Intel Corporation $INTC Stock: Royal Palms Capital LLC Increases Position

Royal Palms Capital LLC raised its holdings in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 76.2% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 23,339 shares of the chip maker’s stock after buying an additional 10,093 shares during the quarter. Intel makes up 2.5% of Royal Palms Capital LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 22nd biggest position. Royal Palms Capital LLC’s holdings in Intel were worth $2,806,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of INTC. ABS Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Intel in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $694,101,000. Montgomery Financial Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of Intel during the second quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Knuff & Co LLC bought a new position in shares of Intel during the second quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Glynn Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Intel during the second quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Finally, Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings 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 valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 223 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Intel News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: The FCC granted Intel a waiver allowing the company to continue using foreign-made robotic devices, easing a potential regulatory and manufacturing constraint. FCC grants Intel waiver for foreign-made robotic devices
• Positive Sentiment: Wedbush identified a potential boost from Intel’s Arizona chip plant, while continued construction progress at the company’s Ohio project reinforced the turnaround narrative and long-term domestic-foundry strategy. Intel Stock Rises as Wedbush Spots a Potential Boost From Arizona Chip Plant
• Positive Sentiment: Investors are positioning for the October 29 quarterly report. Analysts and bullish commentators point to strong server-CPU demand, recent price increases and Intel’s history of exceeding its own forecasts as possible sources of an earnings or guidance beat. Options markets imply a potentially sizable post-earnings move. Prediction: Intel Stock Will Take Off After Oct. 29
• Positive Sentiment: Erste Group raised its fiscal 2027 EPS forecast for Intel to $1.59 from $1.56, above the broader consensus estimate of $1.05, signaling improving expectations for the company’s earnings recovery.
• Neutral Sentiment: The move also reflected a rebound in selected technology shares despite broader market pressure from higher oil prices and concerns about inflation, interest rates and the cost of AI infrastructure. Why are AMD, Intel stocks gaining today?
• Negative Sentiment: Risks remain ahead of earnings: Intel’s third-quarter outlook called for adjusted EPS of $0.38, below the prior quarter’s $0.42, while analysts continue to question whether its foundry operations can achieve competitive yields and scale. Nvidia’s expansion into CPU markets also presents a longer-term competitive threat. The Foundry Disconnect: Intel Nails the Transistor, But TSMC Holds the Keys to Yield and Scale

Intel Stock Performance

Intel stock opened at $86.96 on Monday. Intel Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $32.89 and a fifty-two week high of $142.35. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $101.97 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $103.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 1.60. The stock has a market cap of $438.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -41.21, a PEG ratio of 9.23 and a beta of 2.22.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 analyst estimates of $14.43 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned ($0.10) EPS. The business’s revenue was up 25.2% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts expect that Intel Corporation will post 1.05 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently commented on INTC shares. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price target on Intel from $120.00 to $110.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Northland Securities upgraded shares of Intel from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $120.00 price target on the stock in a report on Tuesday, September 8th. HC Wainwright set a $150.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a research report on Monday, June 29th. Susquehanna decreased their price objective on shares of Intel from $115.00 to $105.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 21st. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Intel from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $108.23.

Insider Activity at Intel

In other news, CEO Lip Bu Tan purchased 105,263 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $95.00 per share, for a total transaction of $9,999,985.00. Following the completion of 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 document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.05% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Intel Company Profile

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) is a global semiconductor company that designs and manufactures computing and connectivity products. Its portfolio includes Intel Core processors for personal computers, Xeon processors for data centers and enterprise systems, and products for networking, edge computing, graphics, and artificial intelligence workloads.

Through Intel Foundry, the company also provides semiconductor manufacturing and technology-development services for external customers. Intel develops process technologies, advanced packaging, and other manufacturing capabilities intended to support its own products and third-party chip designs.

Founded in 1968 by Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore, Intel helped establish the modern microprocessor industry and has historically supplied processors for PCs, servers, and other computing systems.