Intel Corporation $INTC Shares Acquired by WCG Wealth Advisors LLC

WCG Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 37.5% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 127,360 shares of the chip maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 34,756 shares during the period. WCG Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Intel were worth $4,700,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of INTC. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Intel during the 4th quarter worth about $2,233,159,000. Capital World Investors raised its stake in shares of Intel by 32.5% in the third quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 86,503,121 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $2,902,180,000 after purchasing an additional 21,230,715 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Intel by 3.5% in the fourth 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 last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Intel by 61.3% during the third quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 25,001,621 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $838,804,000 after purchasing an additional 9,503,402 shares during the period. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its position in 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 buying an additional 8,569,812 shares during the last quarter. 64.53% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Intel Stock Down 0.8%

Intel stock opened at $111.78 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $561.81 billion, a P/E ratio of -180.29 and a beta of 2.21. The company has a current ratio of 2.31, a quick ratio of 1.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. Intel Corporation has a twelve month low of $18.97 and a twelve month high of $132.75. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $87.21 and its 200-day simple moving average is $58.52.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last posted 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 company had revenue of $13.58 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $12.32 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.13 earnings per share. Intel’s quarterly revenue was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. Intel has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.200-0.200 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Intel Corporation will post 0.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Intel News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel announced a strategic collaboration with Foxconn to develop next-generation AI infrastructure and intelligent computing platforms, which investors view as a meaningful step in expanding Intel’s role in the AI buildout. Reuters: Foxconn announces strategic collaboration with Intel on next-gen AI infrastructure
• Positive Sentiment: Foxconn said AI rack demand and its new Intel partnership helped lift its outlook, reinforcing the idea that Intel’s data-center and AI exposure could benefit from stronger industry demand. Blockonomi: Foxconn Upgrades Q2 Forecast Following Record-Breaking May Performance
• Positive Sentiment: Intel has also been gaining momentum from analyst commentary and investor optimism around CPU demand and AI inference, which helped the shares rebound after recent weakness. Motley Fool: Why Intel Stock Rallied Today
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel shares remain volatile amid sector-wide trading in AI chips, with some reports noting that Broadcom’s disappointing outlook sparked a semiconductor selloff that temporarily weighed on INTC and other chip stocks. Yahoo Finance: Intel, AMD, Micron shares sink as Broadcom results spark semiconductor sector sell-off
• Negative Sentiment: Despite the Foxconn deal, some coverage said Intel slipped as investors focused more on the broader chip shakeout than on the partnership news, suggesting sentiment is still fragile. TipRanks: Intel Lands Partnership Deal With Foxconn, Intel Stock Slips

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have issued reports on INTC. KGI Securities lowered shares of Intel from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $71.00 price target for the company. in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Benchmark raised their price target on shares of Intel from $105.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 18th. BNP Paribas Exane upgraded Intel from an “underperform” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $60.00 price target for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Barclays lifted their price target on Intel from $65.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday. Finally, Freedom Capital upgraded shares of Intel from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 28th. One investment 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 assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $83.35.

Insider Buying and Selling at Intel

In related news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 40,256 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $99.53, for a total transaction of $4,006,679.68. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 105,077 shares in the company, valued at $10,458,313.81. This trade represents a 27.70% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

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.