Gateway Investment Advisers LLC Has $19.72 Million Stock Holdings in Intel Corporation $INTC

Gateway Investment Advisers LLC grew its holdings in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 4.9% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 534,534 shares of the chip maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 25,174 shares during the period. Gateway Investment Advisers LLC’s holdings in Intel were worth $19,724,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Focus Financial Network Inc. raised its stake in shares of Intel by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. now owns 10,788 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $398,000 after buying an additional 223 shares in the last quarter. Successful Portfolios LLC raised its stake in shares of Intel by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Successful Portfolios LLC now owns 8,715 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $322,000 after buying an additional 223 shares in the last quarter. Orca Investment Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Intel by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Orca Investment Management LLC now owns 50,697 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $1,871,000 after buying an additional 229 shares in the last quarter. Jeppson Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Intel by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Jeppson Wealth Management LLC now owns 21,236 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $784,000 after buying an additional 229 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quantum Financial Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Intel by 3.8% in the 4th quarter. Quantum Financial Advisors LLC now owns 6,235 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $230,000 after buying an additional 230 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Intel Trading Up 4.5%

Shares of Intel stock opened at $113.01 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $567.99 billion, a P/E ratio of -182.27 and a beta of 2.18. The company has a quick ratio of 1.85, a current ratio of 2.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $57.29 and a 200 day simple moving average of $46.95. Intel Corporation has a 12-month low of $18.97 and a 12-month high of $113.50.

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on INTC shares. Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on shares of Intel from $60.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Cantor Fitzgerald increased their target price on shares of Intel from $65.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Benchmark increased their target price on shares of Intel from $76.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on shares of Intel from $65.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their target price on shares of Intel from $56.00 to $73.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating, twenty-five have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Intel presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $75.64.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Intel news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 40,256 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.53, for a total value of $4,006,679.68. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 105,077 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,458,313.81. This trade represents a 27.70% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Intel News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Apple exploratory talks — Reports that Apple has held discussions with Intel (and Samsung) about building main device chips in the U.S. have shifted perception that Intel could win a large external foundry/customer relationship, a major credibility boost for its turnaround. Apple explores talks with Intel (Reuters)
• Positive Sentiment: Q1 beat and improving guidance/estimates — Intel’s Q1 outperformance (EPS and revenue above expectations) and subsequent upward revisions to earnings estimates underpin the narrative that the company’s investments are yielding tangible results. Why Intel Stock Skyrocketed (Fool)
• Positive Sentiment: SambaNova clearance — Regulatory approval/removal of an antitrust overhang for Intel’s deal with SambaNova reduces execution risk around the company’s AI-accelerator strategy. SambaNova clearance (Benzinga)
• Positive Sentiment: Terafab / SpaceX involvement — Intel’s reported role with Elon Musk’s Terafab (SpaceX) project and filings about massive fab spending add a potential large long?term demand avenue for Intel’s 14A/advanced nodes. Intel joined Terafab (Fool)
• Neutral Sentiment: Strategic hires & packaging edge — Hiring Qualcomm veteran Alex Katouzian to run client/AI businesses and renewed focus on EMIB advanced packaging are constructive for product execution but are medium?term drivers. Intel hires Qualcomm exec (Yahoo)
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst and theme coverage — Upgrades and bullish writeups (and Zacks note on improving estimates) are supporting flows, but some price targets lag current levels — useful for conviction but not immediate hard catalysts. Improving estimates (Zacks)
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation/technical stretch — The stock has run dramatically (big YTD gains) and several commentators warn it’s overbought; that raises the risk of profit?taking and higher short?term volatility. Rally/overbought caution (Invezz)
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling — A recent Form 4 shows an EVP sold ~40,256 shares (~$4.0M), which can prompt short?term selling pressure or nervousness among momentum traders. Insider sale filing (SEC)
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive share dynamics — Steam hardware survey data show Intel losing ground to AMD/NVIDIA in some segments, a reminder competition could pressure certain end markets. Steam hardware survey (TipRanks)

About Intel

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.