Wealthfront Advisers LLC Purchases 91,609 Shares of Intel Corporation $INTC

Wealthfront Advisers LLC increased its position in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 15.5% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 681,668 shares of the chip maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 91,609 shares during the quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC’s holdings in Intel were worth $95,181,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Financially Speaking Inc grew its stake in shares of Intel by 69.2% during the fourth quarter. Financially Speaking Inc now owns 682 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 279 shares during the period. Financial Life Planners acquired a new position in shares of Intel in the 1st quarter valued at $25,000. Swiss RE Ltd. acquired a new stake in Intel during the 4th quarter worth $29,000. Glynn Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Intel in the second quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, Osbon Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Intel during the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. 64.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Lip Bu Tan acquired 105,263 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $95.00 per share, for a total transaction of $9,999,985.00. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,314,669 shares in the company, valued at approximately $124,893,555. The trade was a 8.70% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.05% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Intel News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Chief Executive Officer Lip-Bu Tan reportedly purchased approximately $10 million of Intel stock at $95 per share earlier this month. The shares now trade below that level, making the purchase a potential signal of management’s confidence in Intel’s turnaround. Intel CEO insider purchase article
• Positive Sentiment: Fundstrat ETFs added Intel to a quarterly rebalance, which could provide incremental institutional demand and reflects improving sentiment toward the chipmaker. Fundstrat ETF rebalance article
• Positive Sentiment: Intel has gained attention from investors following reports of a new Advantech connection and its potential role in AI infrastructure. Strong Nvidia results also reinforced expectations that demand for data-center and AI-related hardware remains robust. Intel Advantech connection article
• Neutral Sentiment: Reports that investor Nancy Pelosi bought Intel shares and call options may support retail and political-investor interest, but the trade does not change Intel’s operating outlook. Nancy Pelosi Intel investment article
• Negative Sentiment: Intel’s manufacturing operations reportedly continue to lose money on wafers, much of which are sold internally. The stock’s elevated valuation appears to assume that the foundry business eventually becomes profitable, leaving substantial execution risk if losses persist. Intel manufacturing losses article
• Negative Sentiment: Intel is also being pressured by broad semiconductor profit-taking after Nvidia’s earnings-fueled rally. Raymond James reportedly prefers AMD over Intel among the two AI-exposed CPU companies, highlighting competitive concerns and uncertainty over Intel’s ability to convert AI demand into durable growth. Semiconductor profit-taking article

Intel Price Performance

Intel stock opened at $89.47 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $104.64 and its 200-day moving average is $86.39. The company has a market capitalization of $451.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -42.40 and a beta of 2.22. Intel Corporation has a 12 month low of $23.68 and a 12 month high of $142.35. The company has a current ratio of 1.60, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.21. Intel had a negative net margin of 19.79% and a positive return on equity of 2.62%. The business had revenue of $16.13 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.43 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted ($0.10) earnings per share. Intel’s revenue was up 25.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Intel Corporation will post 1 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on INTC shares. Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on shares of Intel in a report on Thursday, June 11th. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. Cantor Fitzgerald cut their price objective on shares of Intel from $150.00 to $125.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Intel from $65.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, June 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Intel from $45.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Intel in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating, thirty-one have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Intel has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $107.46.

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.