Intel Corporation $INTC Shares Bought by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 9.0% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 15,683,251 shares of the chip maker’s stock after buying an additional 1,295,394 shares during the quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned approximately 0.33% of Intel worth $526,229,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of INTC. Bank of Nova Scotia boosted its holdings in Intel by 2.3% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 2,332,433 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $52,246,000 after buying an additional 51,383 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Intel in the second quarter worth approximately $1,579,378,000. Engineers Gate Manager LP boosted its stake in shares of Intel by 91.8% in the second quarter. Engineers Gate Manager LP now owns 765,091 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $17,138,000 after acquiring an additional 366,092 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position 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 worth $8,644,244,000 after purchasing an additional 8,513,298 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Isthmus Partners LLC raised its stake in Intel by 100.1% in the 2nd quarter. Isthmus Partners LLC now owns 247,660 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $5,548,000 after purchasing an additional 123,895 shares during the last quarter. 64.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Intel Trading Up 5.8%

Shares of INTC stock opened at $45.58 on Thursday. Intel Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $17.67 and a fifty-two week high of $54.60. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $45.13 and a 200 day moving average price of $37.85. The stock has a market capitalization of $227.67 billion, a P/E ratio of -569.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 15.97 and a beta of 1.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 1.65 and a current ratio of 2.02.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 22nd. The chip maker reported $0.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.08 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $13.67 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $13.37 billion. Intel had a negative return on equity of 0.44% and a negative net margin of 0.51%.Intel’s revenue for the quarter was down 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.13 EPS. Intel has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.000-0.000 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Intel Corporation will post -0.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

INTC has been the topic of several recent research reports. Benchmark boosted their target price on Intel from $50.00 to $57.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. DZ Bank restated a “sell” rating on shares of Intel in a report on Monday, January 26th. Loop Capital raised their target price on Intel from $40.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Intel in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, HSBC upgraded shares of Intel from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $26.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-six have issued a Hold rating and six have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $45.74.

Intel News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CFO and management commentary drove optimism — Intel’s CFO David Zinsner gave upbeat updates at a tech conference, highlighting strong server demand, capacity comments and progress on the ramp of the critical 18A node; the CEO is now reportedly re-considering offering 18A to external customers, which could add foundry revenue and improve utilization. Why Intel Rallied Today Reuters: 18A reconsideration
• Positive Sentiment: Market reaction to demand/capacity comments was immediate — coverage notes the stock jumped on commentary about stronger server demand and capacity management, signaling investors expect near-term revenue/volume improvements. Intel stock jumps on strong server demand
• Neutral Sentiment: Management presentation transparency — a full Morgan Stanley TMT conference transcript provides detail on execution and roadmap (useful for analysts refining models). This helps investors but is informational rather than a direct catalyst. Conference transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Board leadership update — long-time chair Frank Yeary will retire and Dr. Craig Barratt has been named independent chair; orderly succession reduces governance uncertainty but is not an earnings catalyst. Yeary to depart
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory / national-security scrutiny — a bipartisan group of senators has raised concerns about Intel’s use of tools from a blacklisted Chinese firm, creating political and compliance risk that could complicate government contracts and public perception. Lawmakers Question Intel’s Use of Tools
• Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical headlines and congressional scrutiny can pressure valuation — some coverage flagged these issues as dragging on sentiment despite strong company commentary, so regulatory risk remains a near-term watch item. TipRanks: congressional attack

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $49.05, for a total value of $981,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 113,060 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,545,593. This represents a 15.03% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP David Zinsner acquired 5,882 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 26th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $42.50 per share, with a total value of $249,985.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the executive vice president directly owned 247,392 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,514,160. This trade represents a 2.44% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Corporate insiders own 0.04% of the company’s stock.

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.