Parametrica Management Ltd Purchases 13,500 Shares of Intel Corporation $INTC

Parametrica Management Ltd grew its position in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 45.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 43,500 shares of the chip maker’s stock after buying an additional 13,500 shares during the quarter. Intel accounts for approximately 3.7% of Parametrica Management Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest holding. Parametrica Management Ltd’s holdings in Intel were worth $5,230,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. State Street Corp increased its position in shares of Intel by 1.2% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 216,849,675 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $30,278,720,000 after acquiring an additional 2,528,657 shares during the last quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA bought a new position in Intel in the 2nd quarter valued at $10,507,291,000. Amundi grew its stake in Intel by 14.9% in the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 38,969,192 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $1,719,710,000 after purchasing an additional 5,045,936 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in Intel by 35.7% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 31,724,362 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $4,429,673,000 after purchasing an additional 8,342,514 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its position in shares of Intel by 0.4% during the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 30,700,929 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $1,354,832,000 after purchasing an additional 112,054 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on INTC shares. KeyCorp set a $125.00 target price on Intel in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Rosenblatt Securities restated a “sell” rating and set a $80.00 price target on shares of Intel in a research report on Tuesday. Bank of America reduced their price target on shares of Intel from $160.00 to $145.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “hold” rating on shares of Intel in a report on Tuesday. Finally, DA Davidson lifted their price objective on shares of Intel from $77.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating, twenty-six have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $108.23.

Key Headlines Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel agreed to acquire Israeli quantum-software company Classiq for approximately $2.3 billion, aiming to build a full-stack quantum-computing platform. The deal strengthens Intel’s longer-term positioning in a new growth market, although it also adds execution and investment risk. Intel to buy quantum firm Classiq
• Positive Sentiment: New Street Research upgraded Intel to Buy with a reported $125 target, citing a shortage of server CPUs and improving demand. Wedbush maintained Neutral but raised its target to $98, describing the setup ahead of earnings as balanced with server performance the key issue.
• Positive Sentiment: Several earnings previews point to stronger data-center revenue, AI infrastructure demand, Xeon processor sales, and possible pricing benefits from constrained server-CPU supply. Investors are looking for evidence that server strength can offset weaker PC demand and support margins. Intel Q3 earnings preview
• Positive Sentiment: Intel’s Crescent Island GPU D-series and Xeon-based rack designs target memory-intensive agentic-AI inference, offering a potential avenue for growth beyond traditional CPUs. The company is also benefiting from broader semiconductor-sector momentum and optimism surrounding its turnaround.
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel, along with IBM, Oracle and IonQ, objected to having its shares listed in tokenized form on the proposed OKX-ICE exchange. The move has limited direct financial impact but signals that major issuers want greater control over how their shares are traded. Companies object to tokenized stocks
• Negative Sentiment: Rosenblatt reaffirmed its Sell rating and assigned an $80 price target, well below prevailing levels. The bearish view underscores concerns about Intel’s valuation, profitability, and the difficulty of executing its costly foundry turnaround.
• Negative Sentiment: Nvidia’s emerging Vera CPU business is already shipping to hyperscalers, creating a new competitive threat to Intel in data-center processors. Investors also face elevated volatility, with options markets implying a large move around Thursday’s earnings report.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Intel news, CEO Lip Bu Tan acquired 105,263 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $95.00 per share, with a total value of $9,999,985.00. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer owned 1,314,669 shares in the company, valued at approximately $124,893,555. This represents a 8.70% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Intel Trading Up 3.6%

Shares of NASDAQ:INTC opened at $93.74 on Wednesday. Intel Corporation has a twelve month low of $32.89 and a twelve month high of $142.35. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $101.67 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $85.75.

Intel Company Profile

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) is a global semiconductor company that designs and manufactures computing and connectivity products. Its portfolio includes Intel Core processors for personal computers, Xeon processors for data centers and enterprise systems, and products for networking, edge computing, graphics, and artificial intelligence workloads.

Through Intel Foundry, the company also provides semiconductor manufacturing and technology-development services for external customers. Intel develops process technologies, advanced packaging, and other manufacturing capabilities intended to support its own products and third-party chip designs.

Founded in 1968 by Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore, Intel helped establish the modern microprocessor industry and has historically supplied processors for PCs, servers, and other computing systems.