Phoenix Financial Ltd. Makes New $681,000 Investment in Intel Corporation $INTC

Phoenix Financial Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm acquired 20,300 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $681,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of INTC. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Intel during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,579,378,000. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Intel by 210.9% during the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 15,498,219 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $346,230,000 after acquiring an additional 10,514,007 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Intel by 2.3% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 385,903,735 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $8,644,244,000 after acquiring an additional 8,513,298 shares during the period. Rafferty Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Intel by 66.4% in the 2nd quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 19,396,839 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $434,489,000 after purchasing an additional 7,736,635 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Amundi grew its holdings in shares of Intel by 16.2% in the 2nd quarter. Amundi now owns 43,995,698 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $962,626,000 after purchasing an additional 6,117,601 shares during the last quarter. 64.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Intel news, EVP David Zinsner bought 5,882 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, January 26th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $42.50 per share, for a total transaction of $249,985.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 247,392 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,514,160. This trade represents a 2.44% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Corporate insiders own 0.04% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. TD Cowen lifted their price target on shares of Intel from $38.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 16th. Citic Securities raised shares of Intel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $38.90 to $60.30 in a report on Monday. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Intel in a report on Monday, December 29th. Rosenblatt Securities raised their price target on Intel from $25.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Citigroup cut their price objective on Intel from $50.00 to $48.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-six have given a Hold rating and six have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Intel has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $45.65.

Intel Stock Up 11.0%

NASDAQ:INTC opened at $48.78 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $243.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -609.67, a P/E/G ratio of 18.41 and a beta of 1.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 1.65 and a current ratio of 2.02. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $40.85 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $33.47. Intel Corporation has a 52-week low of $17.67 and a 52-week high of $54.60.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last released its earnings results on Thursday, January 22nd. The chip maker reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.08 by $0.07. Intel had a negative return on equity of 0.44% and a negative net margin of 0.51%.The company had revenue of $13.67 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $13.37 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.13 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. Intel has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.000-0.000 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Intel Corporation will post -0.11 EPS for the current year.

Key Stories Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Market chatter that Nvidia and Apple may use Intel foundry capacity for future GPU/IC production lifted sentiment because new foundry deals would validate Intel’s IDM 2.0 strategy and add high-margin, recurring revenue. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Insider buy: EVP/CFO David Zinsner purchased ~5,882 shares (~$42.50 avg), a visible management “buy the dip” signal that often attracts retail and momentum buyers. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support: Several firms raised targets or issued bullish notes (including a new street-high target noted for the day), which helped pull value-oriented investors into the stock after last week’s sell-off. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Sector tailwinds: Broader strength in chipmakers (after solid earnings from peers like Texas Instruments and ASML) is supporting multiple names, including Intel, but this is a sector effect rather than company-specific revenue proof. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Employee/PR item: Intel said it will match a government $1,000 child contribution for eligible U.S. employees — positive for morale and PR but immaterial to near-term financials. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Guidance & supply constraints remain the principal negative catalyst: management warned of capacity shortages and conservative Q1 guidance after the quarter, which triggered last week’s sharp sell-off and keeps execution risk front-and-center. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Bearish commentary, sell ratings and accounting/auditor noise: Some analysts have reiterated sells or questioned competitiveness and valuation; separate reports flag accounting/auditor disputes that could weigh on sentiment until resolved. Read More. • Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Execution risk on advanced nodes and foundry ramp: even if customer talks progress, investors will want proof in the form of improving yields, confirmed contracts and clearer capacity visibility — none of which are fully confirmed yet. Read More.

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.