Next Level Private LLC Lowers Stake in Intel Corporation $INTC

Next Level Private LLC lessened its stake in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 84.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 2,108 shares of the chip maker’s stock after selling 11,828 shares during the period. Next Level Private LLC’s holdings in Intel were worth $294,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Financially Speaking Inc boosted its position in shares of Intel by 69.2% during the fourth quarter. Financially Speaking Inc now owns 682 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 279 shares during the period. Financial Life Planners purchased a new stake in shares of Intel in the 1st quarter valued at $25,000. Legacy Bridge LLC acquired a new position in Intel during the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. Swiss RE Ltd. acquired a new position in Intel during the 4th quarter worth about $29,000. Finally, Osbon Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Intel during the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Intel Price Performance

Shares of INTC opened at $101.65 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $512.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -48.18 and a beta of 2.22. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $111.01 and its 200-day simple moving average is $81.75. Intel Corporation has a twelve month low of $19.61 and a twelve month high of $142.35. The company has a current ratio of 1.60, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $16.13 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.43 billion. Intel had a negative net margin of 19.79% and a positive return on equity of 2.62%. The company’s revenue was up 25.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted ($0.10) earnings per share. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post 1.01 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have issued reports on INTC. Wedbush boosted their price target on shares of Intel from $60.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Wolfe Research initiated coverage on shares of Intel in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. They set a “peer perform” rating on the stock. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Intel from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Scotiabank initiated coverage on Intel in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. They issued a “sector perform” rating on the stock. Finally, Moffett Nathanson cut Intel to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating, thirty-two have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $107.93.

Key Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Progress toward HDMI 2.1 support is boosting optimism about Intel’s consumer-PC and graphics capabilities, potentially improving the appeal of its platforms in home-entertainment and gaming devices. Intel Stock Gains With Progress on HDMI 2.1
• Positive Sentiment: Intel appointed new leadership focused on customer engagement and growth. The move is intended to strengthen relationships with customers and support execution of the company’s turnaround strategy. Intel Announces Leadership Appointment
• Positive Sentiment: Recent coverage continues to highlight Intel’s strongest revenue growth in more than 15 years, narrowing Foundry losses, improving 18A manufacturing yields and demand-linked capital spending. Second-quarter revenue was about $16.1 billion, up roughly 25% year over year, with adjusted EPS of $0.42. Intel’s Turnaround Entered a New Phase
• Positive Sentiment: SoftBank’s earnings benefited substantially from gains on its Intel investment, providing a favorable external signal for INTC and reinforcing investor interest in Intel’s AI and semiconductor exposure. SoftBank Earnings Benefit From Intel Investment
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel is reportedly involved in a planned Texas chip-factory project with SpaceX and Tesla. If completed, the project could support domestic manufacturing and AI infrastructure, but its long-term financial impact is not yet clear. SpaceX and Tesla Chip Factory
• Negative Sentiment: Daiwa Securities Group downgraded Intel to Hold, signaling that valuation and execution risks may limit further gains after the stock’s substantial rebound. Intel Cut to Hold at Daiwa Securities
• Negative Sentiment: Reports of a new CPU-level security attack created concern about potential vulnerabilities in Intel processors and could increase reputational, remediation and customer-support costs. Intel Stock Slips on CPU-Level Attack Reports
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts continue to question whether Intel can compete with TSMC in leading-edge manufacturing. TSMC’s larger revenue base and stronger execution highlight the substantial challenge facing Intel Foundry.

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.