Intel Corporation $INTC Shares Bought by Capital Research Global Investors

Capital Research Global Investors lifted its holdings in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 285.9% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 26,619,928 shares of the chip maker’s stock after buying an additional 19,722,010 shares during the quarter. Capital Research Global Investors’ holdings in Intel were worth $982,279,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Winch Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of Intel by 28.3% in the fourth quarter. Winch Advisory Services LLC now owns 966 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 213 shares during the period. Focus Financial Network Inc. boosted its stake 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 acquiring an additional 223 shares during the last quarter. Successful Portfolios LLC boosted its stake 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 acquiring an additional 223 shares during the last quarter. Providence Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Intel by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. Providence Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 13,340 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $527,000 after purchasing an additional 225 shares during the period. Finally, Orca Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Intel by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Orca Investment Management LLC now owns 50,697 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $1,871,000 after purchasing an additional 229 shares during the period. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Intel News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel announced strategic collaborations with Foxconn and Hitachi to accelerate next-generation AI infrastructure, industrial AI, and intelligent computing platforms, which could expand its role in the AI buildout over time. Reuters: Foxconn announces strategic collaboration with Intel on next-gen AI infrastructure
• Positive Sentiment: Intel continues to benefit from investor enthusiasm around AI inference and CPU demand, with recent reports noting strong options activity and a sharp rally earlier in the week. Motley Fool: Why Intel Stock Rallied Today
• Neutral Sentiment: Several articles highlighted that Intel’s stock has had a huge run over the past year, suggesting traders may be weighing valuation after the recent surge rather than treating the AI deals as immediate earnings drivers.
• Negative Sentiment: NVIDIA’s launch of a new PC chip is being seen as a direct challenge to Intel’s most important businesses, increasing fears of longer-term competitive pressure in personal computers and CPUs. 24/7 Wall St.: Nvidia Launches PC Chip in a Direct Challenge Against Intel
• Negative Sentiment: Intel was also caught up in a broad semiconductor and tech selloff tied to Broadcom’s weak AI outlook, which pressured chip stocks across the group. Invezz: Intel, AMD stocks slide again in aftermath of Broadcom’s weak outlook

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

INTC has been the topic of a number of research reports. Susquehanna increased their target price on shares of Intel from $65.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Benchmark raised their target price on shares of Intel from $105.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Seaport Research Partners raised their price objective on shares of Intel from $65.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on shares of Intel from $50.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Intel from $35.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating, twenty-six have assigned a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $83.35.

Intel Price Performance

Shares of INTC opened at $99.17 on Friday. Intel Corporation has a twelve month low of $18.97 and a twelve month high of $132.75. The firm has a market cap of $498.43 billion, a PE ratio of -159.95 and a beta of 2.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 1.85 and a current ratio of 2.31. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $88.25 and its 200 day moving average price is $58.80.

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

Insider Activity at Intel

In other news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 40,256 shares of Intel stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 transaction, the executive vice president owned 105,077 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,458,313.81. This trade represents a 27.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.05% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.