Victory Financial Group LLC increased its position in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC – Free Report) by 142.8% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 21,765 shares of the chip maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 12,799 shares during the period. Victory Financial Group LLC’s holdings in Intel were worth $2,617,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR increased its holdings in Intel by 4.6% in the 3rd quarter. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR now owns 364,094 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $43,775,000 after buying an additional 16,088 shares during the period. Jacobsen Capital Management raised its position in Intel by 22.0% during the 3rd quarter. Jacobsen Capital Management now owns 9,544 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $1,147,000 after buying an additional 1,719 shares during the last quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in Intel by 3.3% during the 3rd quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 2,164,007 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $260,179,000 after acquiring an additional 69,302 shares during the period. Latitude Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Intel by 6.0% during the 3rd quarter. Latitude Advisors LLC now owns 2,888 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $347,000 after acquiring an additional 164 shares during the period. Finally, Balance Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Intel during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $111,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.
Insider Activity at Intel
In other news, CEO Lip Bu Tan purchased 105,263 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the acquisition, the chief executive officer owned 1,314,669 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $124,893,555. This represents a 8.70% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 0.05% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Intel Price Performance
Shares of NASDAQ:INTC opened at $93.74 on Wednesday. Intel Corporation has a 12-month low of $32.89 and a 12-month high of $142.35. The business has a 50 day moving average of $101.67 and a two-hundred day moving average of $85.75.
Intel News Roundup
Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Intel agreed to acquire Israeli quantum-software company Classiq for approximately $2.3 billion, aiming to build a full-stack quantum-computing platform. The deal strengthens Intel’s longer-term positioning in a new growth market, although it also adds execution and investment risk. Intel to buy quantum firm Classiq
- Positive Sentiment: New Street Research upgraded Intel to Buy with a reported $125 target, citing a shortage of server CPUs and improving demand. Wedbush maintained Neutral but raised its target to $98, describing the setup ahead of earnings as balanced with server performance the key issue.
- Positive Sentiment: Several earnings previews point to stronger data-center revenue, AI infrastructure demand, Xeon processor sales, and possible pricing benefits from constrained server-CPU supply. Investors are looking for evidence that server strength can offset weaker PC demand and support margins. Intel Q3 earnings preview
- Positive Sentiment: Intel’s Crescent Island GPU D-series and Xeon-based rack designs target memory-intensive agentic-AI inference, offering a potential avenue for growth beyond traditional CPUs. The company is also benefiting from broader semiconductor-sector momentum and optimism surrounding its turnaround.
- Neutral Sentiment: Intel, along with IBM, Oracle and IonQ, objected to having its shares listed in tokenized form on the proposed OKX-ICE exchange. The move has limited direct financial impact but signals that major issuers want greater control over how their shares are traded. Companies object to tokenized stocks
- Negative Sentiment: Rosenblatt reaffirmed its Sell rating and assigned an $80 price target, well below prevailing levels. The bearish view underscores concerns about Intel’s valuation, profitability, and the difficulty of executing its costly foundry turnaround.
- Negative Sentiment: Nvidia’s emerging Vera CPU business is already shipping to hyperscalers, creating a new competitive threat to Intel in data-center processors. Investors also face elevated volatility, with options markets implying a large move around Thursday’s earnings report.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several analysts have recently commented on INTC shares. Truist Financial upped their price objective on shares of Intel from $81.00 to $108.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of Intel from $110.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. Tigress Financial raised their target price on shares of Intel from $118.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 15th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “hold” rating on shares of Intel in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their price target on shares of Intel from $75.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating, twenty-six have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Intel currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $108.23.
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Intel Company Profile
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) is a global semiconductor company that designs and manufactures computing and connectivity products. Its portfolio includes Intel Core processors for personal computers, Xeon processors for data centers and enterprise systems, and products for networking, edge computing, graphics, and artificial intelligence workloads.
Through Intel Foundry, the company also provides semiconductor manufacturing and technology-development services for external customers. Intel develops process technologies, advanced packaging, and other manufacturing capabilities intended to support its own products and third-party chip designs.
Founded in 1968 by Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore, Intel helped establish the modern microprocessor industry and has historically supplied processors for PCs, servers, and other computing systems.
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