Rakuten Investment Management Inc. Acquires 963,787 Shares of Intel Corporation $INTC

Rakuten Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 10,452.1% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 973,008 shares of the chip maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 963,787 shares during the period. Rakuten Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Intel were worth $35,690,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in INTC. L2 Asset Management LLC boosted its position in Intel by 6.8% during the 4th quarter. L2 Asset Management LLC now owns 20,080 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $741,000 after acquiring an additional 1,270 shares in the last quarter. 71 West Capital Partners bought a new stake in shares of Intel during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $364,000. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp boosted its position in shares of Intel by 9.9% during the fourth quarter. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp now owns 97,637 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $3,603,000 after purchasing an additional 8,767 shares in the last quarter. Sienna Gestion bought a new position in Intel in the fourth quarter worth $1,357,000. Finally, Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych PZU SA raised its holdings in Intel by 12.0% in the fourth quarter. Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych PZU SA now owns 9,300 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $343,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000 shares in the last quarter. 64.53% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Intel Price Performance

Shares of Intel stock opened at $127.86 on Tuesday. Intel Corporation has a one year low of $18.97 and a one year high of $132.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 1.85 and a current ratio of 2.31. The stock has a market cap of $642.62 billion, a P/E ratio of -206.22 and a beta of 2.21. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $96.72 and its 200 day moving average is $62.39.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.01 by $0.28. The business 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 business’s quarterly revenue was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.13 earnings per share. Intel has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.200-0.200 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Intel Corporation will post 0.63 earnings per share for the current year.

Key Stories Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel is benefiting from a broad risk-on move in chip stocks, with semiconductors leading the market higher and related ETFs seeing heavy trading. AMD Jumps 8% to a Record High, NVIDIA Climbs 4%, Intel Rises 3% in a Risk-On Chip Surge
• Positive Sentiment: Recent articles and TV commentary have highlighted Intel’s growing role in AI infrastructure, especially in server CPUs, inference workloads, and hyperscaler partnerships. Google Just Went All in on Its Deal With Intel
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst and media coverage has turned more constructive, including a double-upgrade and comments that Intel could be a credible foundry alternative and turnaround story under CEO Lip-Bu Tan. Double Upgrade Hits Intel Stock (NASDAQ:INTC): What Moved the Needle
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel remains a highly watched stock after its recent earnings beat and guidance update, which continue to anchor investor expectations around the turnaround. Intel (INTC) Beats Stock Market Upswing: What Investors Need to Know
• Negative Sentiment: Some coverage is cautioning that Intel may need to raise capital to fund its AI/foundry push, which could mean dilution if the company pursues that route. Why Experts Think Intel Should Raise Capital Right Now, and What It Means for INTC Stock

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 40,256 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $99.53, for a total value of $4,006,679.68. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 105,077 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,458,313.81. The trade was a 27.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. BTIG Research raised shares of Intel from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Evercore set a $95.00 price target on Intel in a research report on Friday, April 24th. BNP Paribas Exane raised Intel from an “underperform” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $60.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. HSBC upgraded Intel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $50.00 to $95.00 in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Finally, KeyCorp increased their target price on Intel from $70.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $87.31.

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.