USS Investment Management Ltd Purchases 44,888 Shares of Intel Corporation $INTC

USS Investment Management Ltd grew its holdings in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 5.8% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 819,261 shares of the chip maker’s stock after buying an additional 44,888 shares during the quarter. USS Investment Management Ltd’s holdings in Intel were worth $36,150,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. iA Global Asset Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Intel by 17.0% during the 4th quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. now owns 593,043 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $21,883,000 after purchasing an additional 86,189 shares during the last quarter. Whalerock Point Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Intel in the fourth quarter worth approximately $205,000. Van ECK Associates Corp increased its stake in shares of Intel by 18.3% in the third quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 55,521,741 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $1,862,755,000 after purchasing an additional 8,569,812 shares in the last quarter. Heritage Investment Group Inc. purchased a new stake in Intel in the 4th quarter worth $219,000. Finally, Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Intel during the fourth quarter worth about $185,000. 64.53% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Intel News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel stock is benefiting from a broad AI-chip rally, with semiconductors leading the market and the sector posting historic gains this quarter. Record chip rally adds $2 trillion in combined value to Micron, Intel and AMD in second quarter
• Positive Sentiment: Sentiment was also helped by analyst enthusiasm after Cantor Fitzgerald raised its price target on Intel to $150 from $90, reinforcing hopes that Intel’s foundry turnaround and AI strategy are gaining credibility. Intel Stock Jumps as Price-Target Hike Adds to Foundry Momentum
• Positive Sentiment: Several articles point to Intel’s improving narrative around advanced manufacturing, including risk production on its 18A-P process and leadership changes at Intel Foundry, which are helping investors view the company as a potential AI and chip-packaging winner. Intel Stock (NASDAQ:INTC) Surges on Word of Cost Advantage Over Key Rival
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel also announced it will report second-quarter 2026 financial results soon, keeping attention on whether the rally is backed by fundamentals and guidance. Intel to Report Second-Quarter 2026 Financial Results
• Negative Sentiment: Some commentary warns that a lot of the good news may already be priced in, and one article highlighted risk from stretched valuation after the sharp run-up in Intel shares. Intel: Good News Priced In, Extreme Valuation Clouds Investing
• Negative Sentiment: There is also caution that competition in AI chips is spreading spending across more semiconductor companies, which could limit Intel’s upside if the rally cools. How Nvidia Became a Chip Stock Loser—and Why It Might Stay That Way

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently weighed in on INTC. Zacks Research raised shares of Intel from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 23rd. KGI Securities downgraded Intel from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $71.00 target price on the stock. in a research report on Monday, April 20th. DZ Bank raised shares of Intel from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Northland Securities lowered Intel from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Finally, New Street Research lifted their price target on shares of Intel from $100.00 to $122.00 in a research note on Friday, June 26th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Intel presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $93.93.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 40,256 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $99.53, for a total transaction of $4,006,679.68. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 105,077 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,458,313.81. This represents a 27.70% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Intel Price Performance

INTC opened at $139.63 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $701.78 billion, a PE ratio of -225.21 and a beta of 2.21. The business’s 50-day moving average is $112.23 and its two-hundred day moving average is $69.42. Intel Corporation has a 1 year low of $18.97 and a 1 year high of $142.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 2.31 and a quick ratio of 1.85.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.29 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.01 by $0.28. Intel had a negative net margin of 5.90% and a positive return on equity of 0.39%. The business had revenue of $13.58 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $12.32 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.13 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Intel has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.200-0.200 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Intel Corporation will post 0.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.