Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan Buys 354,293 Shares of Intel Corporation $INTC

Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan boosted its stake in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 20.6% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 2,075,580 shares of the chip maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 354,293 shares during the period. Intel accounts for approximately 1.2% of Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan’s portfolio, making the stock its 19th biggest position. Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan’s holdings in Intel were worth $289,813,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Financially Speaking Inc increased its holdings in shares of Intel by 69.2% during the fourth quarter. Financially Speaking Inc now owns 682 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 279 shares in the last quarter. Financial Life Planners bought a new position in Intel in the 1st quarter worth about $25,000. Glynn Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Intel during the 2nd quarter valued at about $29,000. Knuff & Co LLC purchased a new stake in Intel during the 2nd quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, Swiss RE Ltd. bought a new stake in Intel during the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Intel News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Dell’s strong server performance supported Intel’s data-center outlook. Dell reported a 122% increase in server revenue, prompting analysts to argue that demand for Intel CPUs is accelerating as AI infrastructure requires a substantial number of traditional processors alongside GPUs. Intel stock rises as Dell earnings point to CPU demand
• Positive Sentiment: A bullish $200 price target added momentum. Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry identified Intel as a direct beneficiary of rising CPU-to-GPU ratios in AI clusters, the continued enterprise presence of x86 processors and the potential of Intel’s Clearwater Forest architecture. The target implies substantial upside, although it is an individual analyst forecast rather than a consensus estimate. Dell earnings and Intel CPU demand
• Positive Sentiment: Estimate revisions have been trending higher. Analysts cited AI demand, manufacturing improvements and growth in custom silicon as potential offsets to supply constraints and competitive pressure. Intel’s recent revenue growth and plans for more than $20 billion in 2026 capital spending also reinforce the long-term recovery narrative. Intel estimate revisions
• Neutral Sentiment: Semiconductor-sector strength provided a broad-market tailwind. Intel, AMD and Nvidia advanced even as stronger employment data increased expectations for a possible Federal Reserve rate hike. Separate commentary arguing that Nvidia’s earnings reduced fears of an AI spending bubble also helped maintain investor interest in chip stocks. Chip stocks rise despite rate concerns
• Negative Sentiment: Mizuho lowered its Intel price target to $92 from $109 and maintained a Hold rating. The analyst warned that weaker PC demand and near-term margin pressure could limit the benefit from Intel’s AI-related growth. Nvidia’s expanding server CPU business also remains a competitive risk. Mizuho lowers Intel price target

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. DA Davidson upped their target price on shares of Intel from $77.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Wedbush boosted their price objective on shares of Intel from $60.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. HSBC reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Intel in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Mizuho cut their target price on Intel from $109.00 to $92.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Finally, UBS Group decreased their target price on Intel from $121.00 to $112.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating, thirty-one have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Intel has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $107.01.

Insider Activity at Intel

In other Intel news, CEO Lip Bu Tan acquired 105,263 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $95.00 per share, for a total transaction of $9,999,985.00. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,314,669 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $124,893,555. This trade represents a 8.70% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 0.05% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Intel Stock Performance

INTC stock opened at $95.80 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 1.60 and a quick ratio of 1.25. Intel Corporation has a 1 year low of $24.05 and a 1 year high of $142.35. The company has a market cap of $483.22 billion, a P/E ratio of -45.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 10.58 and a beta of 2.22. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $100.45 and its 200-day moving average price is $87.91.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 company had revenue of $16.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.43 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned ($0.10) earnings per share. Intel’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. On average, equities analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post 1.01 earnings per share for the current year.

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.