Aptus Capital Advisors LLC Sells 28,309 Shares of Intel Corporation $INTC

Key Points

• Aptus Capital Advisors LLC has reduced its stake in Intel Corporation by 35.1% during the first quarter, selling 28,309 shares and now holding 52,272 shares valued at approximately $1.19 million.
• Institutional investors collectively own 64.53% of Intel's stock, with notable increases from firms like Neuberger Berman Group LLC, which grew its stake by over 1,091.1% in the first quarter.
• Analysts currently give Intel an average rating of "Reduce," with a consensus target price of $22.17, following a disappointing quarterly earnings report where the company missed expected EPS by $0.11.

Aptus Capital Advisors LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC - Free Report) by 35.1% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 52,272 shares of the chip maker's stock after selling 28,309 shares during the period. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC's holdings in Intel were worth $1,187,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of INTC. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in shares of Intel during the 1st quarter worth approximately $25,000. Vermillion Wealth Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Intel during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. MJT & Associates Financial Advisory Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Intel during the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA bought a new position in shares of Intel during the 1st quarter worth approximately $30,000. Finally, Olde Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Intel during the 1st quarter worth approximately $31,000. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a "sell" rating and set a $14.00 target price on shares of Intel in a research report on Friday, July 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Intel from $20.00 to $21.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Benchmark reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of Intel in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Seaport Res Ptn raised Intel to a "strong sell" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 30th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of Intel in a research report on Friday, July 25th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-three have assigned a Hold rating and five have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Reduce" and a consensus price target of $22.17.

Intel Stock Up 5.5%

NASDAQ INTC traded up $1.30 on Friday, reaching $24.80. The company had a trading volume of 196,468,412 shares, compared to its average volume of 139,018,528. The stock has a market capitalization of $108.55 billion, a P/E ratio of -5.20 and a beta of 1.22. The company's fifty day moving average is $22.15 and its 200 day moving average is $21.72. Intel Corporation has a 52-week low of $17.67 and a 52-week high of $27.55. The company has a quick ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 1.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $11.88 billion. Intel had a negative net margin of 38.64% and a negative return on equity of 3.78%. The company's quarterly revenue was up .5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.02 earnings per share. Intel has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.000-0.000 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Intel Corporation will post -0.11 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Intel Company Profile

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.