Charles Schwab Trust Co Buys Shares of 8,738 Intel Corporation $INTC

Charles Schwab Trust Co bought a new position in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 8,738 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $1,220,000.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Salvus Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Intel by 1.8% during the 2nd quarter. Salvus Wealth Management LLC now owns 16,112 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $2,250,000 after purchasing an additional 285 shares during the last quarter. Scott Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Intel in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $336,000. Spinnaker Investment Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Intel in the second quarter worth approximately $233,000. Affiance Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Intel in the second quarter worth approximately $293,000. Finally, A&I Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in Intel during the second quarter valued at approximately $251,000. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have commented on INTC shares. Arete Research upped their target price on shares of Intel from $20.40 to $99.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 10th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “hold” rating and set a $100.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. New Street Research upped their price objective on Intel from $100.00 to $122.00 in a research note on Friday, June 26th. Wall Street Zen cut Intel from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday. Finally, Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on Intel from $75.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating, thirty-two have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $107.93.

Intel Price Performance

Shares of Intel stock opened at $97.52 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $110.78 and its 200-day simple moving average is $82.10. Intel Corporation has a 52 week low of $20.44 and a 52 week high of $142.35. The company has a market capitalization of $491.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -46.22 and a beta of 2.22. The company has a quick ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 1.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47.

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

Key Stories Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel plans to use the proceeds to pursue growth in contract chip manufacturing, physical AI, purpose-built silicon, advanced packaging and external wafer production. Management said the capital raise is intended to support rising AI-related demand while preserving its investment-grade balance sheet. Intel plans $15 billion stock offering as AI demand accelerates
• Positive Sentiment: The funding could accelerate Intel’s foundry turnaround and expand manufacturing capacity at a time when customer demand is outpacing available production. Data-center revenue reportedly grew strongly in the latest quarter, reinforcing the strategic rationale for investment. Intel launches $15 billion share sale as turnaround rally lifts stock
• Positive Sentiment: Intel also highlighted ecosystem traction: Nanox.AI optimized medical-imaging software for Intel Core Ultra processors and the OpenVINO toolkit, supporting on-premise healthcare AI inference. The announcement is strategically positive but likely has limited near-term financial impact. Nanox.AI Optimizes Medical Imaging AI Framework for Intel Core Ultra Processors
• Neutral Sentiment: The offering comes after Intel’s latest quarterly results beat expectations, with revenue up year over year. However, investors are weighing improving operating trends against the company’s substantial investment requirements and ongoing losses.
• Negative Sentiment: Issuing up to $17.25 billion of new equity would dilute existing shareholders and signals that Intel needs significant external funding for its capital-intensive expansion. Investors are also questioning whether AI infrastructure spending will generate adequate returns. Intel Slips After Chipmaker Announces $15 Billion Stock Sale
• Negative Sentiment: The stock’s decline reflects near-term dilution and valuation concerns after its powerful rally, rather than a deterioration in reported demand. Technical selling may intensify if shares remain below key moving-average support.

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.