LGT Fund Management Co Ltd. Takes Position in Intel Corporation $INTC

LGT Fund Management Co Ltd. acquired a new stake in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 63,780 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $2,292,000.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Sivia Capital Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Intel by 271.8% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 34,201 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $766,000 after acquiring an additional 25,001 shares in the last quarter. United Bank bought a new position in shares of Intel during the 2nd quarter valued at about $205,000. Savant Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Intel by 5.4% during the 2nd quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 290,388 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $6,505,000 after purchasing an additional 14,911 shares in the last quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Intel by 29.8% in the 2nd quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 636,744 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $14,263,000 after purchasing an additional 146,165 shares during the period. Finally, Los Angeles Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Intel by 59.9% in the 2nd quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC now owns 45,394 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $1,017,000 after purchasing an additional 17,003 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Intel

In related news, EVP David Zinsner bought 5,882 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 26th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $42.50 per share, with a total value of $249,985.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 247,392 shares in the company, valued at $10,514,160. The trade was a 2.44% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, 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 sale, the executive vice president owned 113,060 shares in the company, valued at $5,545,593. The trade was a 15.03% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.04% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Intel Trading Down 5.5%

NASDAQ:INTC opened at $43.42 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $216.88 billion, a P/E ratio of -542.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 16.09 and a beta of 1.37. Intel Corporation has a twelve month low of $17.67 and a twelve month high of $54.60. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $45.47 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $38.24. The company has a quick ratio of 1.65, a current ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 22nd. The chip maker reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.08 by $0.07. Intel had a negative net margin of 0.51% and a negative return on equity of 0.44%. The business had revenue of $13.67 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $13.37 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.13 earnings per share. The firm’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. As a group, analysts expect that Intel Corporation will post -0.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Key Stories Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel announced strategic changes and board shake-ups that investors interpreted as management acting to accelerate execution and unlock value; that recap has supported the rally. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: A Wall Street Zen upgrade provided fresh analyst support, reinforcing bullish sentiment and buying interest from momentum-driven funds. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Sector commentary about AI and chip demand is broadly positive for chipmakers but not Intel-specific; these thematic stories keep the stock in investor conversations even if they don’t change fundamentals immediately. (General AI coverage in financial media.)
• Negative Sentiment: Lawmakers are probing Intel over testing of China-linked chip tools, raising regulatory and political risk that could lead to compliance costs, reputational damage, or restrictions — a near-term overhang for the stock. Read More.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have commented on INTC. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of Intel from $38.00 to $41.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Citic Securities upgraded shares of Intel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the company from $38.90 to $60.30 in a report on Monday, January 26th. KeyCorp increased their price objective on shares of Intel from $60.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Tigress Financial restated a “buy” rating and set a $66.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Melius Research raised shares of Intel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $50.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Five equities 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 stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $45.74.

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.