VCI Wealth Management LLC Trims Holdings in Intel Corporation $INTC

VCI Wealth Management LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 24.7% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 31,417 shares of the chip maker’s stock after selling 10,321 shares during the quarter. VCI Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Intel were worth $1,386,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. iA Global Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Intel by 17.0% during the fourth quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. now owns 593,043 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $21,883,000 after acquiring an additional 86,189 shares in the last quarter. Whalerock Point Partners LLC bought a new stake in Intel during the 4th quarter valued at $205,000. Van ECK Associates Corp lifted 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 buying an additional 8,569,812 shares during the period. Heritage Investment Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Intel in the 4th quarter worth $219,000. Finally, Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc. bought a new position in shares of Intel during the 4th quarter worth $185,000. 64.53% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Intel

In other Intel news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 40,256 shares of Intel stock in a transaction 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 completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 105,077 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,458,313.81. The trade was a 27.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 0.05% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

More Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Goldman Sachs began coverage of Intel with a neutral rating and a $150 price target, reinforcing the view that the stock still has upside after its big run. Goldman Sachs coverage on Intel
• Positive Sentiment: Micron’s blockbuster earnings and upbeat outlook for smartphones and PCs helped boost sentiment across semiconductors, including Intel, AMD, Arm, and Qualcomm. Micron article
• Positive Sentiment: Articles highlighting Intel’s turnaround, foundry push, and diversification away from Taiwan-based manufacturing are supporting the bullish narrative that Intel could gain share in advanced chips over time.
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel remains one of the most heavily watched stocks, with multiple articles focused on whether the recent rally is justified after the shares have already surged sharply this year.
• Neutral Sentiment: Congressional-trading and political headlines, including references to Intel-linked holdings and U.S. chip policy, are adding visibility but do not directly change near-term fundamentals.
• Negative Sentiment: Some market commentary says the valuation has run ahead of fundamentals, and broader chip stocks have also seen periods of renewed selling pressure, which could limit further upside if sentiment cools.

Intel Stock Down 3.4%

NASDAQ:INTC opened at $128.32 on Friday. 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 Corporation has a twelve month low of $18.97 and a twelve month high of $141.45. The company has a market cap of $644.94 billion, a PE ratio of -206.96 and a beta of 2.21. The company’s 50 day moving average is $109.54 and its two-hundred day moving average is $67.89.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 firm had revenue of $13.58 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $12.32 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $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. Analysts anticipate that Intel Corporation will post 0.63 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently weighed in on INTC. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Intel from $35.00 to $45.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Intel in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and issued a $100.00 price target on shares of Intel in a research report on Wednesday, June 17th. Evercore set a $95.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald lifted their price objective on shares of Intel from $65.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $89.66.

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.