Sapient Capital LLC Has $2.56 Million Stock Position in Intel Corporation $INTC

Sapient Capital LLC cut its holdings in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 27.7% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 18,313 shares of the chip maker’s stock after selling 7,009 shares during the period. Sapient Capital LLC’s holdings in Intel were worth $2,557,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Financially Speaking Inc lifted its position in shares of 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 buying an additional 279 shares during the last quarter. Financial Life Planners acquired a new stake in Intel in the first quarter valued at about $25,000. Glynn Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Intel in the second quarter valued at about $29,000. Knuff & Co LLC bought a new position in Intel in the second quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, Swiss RE Ltd. acquired a new position in Intel during the fourth quarter worth about $29,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel is reportedly preparing another price increase of roughly 10% for PC and enterprise CPUs, potentially beginning in October. Rising supply-chain costs are a stated reason, but the increase also suggests strong demand and limited customer willingness to switch suppliers. Intel’s stock is rising as the company looks primed to boost prices even more
• Positive Sentiment: Intel and ASML reported that Intel Foundry has processed more than one million wafers using High-NA EUV equipment. The technology is being applied to selected layers of Intel’s 18A process and upcoming Panther Lake chips, offering evidence that Intel’s substantial fabrication investments are moving toward production-scale execution. Intel Foundry and ASML Collaborate to Accelerate Industry Readiness for High NA EUV
• Positive Sentiment: Northland Securities upgraded Intel from Market Perform to Outperform, citing improved pricing power and the possibility that Elon Musk’s proposed Terafab could provide additional scale for Intel’s currently loss-making foundry business. Wall Street analyst upgrades Intel stock price target
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel’s AI-PC initiative, including an on-device AI agent developed with the University of South Australia, highlights potential product differentiation, although its near-term revenue impact remains uncertain. Can Intel’s AI PC Innovation With ASU Strengthen Its Market Position?
• Negative Sentiment: Mizuho reportedly reduced its price target to $92, pointing to dilution concerns after Intel’s sharp rally and capital needs. This remains a key risk because foundry expansion requires substantial investment and could limit per-share gains. 5-star analyst resets Intel stock price target

Intel Trading Up 9.1%

Shares of NASDAQ INTC opened at $104.47 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $99.03 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $88.96. The stock has a market cap of $526.95 billion, a P/E ratio of -49.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 10.58 and a beta of 2.22. Intel Corporation has a 52-week low of $24.05 and a 52-week high of $142.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 1.60.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.21. Intel had a negative net margin of 19.79% and a positive return on equity of 2.62%. The company had revenue of $16.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.43 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned ($0.10) earnings per share. Intel’s revenue was up 25.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post 1.01 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on INTC shares. Needham & Company LLC restated a “hold” rating on shares of Intel in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Susquehanna upped their price objective on shares of Intel from $80.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on shares of Intel in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. They issued a “buy” rating for the company. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of Intel from $75.00 to $84.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Citigroup began coverage on shares of Intel in a research note on Tuesday. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have given a Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Intel presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $107.74.

Insider Transactions at Intel

In related news, CEO Lip Bu Tan bought 105,263 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $95.00 per share, with a total value of $9,999,985.00. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer owned 1,314,669 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $124,893,555. This represents a 8.70% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.05% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Intel Company Profile

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) is a global semiconductor company that designs and manufactures computing and communications products. Its portfolio includes Intel Core processors for personal computers, Xeon processors for data centers and enterprise systems, and products for edge computing, networking, and other specialized applications.

Intel also develops graphics processing units under its Intel Arc and Intel Data Center GPU brands, Gaudi artificial intelligence accelerators, Ethernet products, software, and related platform technologies.