Walker Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC – Free Report) during the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund purchased 5,333 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $235,000.
Several other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in INTC. Defined Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Intel by 2.0% in the first quarter. Defined Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,576 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $334,000 after acquiring an additional 149 shares during the last quarter. Essex Bank increased its stake in shares of Intel by 1.6% during the 1st quarter. Essex Bank now owns 10,360 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $457,000 after purchasing an additional 162 shares during the last quarter. First Pacific Financial increased its stake in shares of Intel by 19.8% during the 1st quarter. First Pacific Financial now owns 1,000 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $44,000 after purchasing an additional 165 shares during the last quarter. Inman Jager Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Intel by 2.5% in the 1st quarter. Inman Jager Wealth Management LLC now owns 8,125 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $359,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the period. Finally, Global Financial Private Client LLC raised its holdings in shares of Intel by 3.3% in the 1st quarter. Global Financial Private Client LLC now owns 6,327 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $279,000 after purchasing an additional 203 shares during the period. Institutional investors 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 stock is benefiting from a broad AI-chip rally, with semiconductors leading the market and the sector posting historic gains this quarter. Record chip rally adds $2 trillion in combined value to Micron, Intel and AMD in second quarter
- Positive Sentiment: Sentiment was also helped by analyst enthusiasm after Cantor Fitzgerald raised its price target on Intel to $150 from $90, reinforcing hopes that Intel’s foundry turnaround and AI strategy are gaining credibility. Intel Stock Jumps as Price-Target Hike Adds to Foundry Momentum
- Positive Sentiment: Several articles point to Intel’s improving narrative around advanced manufacturing, including risk production on its 18A-P process and leadership changes at Intel Foundry, which are helping investors view the company as a potential AI and chip-packaging winner. Intel Stock (NASDAQ:INTC) Surges on Word of Cost Advantage Over Key Rival
- Neutral Sentiment: Intel also announced it will report second-quarter 2026 financial results soon, keeping attention on whether the rally is backed by fundamentals and guidance. Intel to Report Second-Quarter 2026 Financial Results
- Negative Sentiment: Some commentary warns that a lot of the good news may already be priced in, and one article highlighted risk from stretched valuation after the sharp run-up in Intel shares. Intel: Good News Priced In, Extreme Valuation Clouds Investing
- Negative Sentiment: There is also caution that competition in AI chips is spreading spending across more semiconductor companies, which could limit Intel’s upside if the rally cools. How Nvidia Became a Chip Stock Loser—and Why It Might Stay That Way
Insider Buying and Selling at Intel
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several equities analysts have weighed in on INTC shares. Seaport Research Partners increased their price objective on Intel from $65.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on Intel from $65.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. DZ Bank raised Intel from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. TD Cowen increased their price target on Intel from $60.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reissued a “market perform” rating and issued a $100.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a report on Wednesday, June 17th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Intel has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $93.93.
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Intel Trading Up 6.0%
Shares of Intel stock opened at $139.63 on Wednesday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $112.23 and its 200-day moving average price is $69.42. The company has a current ratio of 2.31, a quick ratio of 1.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. The company has a market cap of $701.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -225.21 and a beta of 2.21. Intel Corporation has a 12-month low of $18.97 and a 12-month high of $142.35.
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.01 by $0.28. Intel had a negative net margin of 5.90% and a positive return on equity of 0.39%. The business had revenue of $13.58 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $12.32 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.13 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Intel has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.200-0.200 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Intel Corporation will post 0.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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.
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