Daiwa Securities Group Inc. Has $58.95 Million Holdings in Intel Corporation $INTC

Daiwa Securities Group Inc. lifted its stake in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 1.4% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 1,597,641 shares of the chip maker’s stock after buying an additional 21,625 shares during the quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc.’s holdings in Intel were worth $58,953,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. Verus Capital Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Intel by 19.8% in the 4th quarter. Verus Capital Partners LLC now owns 10,236 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $378,000 after buying an additional 1,695 shares in the last quarter. TD Asset Management Inc raised its holdings in shares of Intel by 20.2% in the 4th quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 3,356,213 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $123,844,000 after buying an additional 565,099 shares in the last quarter. Cibc World Market Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Intel by 19.2% in the 4th quarter. Cibc World Market Inc. now owns 1,227,412 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $45,291,000 after buying an additional 197,709 shares in the last quarter. Disciplined Investors L.L.C. acquired a new position in shares of Intel in the 4th quarter worth approximately $454,000. Finally, REAP Financial Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Intel by 346.0% in the 4th quarter. REAP Financial Group LLC now owns 1,396 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $51,000 after buying an additional 1,083 shares in the last quarter. 64.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on INTC shares. Bank of America increased their target price on Intel from $48.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Northland Securities cut Intel from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Intel in a report on Friday, April 24th. HSBC raised Intel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price target for the company from $50.00 to $95.00 in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Finally, Freedom Capital raised 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, ten have assigned a Buy rating, twenty-six have issued a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Intel currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $83.35.

Intel Trading Down 0.8%

INTC stock opened at $111.78 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $87.21 and a 200 day moving average price of $58.52. Intel Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $18.97 and a fifty-two week high of $132.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $561.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -180.29 and a beta of 2.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 2.31 and a quick ratio of 1.85.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.29 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.01 by $0.28. Intel had a positive return on equity of 0.39% and a negative net margin of 5.90%.The firm had revenue of $13.58 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $12.32 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.13 EPS. The business’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. Analysts expect that Intel Corporation will post 0.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Trending Headlines about Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel announced a strategic collaboration with Foxconn to jointly develop next-generation AI infrastructure and intelligent computing platforms, reinforcing Intel’s role in the AI data-center buildout. Reuters: Foxconn announces strategic collaboration with Intel on next-gen AI infrastructure
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple reports highlighted Intel’s improving positioning in AI inference and stronger CPU demand, helping explain recent optimism around the stock. Motley Fool: Why Intel Stock Rallied Today
• Positive Sentiment: Intel’s CEO Lip-Bu Tan also continued to draw attention after Computex comments that analysts interpreted as supportive of Intel’s turnaround and AI strategy. Yahoo Finance: Intel (INTC) Stock Is Up, What You Need To Know
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel’s stock remains very strong year to date, but recent gains leave it vulnerable to profit-taking when the semiconductor group weakens. Zacks: Intel Surges 192.5% Year to Date
• Negative Sentiment: Broadcom’s disappointing AI-chip outlook triggered a sector-wide semiconductor selloff, pressuring Intel along with peers like AMD and Micron despite Intel’s own news flow. Yahoo Finance: Intel, AMD, Micron shares sink as Broadcom results spark semiconductor sector sell-off
• Negative Sentiment: Coverage notes that AMD continued to gain CPU market share in the May Steam Hardware Survey, underscoring ongoing competitive pressure in Intel’s core PC processor business. TipRanks: AMD Continues to Gain on Intel & Nvidia

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Intel news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 40,256 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $99.53, for a total value of $4,006,679.68. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 105,077 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,458,313.81. This trade represents a 27.70% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

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.