Howard Financial Services LTD. Grows Stock Holdings in Intel Corporation $INTC

Howard Financial Services LTD. increased its stake in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 216.7% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 30,459 shares of the chip maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 20,842 shares during the period. Howard Financial Services LTD.’s holdings in Intel were worth $4,253,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Financially Speaking Inc boosted its stake in shares of Intel by 69.2% during the 4th quarter. Financially Speaking Inc now owns 682 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 279 shares in the last quarter. Financial Life Planners acquired a new stake in shares of Intel in the 1st quarter worth approximately $25,000. Legacy Bridge LLC purchased a new position in Intel in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in Intel in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Finally, Swiss RE Ltd. purchased a new position in Intel in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $29,000. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Intel News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: A broad risk-on rally lifted the chip sector, with investors buying Intel, AMD and other semiconductor names as the AI trade regained momentum. Intel’s rebound was particularly strong after the stock fell heavily in July. Intel Soars 10%, AMD Jumps 8%, Broadcom Rises 6% as Chip Stocks Ride a Risk-On Rally
• Positive Sentiment: Investors continued to focus on Intel’s better-than-expected second-quarter results: revenue rose about 25% year over year to $16.13 billion, while adjusted earnings of $0.42 per share exceeded consensus by a wide margin. The midpoint of next-quarter revenue guidance was also reportedly well above analysts’ expectations, supported by data-center and AI demand. INTC Q2 Deep Dive: Data Center and AI Strength Offset Market Concerns Amid Supply Constraints
• Positive Sentiment: Improving yields for Intel’s Embedded Multi-die Interconnect Bridge (EMIB) advanced-packaging technology could strengthen its position in AI hardware and potentially bring a long-rumored partnership to supply packaging for Google’s tensor processing units (TPUs) closer to reality. Intel’s Packaging Progress Points to Google
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel’s Core Ultra chip price increases may improve revenue and margins, but they could also make upgrades more expensive and risk weakening consumer demand. Intel Stock Blasts Up as Core Ultra Chips Get Price Hikes
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive and execution risks remain. TSMC is reportedly developing packaging technology similar to EMIB, while Chinese AI-model advances could intensify pressure on Intel’s AI infrastructure ambitions. Intel vs. TSMC: Intel Is Winning an AI Battle Against TSMC
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts remain cautious because Intel is still loss-making, faces restructuring and plans substantial capital expenditures. Concern that industry-wide AI spending may not generate adequate returns contributed to the stock’s July decline and remains a risk to the rebound. Why Intel Stock Fell 35% Last Month

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have commented on INTC. Seaport Research Partners reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $125.00 target price on shares of Intel in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Citigroup upgraded Intel from a “positive” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. BTIG Research raised Intel from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. UBS Group set a $115.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, Truist Financial increased their price objective on shares of Intel from $81.00 to $108.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, thirty have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $107.93.

Intel Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:INTC opened at $100.86 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 1.60. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $112.11 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $80.62. The stock has a market cap of $508.74 billion, a PE ratio of -47.80 and a beta of 2.22. Intel Corporation has a one year low of $19.60 and a one year high of $142.35.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.21. Intel had a positive return on equity of 2.62% and a negative net margin of 19.79%.The company had revenue of $16.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.43 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted ($0.10) earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 25.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post 1.01 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.