Proficio Capital Partners LLC Takes $2.65 Million Position in Intel Corporation $INTC

Proficio Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund bought 19,015 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $2,655,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Primecap Management Co. CA bought a new position in Intel during the second quarter worth about $10,507,291,000. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Intel during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,233,159,000. Legal & General Group Plc bought a new stake in shares of Intel in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $4,096,110,000. Capital Research Global Investors raised its holdings in shares of Intel by 285.9% in the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 26,619,928 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $982,279,000 after buying an additional 19,722,010 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital World Investors raised its holdings in shares of Intel by 20.3% in the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 104,060,268 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $3,839,833,000 after buying an additional 17,557,147 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Intel

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

Intel Trading Up 1.8%

INTC stock opened at $91.67 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $101.10 and a 200 day moving average price of $87.85. Intel Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $23.75 and a fifty-two week high of $142.35. The stock has a market capitalization of $462.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -43.45, a P/E/G ratio of 9.94 and a beta of 2.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 1.60 and a quick ratio of 1.25.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 EPS 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.43 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned ($0.10) earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 25.2% on a year-over-year basis. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. Analysts expect that Intel Corporation will post 1.01 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Intel News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: A reported leak suggesting Intel could launch its Nova Lake client processor lineup as early as 2027 provided a potential catalyst. Earlier availability could strengthen Intel’s product roadmap and support a recovery in its PC and data-center businesses. Intel Stock Gains as Nova Lake Launch Schedule Leaks
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage highlighted Nvidia’s roughly $5 billion investment in Intel, including its purchase of more than 214 million shares at $23.28 each, and the companies’ product collaboration. The large paper gain on Nvidia’s stake reinforces market confidence in Intel’s strategic importance and AI potential, although it does not directly generate new revenue for Intel. Nvidia’s Intel Investment and Partnership
• Positive Sentiment: Intel’s expanded partnership with Kasm Technologies will run private large language models on Xeon 6 processors with Advanced Matrix Extensions, targeting regulated customers that require local and compliant AI. The deal supports Intel’s strategy of positioning Xeon as infrastructure for enterprise AI workloads. Intel Kasm AI Partnership
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel recently reported stronger-than-expected quarterly revenue and earnings, with revenue up 25% year over year, while management expects 2026 capital expenditures to exceed $20 billion and spending to rise significantly in 2027. The investment could support future manufacturing and AI growth, but it increases execution and cash-flow demands. Intel’s Five-Year Outlook
• Neutral Sentiment: A separate report said Intel’s 14A manufacturing process is beginning to demonstrate its strategic value, offering a potential long-term foundry catalyst. However, meaningful financial benefits depend on customer commitments and successful execution.
• Negative Sentiment: Mizuho analyst Vijay Rakesh cut his Intel price target to $92 from $109 while retaining a Hold rating, arguing that AI strength may not offset near-term business strain. The revised target leaves limited upside based on the referenced trading level. Mizuho Cuts Intel Price Target
• Negative Sentiment: Intel traded lower in premarket alongside Micron, SanDisk and AMD as semiconductor stocks faced broader sector pressure. Commentary also emphasized AMD’s stronger AI and data-center margin profile, highlighting competitive risks for Intel’s turnaround.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently commented on INTC shares. Weiss Ratings lowered Intel from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 18th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Intel from $110.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on Intel from $75.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. Wolfe Research began coverage on shares of Intel in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. They issued a “peer perform” rating on the stock. Finally, Benchmark upped their target price on shares of Intel from $105.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, May 18th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating, thirty-one have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $107.46.

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.