Souders Financial Advisors Invests $242,000 in Intel Corporation $INTC

Souders Financial Advisors purchased a new stake in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund purchased 6,557 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $242,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Focus Financial Network Inc. increased its holdings in Intel by 2.1% during the 4th quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. now owns 10,788 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $398,000 after purchasing an additional 223 shares in the last quarter. Successful Portfolios LLC increased its holdings in Intel by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. Successful Portfolios LLC now owns 8,715 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $322,000 after purchasing an additional 223 shares in the last quarter. Orca Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in Intel by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Orca Investment Management LLC now owns 50,697 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $1,871,000 after purchasing an additional 229 shares in the last quarter. Jeppson Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Intel by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Jeppson Wealth Management LLC now owns 21,236 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $784,000 after purchasing an additional 229 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quantum Financial Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Intel by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. Quantum Financial Advisors LLC now owns 6,235 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $230,000 after purchasing an additional 230 shares in the last quarter. 64.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Intel Stock Down 0.0%

NASDAQ INTC opened at $99.62 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $54.62 and a 200-day moving average of $45.91. The stock has a market capitalization of $500.68 billion, a P/E ratio of -160.67 and a beta of 2.18. Intel Corporation has a 52 week low of $18.97 and a 52 week high of $100.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 1.85 and a current ratio of 2.31.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 business had revenue of $13.58 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.32 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.13 EPS. The firm’s 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, equities research analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post 0.63 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

INTC has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Benchmark raised their price target on Intel from $76.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. KGI Securities cut Intel from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $71.00 price target for the company. in a report on Monday, April 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Intel from $35.00 to $45.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. BNP Paribas Exane raised Intel from an “underperform” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $60.00 price target for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on Intel from $60.00 to $80.00 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 given a Buy rating, twenty-five have assigned a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $74.47.

Key Headlines Impacting Intel

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.