United Capital Management of KS Inc. acquired a new position in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC – Free Report) during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm acquired 7,200 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $266,000.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in INTC. Legacy Bridge LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Intel in the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Intel in the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Swiss RE Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Intel in the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Provenance Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Intel by 89.2% in the third quarter. Provenance Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 946 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 446 shares in the last quarter. Finally, HighMark Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Intel by 177.7% during the fourth quarter. HighMark Wealth Management LLC now owns 886 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 567 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.
Trending Headlines about Intel
Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Bank of America double-upgraded Intel to Buy and lifted its price target, signaling renewed confidence in the company’s CPU and foundry growth outlook. Article Title
- Positive Sentiment: Multiple reports highlighted Intel’s improving foundry story and its ability to benefit from AI-related semiconductor demand, which supported the stock’s move higher. Article Title
- Neutral Sentiment: Intel’s recent gains have also been linked to broader sector rotation back into beaten-down chip stocks, as investors looked past near-term macro and geopolitical concerns. Article Title
- Negative Sentiment: Some commentary warned that Intel and other chip stocks could face downside if the AI trade proves overextended and the market starts pricing in a bubble-like scenario. Article Title
Insider Activity
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on INTC shares. Wolfe Research started coverage on Intel in a research report on Thursday. They set a “peer perform” rating on the stock. DA Davidson raised 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. BNP Paribas Exane upgraded Intel from an “underperform” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $60.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Freedom Capital upgraded Intel from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 28th. Finally, Piper Sandler started coverage on Intel in a research report on Thursday. They set a “neutral” rating on the stock. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Intel has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $87.31.
Intel Stock Up 6.5%
Shares of NASDAQ:INTC opened at $124.57 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $95.17 and its 200-day moving average price is $61.56. Intel Corporation has a 12-month low of $18.97 and a 12-month high of $132.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $626.09 billion, a P/E ratio of -200.92 and a beta of 2.21. The company has a current ratio of 2.31, a quick ratio of 1.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34.
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) 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 firm 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. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Intel has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.200-0.200 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Intel Corporation will post 0.66 earnings per share for the current year.
Intel Company 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.
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