Algebris UK Ltd. Takes Position in Intel Corporation $INTC

Key Points

• Algebris UK Ltd. bought 5,702 Intel shares during the second quarter, valued at approximately $794,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds collectively own 64.53% of Intel.
• CEO Lip-Bu Tan purchased 105,263 shares for roughly $10 million at $95 per share, increasing his direct ownership by 8.7% and signaling confidence in Intel’s turnaround.
• Intel’s latest results exceeded expectations, with quarterly revenue up 25.2% year over year, but analysts maintain a consensus “Hold” rating as the company faces manufacturing losses, competitive pressure and execution risk.

Algebris UK Ltd. purchased a new position in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 5,702 shares of the chip maker's stock, valued at approximately $794,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Financially Speaking Inc lifted its stake in Intel by 69.2% in the 4th quarter. Financially Speaking Inc now owns 682 shares of the chip maker's stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 279 shares in the last quarter. Financial Life Planners acquired a new stake in shares of Intel in the 1st quarter worth $25,000. Glynn Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Intel in the 2nd quarter worth $29,000. Knuff & Co LLC purchased a new position in shares of Intel during the 2nd quarter worth $29,000. Finally, Swiss RE Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Intel during the 4th quarter worth $29,000. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Intel

In other Intel news, CEO Lip Bu Tan purchased 105,263 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $95.00 per share, for a total transaction of $9,999,985.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,314,669 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $124,893,555. This trade represents a 8.70% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.05% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Key Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Chief Executive Officer Lip-Bu Tan reportedly purchased approximately $10 million of Intel stock at $95 per share earlier this month. The shares now trade below that level, making the purchase a potential signal of management’s confidence in Intel’s turnaround. Intel CEO insider purchase article
• Positive Sentiment: Fundstrat ETFs added Intel to a quarterly rebalance, which could provide incremental institutional demand and reflects improving sentiment toward the chipmaker. Fundstrat ETF rebalance article
• Positive Sentiment: Intel has gained attention from investors following reports of a new Advantech connection and its potential role in AI infrastructure. Strong Nvidia results also reinforced expectations that demand for data-center and AI-related hardware remains robust. Intel Advantech connection article
• Neutral Sentiment: Reports that investor Nancy Pelosi bought Intel shares and call options may support retail and political-investor interest, but the trade does not change Intel’s operating outlook. Nancy Pelosi Intel investment article
• Negative Sentiment: Intel’s manufacturing operations reportedly continue to lose money on wafers, much of which are sold internally. The stock’s elevated valuation appears to assume that the foundry business eventually becomes profitable, leaving substantial execution risk if losses persist. Intel manufacturing losses article
• Negative Sentiment: Intel is also being pressured by broad semiconductor profit-taking after Nvidia’s earnings-fueled rally. Raymond James reportedly prefers AMD over Intel among the two AI-exposed CPU companies, highlighting competitive concerns and uncertainty over Intel’s ability to convert AI demand into durable growth. Semiconductor profit-taking article

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Susquehanna upped their price objective on shares of Intel from $80.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. DA Davidson boosted their target price on shares of Intel from $77.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. Benchmark increased their price target 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. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Intel from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, August 8th. Finally, HC Wainwright set a $150.00 price target on shares of Intel in a research report on Monday, June 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating, thirty-one have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $107.46.

Intel Stock Performance

INTC opened at $89.47 on Monday. Intel Corporation has a 52 week low of $23.68 and a 52 week high of $142.35. The company has a quick ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 1.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $104.64 and a 200-day simple moving average of $86.65. The firm has a market cap of $451.29 billion, a P/E ratio of -42.40, a P/E/G ratio of 9.89 and a beta of 2.22.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.21. Intel had a positive return on equity of 2.62% and a negative net margin of 19.79%.The firm had revenue of $16.13 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.43 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned ($0.10) EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was up 25.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Intel Corporation will post 1 earnings per share for the current year.

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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