Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund Sells 11,561 Shares of Intel Corporation $INTC

Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund lowered its holdings in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 3.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 346,136 shares of the chip maker’s stock after selling 11,561 shares during the quarter. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund’s holdings in Intel were worth $11,613,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co lifted its holdings in shares of Intel by 8.7% in the 3rd quarter. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co now owns 692,723 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $23,241,000 after acquiring an additional 55,500 shares during the last quarter. Savvy Advisors Inc. raised its position in Intel by 25.3% during the third quarter. Savvy Advisors Inc. now owns 80,857 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $2,713,000 after purchasing an additional 16,330 shares during the period. Allegheny Financial Group bought a new stake in shares of Intel in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $249,000. Cibc World Market Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Intel by 5.8% in the 3rd quarter. Cibc World Market Inc. now owns 1,029,703 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $34,547,000 after purchasing an additional 56,217 shares during the period. Finally, Caprock Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Intel during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $1,713,000. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

INTC has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Cantor Fitzgerald raised their price target on Intel from $36.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, October 20th. Tigress Financial restated a “buy” rating and issued a $66.00 target price on shares of Intel in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Truist Financial upped their price target on shares of Intel from $21.00 to $39.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. Daiwa Securities Group raised their price objective on shares of Intel from $41.00 to $50.00 in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, Evercore boosted their target price on Intel from $41.10 to $45.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-five have issued a Hold rating and six have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $45.74.

Insider Buying and Selling at Intel

In other Intel news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $49.05, for a total value of $981,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 113,060 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,545,593. This represents a 15.03% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP David Zinsner purchased 5,882 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 26th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $42.50 per share, for a total transaction of $249,985.00. Following the purchase, the executive vice president owned 247,392 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,514,160. This trade represents a 2.44% increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.04% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Intel Price Performance

Intel stock opened at $46.48 on Friday. 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 stock has a market cap of $232.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -580.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 17.44 and a beta of 1.38. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $43.07 and a two-hundred day moving average of $35.35. Intel Corporation has a 1 year low of $17.67 and a 1 year high of $54.60.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 22nd. The chip maker reported $0.15 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.08 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $13.67 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.37 billion. Intel had a negative net margin of 0.51% and a negative return on equity of 0.44%. The company’s revenue was down 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.13 earnings per share. Intel has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.000-0.000 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post -0.11 earnings per share for the current year.

Key Headlines Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel committed roughly $100M to SambaNova and is pushing renewed GPU and foundry initiatives (potential Nvidia foundry partner for 2028) — bullish for Intel’s ability to capture larger AI/data‑center wallet share if execution holds. A $100 Million Reason to Buy Intel Stock Now
• Positive Sentiment: Intel unveiled a new ZAM prototype and continues pushing memory (Saimemory) projects — product diversification (memory + GPUs + AI chips) would improve addressable market and margin optionality over time. Intel Stock (NASDAQ:INTC) Snaps Up With New ZAM Prototype
• Positive Sentiment: Intel expanded its AI use cases into healthcare with an update on the CKM health empowerment trial — a demonstration of enterprise AI applications that could lead to partnerships or recurring software/service revenue. Intel’s AI Push in Chronic Disease: Inside the New CKM Health Empowerment Trial
• Positive Sentiment: Media pieces note continued institutional/bullish interest and coverage calling Intel a buy on its AI transition — supportive sentiment that can limit downside if execution evidence accumulates. Despite a blistering start to the new year, the smart money is still riding with Intel (INTC) stock
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage on Intel’s AI/GPU pivot highlights that valuation and momentum are now under scrutiny — the pivot is positive long term but creates near‑term volatility as investors re‑rate the business. Intel’s AI And GPU Pivot Puts Valuation And Momentum In Focus
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest data in the feed is inconsistent (shows zeros/NaN and a 0.0 days ratio) — current reported figures don’t provide a clear signal and should be treated with caution until cleaned, verified data is available.
• Negative Sentiment: A leak about Nova Lake die sizes prompted investor concern about product competitiveness, yields or roadmap timing — this appears to be a direct driver of today’s selling pressure as it raises near‑term execution risk. Nova Lake Die Sizes Leak Sends Intel Stock (NASDAQ:INTC) Sliding
• Negative Sentiment: India’s antitrust regulator fined Intel ~$3.3M for a discriminatory warranty policy — the penalty is small financially but adds to regulatory/friction headlines in a key market. India’s Antitrust Watchdog Penalizes Intel $3.3 Million Over Discriminatory Warranty Policy

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.