74,022 Shares in Intel Corporation $INTC Acquired by First Nebraska Trust Co

Key Points

• First Nebraska Trust Co. acquired 74,022 Intel shares worth approximately $10.3 million, making Intel its 27th-largest holding. Institutional investors and hedge funds collectively own 64.53% of Intel.
• Analyst sentiment remains mixed, with an overall “Hold” rating and an average price target of $107.46. Ratings include 15 Buys, 31 Holds, three Sells and one Strong Buy.
• Intel’s latest quarter exceeded expectations, with $16.13 billion in revenue and $0.42 adjusted EPS, while CEO Lip-Bu Tan also purchased nearly $10 million of stock. However, execution risks, foundry losses and competition from AMD and Nvidia continue to weigh on the outlook.

First Nebraska Trust Co purchased a new stake in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 74,022 shares of the chip maker's stock, valued at approximately $10,336,000. Intel accounts for about 0.8% of First Nebraska Trust Co's holdings, making the stock its 27th largest holding.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. iA Global Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Intel by 17.0% during the fourth quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. now owns 593,043 shares of the chip maker's stock worth $21,883,000 after purchasing an additional 86,189 shares in the last quarter. Whalerock Point Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Intel during the 4th quarter valued at about $205,000. Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Intel during the 4th quarter valued at about $185,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in Intel by 5.7% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 255,261 shares of the chip maker's stock worth $9,419,000 after acquiring an additional 13,858 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc boosted its holdings in Intel by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 34,012,894 shares of the chip maker's stock worth $1,255,076,000 after acquiring an additional 423,481 shares during the period. 64.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have issued reports on INTC shares. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a "market perform" rating and issued a $110.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a research report on Monday, July 27th. Benchmark upped their target price on shares of Intel from $105.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Oppenheimer assumed coverage on shares of Intel in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. They issued an "outperform" rating for the company. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of Intel from $75.00 to $84.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Seaport Research Partners reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $125.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a report on Friday, July 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating, thirty-one have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $107.46.

Key Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Reports that South Korean memory-chip maker SK Hynix was considering Intel Foundry to manufacture base dies for next-generation HBM4E memory initially boosted hopes for a major external customer and validated Intel’s manufacturing ambitions. CEO Lip-Bu Tan’s reported purchase of roughly $12 million in Intel shares also signaled management confidence. Intel Stock Notches Up as SK Hynix Considers New Deal
• Positive Sentiment: Intel could benefit from the rapid expansion of AI infrastructure and from large-scale chip-production projects in the United States, including Elon Musk’s reported planned facility near Houston. More domestic manufacturing demand would support the strategic rationale for Intel’s foundry investments, though the project is not confirmed as an Intel contract. Elon Musk Is Spending $119 Billion on a Single Building Outside Houston
• Neutral Sentiment: SK Hynix subsequently denied the reported HBM4E partnership, removing the immediate catalyst and underscoring that Intel’s potential foundry wins remain uncommitted. SK Hynix Denies Report of Intel Foundry Partnership
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts continue to question whether AI-related revenue can arrive quickly enough to offset Intel’s rising capital spending and foundry losses. Outside customers currently contribute little foundry revenue, making utilization and execution key risks for the stock. Intel Stock Is Paying Now for Revenue Due Later
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive concerns remain: coverage argues AMD continues to take share from Intel, while Nvidia’s strong growth in newer data-center products could further pressure Intel’s position in AI hardware. AMD: Still Eating Intel's Lunch

Intel Trading Up 0.0%

NASDAQ INTC opened at $89.51 on Tuesday. Intel Corporation has a 12 month low of $23.68 and a 12 month high of $142.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 1.60 and a quick ratio of 1.25. The company has a market capitalization of $451.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -42.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 9.89 and a beta of 2.22. The company's fifty day moving average price is $103.61 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $86.94.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 company had revenue of $16.13 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.43 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned ($0.10) EPS. The company's revenue 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, research analysts predict that Intel Corporation will post 1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Intel

In other news, CEO Lip Bu Tan bought 105,263 shares of Intel stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were bought at an average price of $95.00 per share, with a total value of $9,999,985.00. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,314,669 shares in the company, valued at approximately $124,893,555. This represents a 8.70% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.05% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.

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