Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. Increases Stock Position in Intel Corporation $INTC

Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 586.3% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 123,593 shares of the chip maker’s stock after buying an additional 105,585 shares during the period. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd.’s holdings in Intel were worth $17,047,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Funde Sino Life Insurance Co Ltd bought a new position in Intel in the second quarter worth approximately $12,521,000. Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super boosted its position in Intel by 194.6% during the 2nd quarter. Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super now owns 445,028 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $62,139,000 after acquiring an additional 293,947 shares in the last quarter. Fund Resources Investment Holding Group Co Ltd bought a new stake in Intel during the 2nd quarter valued at $56,377,000. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund increased its holdings in shares of Intel by 8.0% in the 2nd quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 580,816 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $81,099,000 after acquiring an additional 43,154 shares during the period. Finally, Powell Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Intel in the 2nd quarter valued at $476,000. 64.53% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have recently commented on the company. New Street Research boosted their price target on Intel from $100.00 to $122.00 in a research report on Friday, June 26th. Raymond James Financial raised Intel from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. DZ Bank upgraded Intel from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Arete Research boosted their target price on shares of Intel from $20.40 to $99.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 10th. Finally, Wolfe Research assumed coverage on shares of Intel in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. They set a “peer perform” rating for the company. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, thirty-two have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $107.85.

Intel Stock Performance

Shares of INTC opened at $102.50 on Friday. Intel Corporation has a 12 month low of $22.77 and a 12 month high of $142.35. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $110.26 and a 200-day moving average price of $83.29. The company has a current ratio of 1.60, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. The firm has a market cap of $517.01 billion, a PE ratio of -48.58 and a beta of 2.22.

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

Intel News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CEO Lip-Bu Tan purchased 105,263 Intel shares at $95 each, investing approximately $10 million and increasing his direct stake by 8.7%. The purchase is viewed as a vote of confidence in Intel’s recovery strategy. Intel insider purchase filing
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst and media coverage highlighted Intel’s approximately $20 billion equity raise as potential funding for expanded foundry capacity, production growth and new customer wins. Some analysts believe demand for Intel’s server processors is currently exceeding its manufacturing capacity. Intel foundry capital raise article
• Positive Sentiment: Intel’s second-quarter results showed strong momentum: revenue rose roughly 25% year over year to $16.1 billion, with Data Center and AI revenue reportedly increasing 59%. The results exceeded analyst expectations and reinforced the AI-related CPU growth narrative. Intel revenue growth article
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel is considering a return to the memory-chip market, supported by the capital raise and the appointment of former SK Hynix CEO Seok-Hee Lee to Intel Foundry. The opportunity could expand Intel’s addressable market, but the plan remains exploratory and would require substantial investment. Intel memory market article
• Negative Sentiment: The $20 billion common-stock offering creates significant dilution for existing shareholders and has encouraged profit-taking after Intel’s substantial rally. Investors are also focused on whether management can convert the new capital into profitable foundry growth and sustained free cash flow. Intel stock offering discussion

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Intel news, CEO Lip Bu Tan purchased 105,263 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $95.00 per share, with a total value of $9,999,985.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief executive officer owned 1,314,669 shares in the company, valued at $124,893,555. The trade was a 8.70% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Company insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

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.