Intel Corporation $INTC Shares Acquired by Global Retirement Partners LLC

Global Retirement Partners LLC increased its stake in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 28.6% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 171,717 shares of the chip maker’s stock after buying an additional 38,150 shares during the period. Global Retirement Partners LLC’s holdings in Intel were worth $6,336,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of INTC. Capital World Investors grew its holdings in shares of Intel by 32.5% in the 3rd quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 86,503,121 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $2,902,180,000 after acquiring an additional 21,230,715 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Intel by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 404,522,308 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $14,926,873,000 after acquiring an additional 13,692,624 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Intel by 61.3% in the 3rd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 25,001,621 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $838,804,000 after acquiring an additional 9,503,402 shares during the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp grew its holdings in shares of Intel by 18.3% in the 3rd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 55,521,741 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $1,862,755,000 after acquiring an additional 8,569,812 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rafferty Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Intel by 66.4% in the 2nd quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 19,396,839 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $434,489,000 after acquiring an additional 7,736,635 shares during the last quarter. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Trending Headlines about Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel is being viewed as a beneficiary of a broader move into undervalued chip stocks, with heavy trading volume and strong year-to-date gains suggesting institutional money is rotating into the name. Intel is also being highlighted as part of the AI infrastructure build-out. Silicon Shake-Up: The AI Trade Is Moving Beyond NVIDIA
• Positive Sentiment: Reports that Intel is in early-stage talks to acquire AI-chip startup Tenstorrent have boosted the stock, as investors see the deal as a way to strengthen Intel’s AI hardware capabilities and expand into promising chip architectures. Intel Takes Aim at Tenstorrent, Intel Stock (NASDAQ:INTC) Slips
• Positive Sentiment: Intel has also been helped by bullish commentary around its turnaround and manufacturing progress, including coverage that says the company is closing the gap with rivals and executing a “new Intel” strategy focused on speed and discipline. Intel CEO Is Building A ‘New Intel’ That Works At ‘Speed Of Light’
• Neutral Sentiment: Several articles are focused on Intel’s strong relative performance versus peers, noting that the stock has outperformed AMD and other chip names this year. That supports sentiment, but it is more a reflection of recent momentum than a new company-specific catalyst. Intel Has Doubled AMD’s 2026 Gains. Is It Time to Rebalance Your Chip Stocks?
• Negative Sentiment: Some coverage warns the rally may already be rich after Intel’s big run, with one piece arguing much of the re-rating is already priced in and assigning a price target below recent trading levels. Buy, Sell or Hold Intel At $110
• Negative Sentiment: There is also some caution around the stock’s surge, including analyst commentary that investors may want to wait for a better entry point after the recent sharp move higher. ‘Wait for It,’ Says Top Investor About Intel Stock

Intel Stock Down 0.4%

NASDAQ:INTC opened at $118.50 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $595.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -191.13 and a beta of 2.18. Intel Corporation has a 1-year low of $18.97 and a 1-year high of $132.75. The company has a current ratio of 2.31, a quick ratio of 1.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $73.01 and its 200 day moving average price is $52.98.

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 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 firm had revenue of $13.58 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.32 billion. During the same period in the previous 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 forecast that Intel Corporation will post 0.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Intel news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 40,256 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $99.53, for a total value of $4,006,679.68. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 105,077 shares in the company, valued at $10,458,313.81. The trade was a 27.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 0.05% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

INTC has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Intel from $35.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Mizuho lifted their target price on Intel to $124.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on Intel from $65.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. HSBC raised Intel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the company from $50.00 to $95.00 in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Finally, DA Davidson upped their price target on Intel from $45.00 to $77.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research 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 issued a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Intel presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $81.52.

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.