 2nd quarter. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC now owns 230 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 223 shares during the last quarter. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in Intel by 167.0% during the 2nd quarter. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 267 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 167 shares during the last quarter. Allied Private Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Intel during the 2nd quarter valued at about $68,000. Financial Life Planners acquired a new position in shares of Intel in the first quarter valued at about $25,000. Finally, Arlington Trust Co LLC increased its holdings in shares of Intel by 62.2% in the second quarter. Arlington Trust Co LLC now owns 678 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $95,000 after purchasing an additional 260 shares during the period. 64.53% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel plans to use the proceeds to pursue growth in contract chip manufacturing, physical AI, purpose-built silicon, advanced packaging and external wafer production. Management said the capital raise is intended to support rising AI-related demand while preserving its investment-grade balance sheet. Intel plans $15 billion stock offering as AI demand accelerates
• Positive Sentiment: The funding could accelerate Intel’s foundry turnaround and expand manufacturing capacity at a time when customer demand is outpacing available production. Data-center revenue reportedly grew strongly in the latest quarter, reinforcing the strategic rationale for investment. Intel launches $15 billion share sale as turnaround rally lifts stock
• Positive Sentiment: Intel also highlighted ecosystem traction: Nanox.AI optimized medical-imaging software for Intel Core Ultra processors and the OpenVINO toolkit, supporting on-premise healthcare AI inference. The announcement is strategically positive but likely has limited near-term financial impact. Nanox.AI Optimizes Medical Imaging AI Framework for Intel Core Ultra Processors
• Neutral Sentiment: The offering comes after Intel’s latest quarterly results beat expectations, with revenue up year over year. However, investors are weighing improving operating trends against the company’s substantial investment requirements and ongoing losses.
• Negative Sentiment: Issuing up to $17.25 billion of new equity would dilute existing shareholders and signals that Intel needs significant external funding for its capital-intensive expansion. Investors are also questioning whether AI infrastructure spending will generate adequate returns. Intel Slips After Chipmaker Announces $15 Billion Stock Sale
• Negative Sentiment: The stock’s decline reflects near-term dilution and valuation concerns after its powerful rally, rather than a deterioration in reported demand. Technical selling may intensify if shares remain below key moving-average support.

Intel Stock Performance

NASDAQ:INTC opened at $97.52 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 1.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $491.89 billion, a PE ratio of -46.22 and a beta of 2.22. Intel Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $20.44 and a fifty-two week high of $142.35. The company has a fifty day moving average of $110.78 and a two-hundred day moving average of $82.10.

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, beating the consensus estimate 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 quarter last year, the business earned ($0.10) earnings per share. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post 1.01 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

INTC has been the subject of a number of research reports. Bank of America reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $160.00 target price on shares of Intel in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Intel from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday. Raymond James Financial upgraded shares of Intel from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Intel from a “sell (d-)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. Finally, DA Davidson boosted their target price on shares of Intel from $77.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating, thirty-two have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $107.93.

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.