Mutual Advisors LLC lessened its stake in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC – Free Report) by 5.2% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 110,379 shares of the chip maker’s stock after selling 6,115 shares during the quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC’s holdings in Intel were worth $4,073,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Legacy Bridge LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Intel in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Corundum Trust Company INC acquired a new stake in shares of Intel in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Intel in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Provenance Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in Intel by 89.2% in the 3rd quarter. Provenance Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 946 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 446 shares during the period. Finally, Strengthening Families & Communities LLC bought a new stake in Intel in the 3rd quarter valued at $33,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Citic Securities upgraded Intel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price target for the company from $38.90 to $60.30 in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Truist Financial increased their price target on Intel from $49.00 to $81.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. HSBC upgraded Intel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price target for the company from $50.00 to $95.00 in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. DZ Bank upgraded Intel from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Roth Mkm upgraded Intel from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $100.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating, twenty-five have assigned a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $74.47.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Intel news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $49.05, for a total transaction of $981,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 113,060 shares in the company, valued at $5,545,593. This trade represents a 15.03% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.05% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Intel Stock Up 5.4%
INTC stock opened at $99.62 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 2.31 and a quick ratio of 1.85. The stock has a market capitalization of $500.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -160.67, a PEG ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 1.35. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $54.62 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $45.78. Intel Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $18.97 and a fifty-two week high of $100.45.
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.29 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.01 by $0.28. The firm had revenue of $13.58 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $12.32 billion. Intel had a positive return on equity of 0.39% and a negative net margin of 5.90%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.13 EPS. Intel has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.200-0.200 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Intel Corporation will post 0.63 earnings per share for the current year.
Intel News Summary
Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:
- Positive Sentiment: U.S. antitrust authorities cleared Intel’s investment in SambaNova, removing a major regulatory overhang tied to the deal and validating Intel’s push deeper into AI infrastructure; that clearance is a clear near‑term positive for sentiment. Read More.
- Positive Sentiment: Strong Q1 operational beat: Intel reported a sizable EPS and revenue beat and issued stable Q2 guidance, which lifted the investment thesis that Intel is converting AI infrastructure demand into durable revenue growth. Investors are treating the quarter as confirmation that Intel can compete for large data‑center spend. Read More.
- Positive Sentiment: Momentum, liquidity and positioning: April was Intel’s best month ever on Nasdaq with massive inflows (including outsized moves in leveraged ETFs), drawing new retail and institutional attention and reinforcing momentum‑driven buying. Read More.
- Neutral Sentiment: Analyst revisions and upgrades are supporting the re‑rating: some firms hiked FY estimates and moved coverage to stronger ratings — this helps the fundamental narrative but may already be priced into the rally.
- Negative Sentiment: Elevated volatility and dispersion in expectations: options markets imply large moves and traders are pricing sharply divergent outcomes for INTC through the summer — that raises the risk of sharp pullbacks if momentum stalls. Read More.
- Negative Sentiment: Profit‑taking / overbought warnings: Several analysts and market commentators say the rally may be overextended in the short term and that every incremental bit of good news is being bought — investors should expect higher intraday swings and potential pullbacks. Read More.
- Negative Sentiment: Sector sensitivity: short‑term chip sector moves are still being influenced by cloud/AI spend signals (for example, OpenAI growth outlooks), which can weigh on chip names if cloud customers temper guidance. Read More.
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.
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