Wealth Science Advisors LLC Buys 8,795 Shares of Intel Corporation $INTC

Wealth Science Advisors LLC increased its stake in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 179.5% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 13,695 shares of the chip maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,795 shares during the quarter. Intel comprises 0.8% of Wealth Science Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 21st largest holding. Wealth Science Advisors LLC’s holdings in Intel were worth $1,912,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Financially Speaking Inc raised its holdings in Intel by 69.2% during the 4th quarter. Financially Speaking Inc now owns 682 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 279 shares during the last quarter. Financial Life Planners bought a new stake in shares of Intel in the 1st quarter valued at $25,000. Legacy Bridge LLC bought a new stake in shares of Intel in the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Swiss RE Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Intel during the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Finally, Osbon Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Intel during the fourth quarter worth $30,000. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. DA Davidson boosted their target price on shares of Intel from $77.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. Freedom Capital upgraded Intel from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 28th. Barclays increased their price target on Intel from $65.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, June 1st. Jefferies Financial Group assumed coverage on Intel in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. They issued a “buy” rating on the stock. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded Intel from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, thirty-two have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Intel has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $107.93.

Intel News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Progress toward HDMI 2.1 support is boosting optimism about Intel’s consumer-PC and graphics capabilities, potentially improving the appeal of its platforms in home-entertainment and gaming devices. Intel Stock Gains With Progress on HDMI 2.1
• Positive Sentiment: Intel appointed new leadership focused on customer engagement and growth. The move is intended to strengthen relationships with customers and support execution of the company’s turnaround strategy. Intel Announces Leadership Appointment
• Positive Sentiment: Recent coverage continues to highlight Intel’s strongest revenue growth in more than 15 years, narrowing Foundry losses, improving 18A manufacturing yields and demand-linked capital spending. Second-quarter revenue was about $16.1 billion, up roughly 25% year over year, with adjusted EPS of $0.42. Intel’s Turnaround Entered a New Phase
• Positive Sentiment: SoftBank’s earnings benefited substantially from gains on its Intel investment, providing a favorable external signal for INTC and reinforcing investor interest in Intel’s AI and semiconductor exposure. SoftBank Earnings Benefit From Intel Investment
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel is reportedly involved in a planned Texas chip-factory project with SpaceX and Tesla. If completed, the project could support domestic manufacturing and AI infrastructure, but its long-term financial impact is not yet clear. SpaceX and Tesla Chip Factory
• Negative Sentiment: Daiwa Securities Group downgraded Intel to Hold, signaling that valuation and execution risks may limit further gains after the stock’s substantial rebound. Intel Cut to Hold at Daiwa Securities
• Negative Sentiment: Reports of a new CPU-level security attack created concern about potential vulnerabilities in Intel processors and could increase reputational, remediation and customer-support costs. Intel Stock Slips on CPU-Level Attack Reports
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts continue to question whether Intel can compete with TSMC in leading-edge manufacturing. TSMC’s larger revenue base and stronger execution highlight the substantial challenge facing Intel Foundry.

Intel Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ INTC opened at $101.65 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $111.01 and its 200-day moving average price is $81.51. Intel Corporation has a 1-year low of $19.61 and a 1-year high of $142.35. The firm has a market capitalization of $512.72 billion, a P/E ratio of -48.18 and a beta of 2.22. The company has a current ratio of 1.60, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $16.13 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.43 billion. Intel had a positive return on equity of 2.62% and a negative net margin of 19.79%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 25.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted ($0.10) EPS. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Intel Corporation will post 1.01 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.