Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp Increases Stock Position in Intel Corporation $INTC

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp grew its position in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 8.1% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,064,143 shares of the chip maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 155,308 shares during the period. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp’s holdings in Intel were worth $69,252,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. West Branch Capital LLC purchased a new position in Intel during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Investors Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Spolka Akcyjna bought a new position in shares of Intel during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Corundum Trust Company INC purchased a new position in shares of Intel in the third quarter valued at $29,000. Eukles Asset Management increased its position in Intel by 55.6% in the second quarter. Eukles Asset Management now owns 1,400 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GoalVest Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in Intel during the third quarter valued at $34,000. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on INTC shares. Evercore ISI boosted their target price on shares of Intel from $41.10 to $45.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a report on Friday. UBS Group boosted their price objective on Intel from $49.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday. Wedbush restated a “neutral” rating and set a $30.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Bank of America reiterated an “underperform” rating and issued a $34.00 target price on shares of Intel in a report on Monday, October 13th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “hold” rating on shares of Intel in a report on Friday. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-six have given a Hold rating and six have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $44.10.

Intel Trading Down 17.0%

Shares of NASDAQ INTC opened at $45.07 on Friday. Intel Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $17.67 and a fifty-two week high of $54.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 1.60. The company has a market cap of $215.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -563.32, a PEG ratio of 28.67 and a beta of 1.35. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $40.23 and its 200-day moving average price is $33.01.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 22nd. The chip maker reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.08 by $0.07. Intel had a negative return on equity of 0.46% and a negative net margin of 0.51%.The company had revenue of $13.67 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.37 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.13 EPS. Intel’s quarterly revenue was down 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. Intel has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.000-0.000 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Intel Corporation will post -0.11 earnings per share for the current year.

Key Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 beat on headline numbers — Intel exceeded expectations for revenue and EPS (Q4 revenue $13.67B; non?GAAP EPS $0.15), showing demand traction for AI and PC products. Intel Q4 results
• Positive Sentiment: Some analysts raised targets or reiterated support post?report, citing the long?term foundry/AI opportunity (examples: Benchmark raised its target and Jefferies nudged its target higher), which underpins the bullish narrative for a multi?year turnaround. Benchmark price target raise
• Neutral Sentiment: Street reaction is mixed — several firms kept Hold/Neutral ratings while others moved to Buy or Sell; commentary is split between excitement about long?term AI demand and skepticism about near?term execution. Analyst reaction roundup
• Negative Sentiment: Weak Q1 guidance was the main trigger — management guided Q1 revenue below consensus ($11.7B–$12.7B vs. ~$12.6B expected) and issued flat/very low EPS guidance, signaling supply will constrain growth in the near term. Reuters: Q1 guidance
• Negative Sentiment: Manufacturing and yield troubles — multiple reports and management comments point to capacity/yield shortfalls that prevent Intel from meeting booming AI/server demand; investors worry margins and inventory dynamics will be pressured. Bloomberg Tech: manufacturing snags
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive and supply?chain implications — rivals and component makers (AMD, Micron, TSMC-related stories) are seeing relative upside as Intel’s supply issues create share and pricing opportunities for others. MarketWatch: AMD vs Intel

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.