Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Lowers Stock Holdings in Intel Corporation $INTC

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. reduced its position in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 9.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 196,100 shares of the chip maker’s stock after selling 20,452 shares during the period. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.’s holdings in Intel were worth $7,236,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of INTC. Legacy Bridge LLC purchased a new position in Intel in the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Corundum Trust Company INC purchased a new position in Intel in the third quarter valued at $29,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in Intel in the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. Provenance Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Intel by 89.2% in the third quarter. Provenance Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 946 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 446 shares during the period. Finally, Strengthening Families & Communities LLC purchased a new position in Intel in the third quarter valued at $33,000. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Intel news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 20,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $49.05, for a total value of $981,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 113,060 shares in the company, valued at $5,545,593. This trade represents a 15.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.05% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Intel Stock Up 5.4%

Intel stock opened at $99.62 on Friday. Intel Corporation has a 1-year low of $18.97 and a 1-year high of $100.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 2.31 and a quick ratio of 1.85. The stock has a market cap of $500.68 billion, a PE ratio of -160.67, a P/E/G ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 1.35. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $54.62 and its two-hundred day moving average is $45.78.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.29 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.01 by $0.28. Intel had a positive return on equity of 0.39% and a negative net margin of 5.90%.The company had revenue of $13.58 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $12.32 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.13 earnings per share. Intel’s quarterly revenue was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. Intel has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.200-0.200 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Intel Corporation will post 0.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently issued reports on INTC. Freedom Capital upgraded Intel from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Raymond James Financial upgraded Intel from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Melius Research set a $75.00 target price on Intel in a report on Friday, April 10th. Citic Securities upgraded Intel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $38.90 to $60.30 in a report on Monday, January 26th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their target price on Intel from $45.00 to $63.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating, twenty-five have assigned a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Intel has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $74.47.

Intel News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: U.S. antitrust authorities cleared Intel’s investment in SambaNova, removing a major regulatory overhang tied to the deal and validating Intel’s push deeper into AI infrastructure; that clearance is a clear near?term positive for sentiment. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Strong Q1 operational beat: Intel reported a sizable EPS and revenue beat and issued stable Q2 guidance, which lifted the investment thesis that Intel is converting AI infrastructure demand into durable revenue growth. Investors are treating the quarter as confirmation that Intel can compete for large data?center spend. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Momentum, liquidity and positioning: April was Intel’s best month ever on Nasdaq with massive inflows (including outsized moves in leveraged ETFs), drawing new retail and institutional attention and reinforcing momentum?driven buying. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst revisions and upgrades are supporting the re?rating: some firms hiked FY estimates and moved coverage to stronger ratings — this helps the fundamental narrative but may already be priced into the rally.
• Negative Sentiment: Elevated volatility and dispersion in expectations: options markets imply large moves and traders are pricing sharply divergent outcomes for INTC through the summer — that raises the risk of sharp pullbacks if momentum stalls. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Profit?taking / overbought warnings: Several analysts and market commentators say the rally may be overextended in the short term and that every incremental bit of good news is being bought — investors should expect higher intraday swings and potential pullbacks. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Sector sensitivity: short?term chip sector moves are still being influenced by cloud/AI spend signals (for example, OpenAI growth outlooks), which can weigh on chip names if cloud customers temper guidance. Read More.

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.