Aberdeen Group plc Grows Stock Position in Intel Corporation $INTC

Key Points

• Aberdeen Group plc increased its stake in Intel Corporation by 8.4% in Q2, owning over 4 million shares valued at approximately $90.9 million.
• Intel reported a loss of ($0.10) EPS in its latest quarterly earnings, missing analyst expectations, while its revenue was slightly up year-over-year.
• Wall Street analysts show mixed sentiment on Intel, with upgrades to price targets from several firms, but a consensus rating of "Reduce" reflecting ongoing challenges for the company.

Aberdeen Group plc lifted its stake in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC - Free Report) by 8.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 4,032,112 shares of the chip maker's stock after purchasing an additional 313,870 shares during the quarter. Aberdeen Group plc owned about 0.09% of Intel worth $90,904,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of INTC. CX Institutional raised its stake in shares of Intel by 149.3% during the first quarter. CX Institutional now owns 19,045 shares of the chip maker's stock worth $433,000 after purchasing an additional 11,405 shares during the last quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. raised its position in Intel by 28.4% in the first quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. now owns 14,326 shares of the chip maker's stock worth $325,000 after acquiring an additional 3,165 shares in the last quarter. Simon Quick Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Intel in the first quarter worth $305,000. Everhart Financial Group Inc. purchased a new position in Intel in the first quarter worth $562,000. Finally, CVA Family Office LLC raised its position in Intel by 62.5% in the first quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 4,319 shares of the chip maker's stock worth $98,000 after acquiring an additional 1,661 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.53% of the company's stock.

Intel Stock Down 3.6%

INTC opened at $36.44 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 1.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. The firm has a market cap of $159.49 billion, a P/E ratio of -7.64 and a beta of 1.33. Intel Corporation has a 52 week low of $17.67 and a 52 week high of $39.65. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $27.17 and its 200 day simple moving average is $23.24.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 24th. The chip maker reported ($0.10) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.01 by ($0.11). The company had revenue of $12.86 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.88 billion. Intel had a negative net margin of 38.64% and a negative return on equity of 3.78%. The firm's revenue was up .5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.02 EPS. Intel has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.000-0.000 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Intel Corporation will post -0.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have issued reports on INTC shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price objective on Intel from $23.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, September 29th. New Street Research increased their price objective on Intel from $23.00 to $32.00 in a research report on Friday, September 19th. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a "sell" rating and issued a $14.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Erste Group Bank raised Intel from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, September 22nd. Finally, Hsbc Global Res lowered Intel from a "hold" rating to a "moderate sell" rating in a report on Tuesday, October 7th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-three have given a Hold rating and seven have given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Reduce" and a consensus price target of $26.63.

About Intel

Intel Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells computing and related products and services worldwide. It operates through Client Computing Group, Data Center and AI, Network and Edge, Mobileye, and Intel Foundry Services segments. The company's products portfolio comprises central processing units and chipsets, system-on-chips (SoCs), and multichip packages; mobile and desktop processors; hardware products comprising graphics processing units (GPUs), domain-specific accelerators, and field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs); and memory and storage, connectivity and networking, and other semiconductor products.

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