Ameritas Advisory Services LLC Grows Stock Holdings in Intel Corporation $INTC

Key Points

• Ameritas Advisory Services increased its Intel stake by 479.2% in the second quarter, adding 138,619 shares to own 167,544 shares worth approximately $23.4 million. Institutional investors collectively hold 64.53% of Intel’s stock.
• Intel reported quarterly EPS of $0.42, beating estimates of $0.21, while revenue rose 25.2% year over year to $16.13 billion. The company also guided for third-quarter 2026 EPS of $0.38.
• Analyst sentiment remains cautious after Intel’s sharp rally: the stock has an average “Hold” rating and a $107.80 price target, while Mizuho cut its target to $92. CEO Lip-Bu Tan separately bought nearly $10 million of Intel shares at $95 each.

Ameritas Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC - Free Report) by 479.2% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 167,544 shares of the chip maker's stock after buying an additional 138,619 shares during the quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC's holdings in Intel were worth $23,394,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Financially Speaking Inc boosted its stake in shares of Intel by 69.2% during the 4th quarter. Financially Speaking Inc now owns 682 shares of the chip maker's stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 279 shares in the last quarter. Financial Life Planners purchased a new position in Intel in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Montgomery Financial Services LLC purchased a new position in Intel in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Glynn Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Intel during the second quarter worth $29,000. Finally, Knuff & Co LLC acquired a new position in Intel during the second quarter worth $29,000. 64.53% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel-backed Altera is reportedly preparing an IPO that could raise more than $2 billion as early as 2026. A successful listing could highlight the value of Intel’s semiconductor assets and provide potential liquidity or valuation support. Reuters Altera IPO report
• Positive Sentiment: Intel and ASML are expanding work on High-NA EUV manufacturing, supporting the company’s argument that its foundry technology is progressing. Intel also continues to receive attention for possible memory-market opportunities and reported pricing power in enterprise CPUs.
• Neutral Sentiment: A partnership with Atsign reportedly delivered an approximately 88-fold improvement in encrypted Edge AI performance using Intel hardware. The announcement supports Intel’s AI and edge-computing positioning, but it does not yet indicate a material revenue contribution. Atsign and Intel Edge AI article
• Negative Sentiment: Piper Sandler initiated coverage with a Neutral rating, suggesting investors may have missed the better entry point after Intel’s major rally. The cautious stance reinforced valuation concerns. Piper Sandler Intel coverage
• Negative Sentiment: Mizuho reportedly reduced its price target to $92, citing valuation risk despite improving server demand and execution. Other commentary similarly argues that Intel’s recent gains have outpaced its current fundamentals. Mizuho Intel price target article
• Negative Sentiment: The broader semiconductor group also weakened as investors locked in profits, while Nvidia’s efforts to extend its AI-chip dominance raised competitive concerns for Intel and AMD. Intel’s shares had gained more than 20% over the prior five sessions, increasing selling pressure after the steep run-up. Intel profit-taking article

Intel Stock Performance

Intel stock opened at $100.32 on Friday. Intel Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $24.05 and a fifty-two week high of $142.35. The company has a market capitalization of $506.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -47.54, a PEG ratio of 11.38 and a beta of 2.22. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $98.21 and a two-hundred day moving average of $89.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 1.60.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC - Get Free Report) last issued 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. The business had revenue of $16.13 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.43 billion. Intel had a positive return on equity of 2.62% and a negative net margin of 19.79%.The business's revenue was up 25.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned ($0.10) earnings per share. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Intel Corporation will post 1.04 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have weighed in on INTC shares. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their target price on Intel from $120.00 to $110.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, July 24th. HC Wainwright set a $150.00 price target on Intel in a research note on Monday, June 29th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Intel from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 8th. Mizuho decreased their price objective on shares of Intel from $109.00 to $92.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, September 4th. Finally, Northland Securities raised shares of Intel from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $120.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have given a Buy rating, twenty-eight have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $107.80.

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 cost of $95.00 per share, for a total transaction of $9,999,985.00. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer owned 1,314,669 shares in the company, 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 SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.05% of the company's stock.

Intel Profile

Intel Corporation NASDAQ: INTC is a global semiconductor company that designs and manufactures computing and communications products. Its portfolio includes Intel Core processors for personal computers, Xeon processors for data centers and enterprise systems, and products for edge computing, networking, and other specialized applications.

Intel also develops graphics processing units under its Intel Arc and Intel Data Center GPU brands, Gaudi artificial intelligence accelerators, Ethernet products, software, and related platform technologies.

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