RFG Advisory LLC Buys 4,980 Shares of Intel Corporation $INTC

RFG Advisory LLC boosted its position in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 6.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 83,678 shares of the chip maker’s stock after buying an additional 4,980 shares during the quarter. RFG Advisory LLC’s holdings in Intel were worth $3,088,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. PKO Investment Management Joint Stock Co increased its position in shares of Intel by 33.3% during the third quarter. PKO Investment Management Joint Stock Co now owns 120,000 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $4,026,000 after acquiring an additional 30,000 shares during the period. Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Intel by 18.3% in the third quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 55,521,741 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $1,862,755,000 after purchasing an additional 8,569,812 shares during the period. Heritage Investment Group Inc. bought a new position in Intel in the fourth quarter worth approximately $219,000. Katamaran Capital LLP bought a new position in Intel in the third quarter worth approximately $349,000. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Intel by 3.5% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 404,522,308 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $14,926,873,000 after purchasing an additional 13,692,624 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Apple exploratory talks — Reports that Apple has held discussions with Intel (and Samsung) about building main device chips in the U.S. have shifted perception that Intel could win a large external foundry/customer relationship, a major credibility boost for its turnaround. Apple explores talks with Intel (Reuters)
• Positive Sentiment: Q1 beat and improving guidance/estimates — Intel’s Q1 outperformance (EPS and revenue above expectations) and subsequent upward revisions to earnings estimates underpin the narrative that the company’s investments are yielding tangible results. Why Intel Stock Skyrocketed (Fool)
• Positive Sentiment: SambaNova clearance — Regulatory approval/removal of an antitrust overhang for Intel’s deal with SambaNova reduces execution risk around the company’s AI-accelerator strategy. SambaNova clearance (Benzinga)
• Positive Sentiment: Terafab / SpaceX involvement — Intel’s reported role with Elon Musk’s Terafab (SpaceX) project and filings about massive fab spending add a potential large long‑term demand avenue for Intel’s 14A/advanced nodes. Intel joined Terafab (Fool)
• Neutral Sentiment: Strategic hires & packaging edge — Hiring Qualcomm veteran Alex Katouzian to run client/AI businesses and renewed focus on EMIB advanced packaging are constructive for product execution but are medium‑term drivers. Intel hires Qualcomm exec (Yahoo)
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst and theme coverage — Upgrades and bullish writeups (and Zacks note on improving estimates) are supporting flows, but some price targets lag current levels — useful for conviction but not immediate hard catalysts. Improving estimates (Zacks)
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation/technical stretch — The stock has run dramatically (big YTD gains) and several commentators warn it’s overbought; that raises the risk of profit‑taking and higher short‑term volatility. Rally/overbought caution (Invezz)
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling — A recent Form 4 shows an EVP sold ~40,256 shares (~$4.0M), which can prompt short‑term selling pressure or nervousness among momentum traders. Insider sale filing (SEC)
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive share dynamics — Steam hardware survey data show Intel losing ground to AMD/NVIDIA in some segments, a reminder competition could pressure certain end markets. Steam hardware survey (TipRanks)

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Roth Mkm raised Intel from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $100.00 target price for the company in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Tigress Financial raised their price target on Intel from $66.00 to $118.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. UBS Group set a $51.00 price objective on Intel in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Intel in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Freedom Capital upgraded shares of Intel from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 28th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating, twenty-five have assigned a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $75.64.

Intel Price Performance

Shares of INTC stock opened at $113.01 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $57.29 and its 200 day moving average is $46.95. Intel Corporation has a 1-year low of $18.97 and a 1-year high of $113.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 2.31 and a quick ratio of 1.85. The company has a market cap of $567.99 billion, a P/E ratio of -182.27 and a beta of 2.18.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.01 by $0.28. Intel had a negative net margin of 5.90% and a positive return on equity of 0.39%. The business had revenue of $13.58 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.32 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.13 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. Intel has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.200-0.200 EPS. Research analysts predict that Intel Corporation will post 0.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Intel

In related news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 40,256 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.53, for a total transaction of $4,006,679.68. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 105,077 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,458,313.81. This represents a 27.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.05% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.