Intel Corporation $INTC Stock Purchased by Schwartz Investment Counsel Inc.

Schwartz Investment Counsel Inc. lifted its stake in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 15.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 469,140 shares of the chip maker’s stock after buying an additional 61,018 shares during the period. Intel makes up approximately 2.0% of Schwartz Investment Counsel Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 15th largest holding. Schwartz Investment Counsel Inc.’s holdings in Intel were worth $56,405,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Southern Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Intel by 0.6% during the first quarter. Southern Financial Group LLC now owns 14,313 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $632,000 after purchasing an additional 90 shares during the period. Harrell Investment Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Intel by 0.4% in the second quarter. Harrell Investment Partners LLC now owns 23,277 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $3,250,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. TFR Capital LLC. grew its holdings in shares of Intel by 0.4% in the second quarter. TFR Capital LLC. now owns 26,643 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $3,720,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Walker Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Intel by 1.9% in the third quarter. Walker Asset Management LLC now owns 5,433 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $653,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wynn Capital LLC increased its stake in shares of Intel by 0.4% in the second quarter. Wynn Capital LLC now owns 27,162 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $3,793,000 after buying an additional 104 shares during the period. 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: Intel agreed to acquire Israeli quantum-software company Classiq for approximately $2.3 billion, aiming to build a full-stack quantum-computing platform. The deal strengthens Intel’s longer-term positioning in a new growth market, although it also adds execution and investment risk. Intel to buy quantum firm Classiq
• Positive Sentiment: New Street Research upgraded Intel to Buy with a reported $125 target, citing a shortage of server CPUs and improving demand. Wedbush maintained Neutral but raised its target to $98, describing the setup ahead of earnings as balanced with server performance the key issue.
• Positive Sentiment: Several earnings previews point to stronger data-center revenue, AI infrastructure demand, Xeon processor sales, and possible pricing benefits from constrained server-CPU supply. Investors are looking for evidence that server strength can offset weaker PC demand and support margins. Intel Q3 earnings preview
• Positive Sentiment: Intel’s Crescent Island GPU D-series and Xeon-based rack designs target memory-intensive agentic-AI inference, offering a potential avenue for growth beyond traditional CPUs. The company is also benefiting from broader semiconductor-sector momentum and optimism surrounding its turnaround.
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel, along with IBM, Oracle and IonQ, objected to having its shares listed in tokenized form on the proposed OKX-ICE exchange. The move has limited direct financial impact but signals that major issuers want greater control over how their shares are traded. Companies object to tokenized stocks
• Negative Sentiment: Rosenblatt reaffirmed its Sell rating and assigned an $80 price target, well below prevailing levels. The bearish view underscores concerns about Intel’s valuation, profitability, and the difficulty of executing its costly foundry turnaround.
• Negative Sentiment: Nvidia’s emerging Vera CPU business is already shipping to hyperscalers, creating a new competitive threat to Intel in data-center processors. Investors also face elevated volatility, with options markets implying a large move around Thursday’s earnings report.

Analyst Ratings Changes

INTC has been the subject of several analyst reports. Seaport Research Partners reissued a “buy” rating and set a $125.00 price target on shares of Intel in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Intel from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. Mizuho boosted their price objective on shares of Intel from $92.00 to $114.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 6th. Tigress Financial upped their price objective on shares of Intel from $118.00 to $145.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 15th. Finally, DA Davidson upped their price objective on shares of Intel from $77.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $108.23.

Intel Trading Up 3.6%

INTC stock opened at $93.74 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $101.67 and a 200-day moving average price of $85.75. Intel Corporation has a 52-week low of $32.89 and a 52-week high of $142.35.

Insider Transactions at Intel

In other news, CEO Lip Bu Tan acquired 105,263 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $95.00 per share, for a total transaction of $9,999,985.00. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,314,669 shares in the company, valued at approximately $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 (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.