Smith Chas P & Associates PA Cpas Takes $201,000 Position in Intel Corporation $INTC

Smith Chas P & Associates PA Cpas acquired a new stake in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 5,444 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $201,000.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Winch Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Intel by 28.3% in the 4th quarter. Winch Advisory Services LLC now owns 966 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 213 shares during the last quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. grew its stake in shares of Intel by 2.1% during the 4th quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. now owns 10,788 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $398,000 after purchasing an additional 223 shares during the period. Successful Portfolios LLC grew its stake in shares of Intel by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. Successful Portfolios LLC now owns 8,715 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $322,000 after purchasing an additional 223 shares during the period. Providence Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Intel by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Providence Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 13,340 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $527,000 after purchasing an additional 225 shares during the period. Finally, Orca Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Intel by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Orca Investment Management LLC now owns 50,697 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $1,871,000 after purchasing an additional 229 shares during the period. 64.53% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel’s recent earnings and AI-related momentum are still supporting the bull case, with some commentary arguing the stock could keep climbing if its turnaround and foundry strategy continue to gain traction.
• Positive Sentiment: Acer announced the Predator Atlas 8 handheld powered by new Intel Arc G-series processors, another sign that Intel is landing product wins in gaming and PC hardware.
• Positive Sentiment: Several articles highlight anticipation around Intel’s June 2 COMPUTEX 2026 appearance, which could bring new product or strategy updates that investors are watching closely.
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel remains a major AI and semiconductor comeback story, but many of the bullish articles are speculative or forward-looking rather than based on new fundamental developments.
• Neutral Sentiment: Reports that Intel may consider leasing fab space could improve asset utilization and financial flexibility, but the market appears to be treating it as a strategic possibility rather than confirmed material news.
• Negative Sentiment: Northland downgraded Intel to Market Perform from Outperform, citing valuation concerns even while acknowledging progress in the turnaround.
• Negative Sentiment: Other commentary suggests Intel’s huge rally has made the stock expensive, with some analysts and media pieces warning that insider selling and stretched valuation could trigger a pullback.
• Negative Sentiment: Rival pressure is also a headwind, including coverage that AMD and Nvidia are strengthening their positions in key chip markets, which keeps competition concerns front and center for Intel investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Mizuho increased their price target on shares of Intel to $124.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Intel in a report on Friday, April 24th. TD Cowen increased their price target on shares of Intel from $60.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Daiwa Securities Group increased their price target on shares of Intel from $41.00 to $50.00 in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, Barclays increased their price target on shares of Intel from $45.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating, twenty-six have assigned a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $81.52.

Intel Stock Performance

NASDAQ:INTC opened at $120.89 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 1.85 and a current ratio of 2.31. The company has a fifty day moving average of $80.55 and a two-hundred day moving average of $55.91. The stock has a market capitalization of $607.59 billion, a PE ratio of -194.98 and a beta of 2.18. Intel Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $18.97 and a fifty-two week high of $132.75.

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

Insider Transactions at Intel

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

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.