PensionDanmark Pensionsforsikringsaktieselskab Increases Stake in Intel Corporation $INTC

PensionDanmark Pensionsforsikringsaktieselskab increased its position in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 5.9% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 782,422 shares of the chip maker’s stock after buying an additional 43,311 shares during the period. Intel comprises about 0.9% of PensionDanmark Pensionsforsikringsaktieselskab’s portfolio, making the stock its 17th biggest position. PensionDanmark Pensionsforsikringsaktieselskab’s holdings in Intel were worth $109,250,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its holdings in Intel by 45.5% in the second quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 16,151,467 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $2,255,229,000 after acquiring an additional 5,053,424 shares in the last quarter. Apella Capital LLC increased its position in shares of Intel by 8.6% in the 2nd quarter. Apella Capital LLC now owns 24,330 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $3,397,000 after purchasing an additional 1,922 shares during the last quarter. St. Louis Financial Planners Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Intel in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $4,774,000. 55 North Private Wealth LLC raised its holdings in shares of Intel by 14.0% in the 2nd quarter. 55 North Private Wealth LLC now owns 10,586 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $1,478,000 after purchasing an additional 1,304 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Byrne Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Intel by 47.9% in the 2nd quarter. Byrne Asset Management LLC now owns 3,296 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $460,000 after purchasing an additional 1,067 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have weighed in on INTC. HC Wainwright set a $150.00 price target on Intel in a research note on Monday, June 29th. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on Intel from $75.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. BTIG Research raised Intel from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Benchmark boosted their target price on Intel from $105.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Finally, Freedom Capital raised Intel from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 28th. One 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 given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $107.93.

Key Headlines Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel’s turnaround is showing tangible progress: second-quarter revenue rose roughly 25% year over year to $16.1 billion, while improving 18A manufacturing yields, narrowing foundry losses and stronger AI-related demand support the company’s recovery strategy. Management’s higher capital spending reportedly reflects customer commitments and planned capacity expansion. Intel’s Turnaround Entered a New Phase
• Positive Sentiment: SoftBank’s quarterly results highlighted an approximately $8.2 billion gain tied largely to its Intel investment, reinforcing market confidence in Intel’s recent appreciation and its role in the AI-chip investment cycle. SoftBank earnings exceed expectations
• Positive Sentiment: AI infrastructure continues to drive demand for semiconductor funds that include Intel, supporting sector-wide momentum and investor interest in the company’s data-center and foundry opportunities. AI infrastructure trade powers leveraged ETFs
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and market commentary remain divided: Intel’s improving execution and potential external foundry customers are encouraging, but the company still must prove it can compete with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in leading-edge manufacturing. Inside Intel
• Negative Sentiment: Reports of a new CPU-level attack are weighing on sentiment because they raise concerns about processor security, potential remediation costs and reputational risk for Intel. Intel stock slips on CPU-level attack report
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are also taking profits after a sharp multi-month advance, while Daiwa Securities downgraded Intel from “strong buy” to “hold.” Elevated expectations increase the risk of further volatility if execution or foundry customer announcements disappoint. Semiconductor rally report

Intel Stock Performance

Shares of INTC opened at $99.81 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.60, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. The firm has a market cap of $503.44 billion, a PE ratio of -47.30 and a beta of 2.22. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $111.27 and its 200-day simple moving average is $81.37. Intel Corporation has a 12-month low of $19.60 and a 12-month high of $142.35.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last released its quarterly 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. Intel had a negative net margin of 19.79% and a positive return on equity of 2.62%. The firm had revenue of $16.13 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.43 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned ($0.10) EPS. Intel’s revenue for the quarter was up 25.2% on a year-over-year basis. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Intel Corporation will post 1.01 EPS for the current year.

About Intel

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.