MJP Associates Inc. ADV Invests $1.72 Million in Intel Corporation $INTC

MJP Associates Inc. ADV purchased a new position in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor purchased 12,299 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $1,717,000.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Knuff & Co LLC acquired a new position in Intel during the second quarter worth about $29,000. Glynn Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Intel in the 2nd quarter worth $29,000. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Intel by 3,185.7% during the second quarter. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC now owns 230 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 223 shares during the last quarter. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Intel by 167.0% in the second quarter. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 267 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 167 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ramsey Quantitative Systems acquired a new position in shares of Intel in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $50,000. 64.53% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Intel Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ INTC opened at $89.47 on Monday. Intel Corporation has a twelve month low of $23.68 and a twelve month high of $142.35. The company has a market capitalization of $451.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -42.40, a PEG ratio of 9.89 and a beta of 2.22. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $104.64 and a two-hundred day moving average of $86.65. 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 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.21. Intel had a negative net margin of 19.79% and a positive return on equity of 2.62%. The firm had revenue of $16.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.43 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted ($0.10) earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 25.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Intel Corporation will post 1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have commented on the stock. Northland Securities downgraded shares of Intel from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Bank of America cut their price target on Intel from $160.00 to $145.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Intel from $110.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. Citigroup upgraded shares of Intel from a “positive” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Finally, Wolfe Research started coverage on Intel in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. They issued a “peer perform” rating on the stock. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, thirty-one have issued a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $107.46.

Insider Activity at Intel

In related news, CEO Lip Bu Tan purchased 105,263 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $95.00 per share, for a total transaction of $9,999,985.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,314,669 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $124,893,555. This trade represents a 8.70% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.05% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Intel News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Chief Executive Officer Lip-Bu Tan reportedly purchased approximately $10 million of Intel stock at $95 per share earlier this month. The shares now trade below that level, making the purchase a potential signal of management’s confidence in Intel’s turnaround. Intel CEO insider purchase article
• Positive Sentiment: Fundstrat ETFs added Intel to a quarterly rebalance, which could provide incremental institutional demand and reflects improving sentiment toward the chipmaker. Fundstrat ETF rebalance article
• Positive Sentiment: Intel has gained attention from investors following reports of a new Advantech connection and its potential role in AI infrastructure. Strong Nvidia results also reinforced expectations that demand for data-center and AI-related hardware remains robust. Intel Advantech connection article
• Neutral Sentiment: Reports that investor Nancy Pelosi bought Intel shares and call options may support retail and political-investor interest, but the trade does not change Intel’s operating outlook. Nancy Pelosi Intel investment article
• Negative Sentiment: Intel’s manufacturing operations reportedly continue to lose money on wafers, much of which are sold internally. The stock’s elevated valuation appears to assume that the foundry business eventually becomes profitable, leaving substantial execution risk if losses persist. Intel manufacturing losses article
• Negative Sentiment: Intel is also being pressured by broad semiconductor profit-taking after Nvidia’s earnings-fueled rally. Raymond James reportedly prefers AMD over Intel among the two AI-exposed CPU companies, highlighting competitive concerns and uncertainty over Intel’s ability to convert AI demand into durable growth. Semiconductor profit-taking article

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.