Marathon Strategic Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC – Free Report) by 63.3% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 179,525 shares of the chip maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 69,589 shares during the quarter. Intel makes up approximately 5.7% of Marathon Strategic Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 6th largest position. Marathon Strategic Advisors LLC’s holdings in Intel were worth $7,922,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Sivia Capital Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Intel by 271.7% in the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 34,201 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $766,000 after buying an additional 25,001 shares in the last quarter. United Bank acquired a new stake in Intel during the 2nd quarter worth $205,000. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL raised its stake in Intel by 12.3% during the 2nd quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 13,737 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $308,000 after acquiring an additional 1,508 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its position in Intel by 29.6% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 158,277 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $3,545,000 after acquiring an additional 36,116 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. lifted its position in Intel by 9.9% in the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 828,352 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $18,556,000 after acquiring an additional 74,838 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.
Key Stories Impacting Intel
Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Trump’s comments that Apple has agreed to work with Intel on U.S. chip design and production sparked a strong rally, with investors seeing the potential for a high-profile foundry win and a major endorsement of Intel’s turnaround. Reuters: Trump says Apple to work with Intel to manufacture chips in US
- Positive Sentiment: Intel appointed Seok-Hee Lee, a former SK Hynix executive, to lead advanced packaging and back-end foundry manufacturing, which could improve execution in a critical growth area. Reuters: Intel taps industry veteran Seok-Hee Lee
- Positive Sentiment: Intel Foundry said its 18A-P process entered risk production, a milestone that supports the company’s roadmap and strengthens the case for a manufacturing recovery. Yahoo Finance: Intel Foundry Advances Intel 18A-P Process to Risk Production
- Neutral Sentiment: Several opinion pieces and market commentary continue to debate whether Intel’s valuation has run ahead of fundamentals, suggesting expectations are now very high after the rally. 247WallSt: Analyst Warns Intel Valuation Doesn’t Make Sense
- Negative Sentiment: Some analysts remain cautious, arguing Intel’s recent price move may be pricing in too much too quickly and that execution risks remain before the turnaround is fully proven. Seeking Alpha: Intel the Re-Rating Has Gone Too Far
Insider Buying and Selling at Intel
Intel Price Performance
Shares of INTC opened at $133.99 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 1.85 and a current ratio of 2.31. Intel Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $18.97 and a fifty-two week high of $135.48. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $102.59 and a 200-day simple moving average of $64.69. The company has a market capitalization of $673.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -216.11 and a beta of 2.21.
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.13 EPS. Intel has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.200-0.200 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Intel Corporation will post 0.63 earnings per share for the current year.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several brokerages have issued reports on INTC. Citigroup raised Intel from a “buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Raymond James Financial raised Intel from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Northland Securities lowered Intel from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. New Street Research began coverage on Intel in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. They issued a “buy” rating for the company. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on Intel in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. They issued a “buy” rating for the company. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $87.09.
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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.
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