Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super Acquires 293,947 Shares of Intel Corporation $INTC

Key Points

• Aware Super increased its Intel stake by 194.6% in the second quarter, purchasing 293,947 additional shares and bringing its total holdings to 445,028 shares valued at approximately $62.1 million.
• Intel reported stronger-than-expected quarterly results, with revenue rising 25.2% year over year to $16.13 billion and EPS of $0.42 versus the $0.21 consensus estimate.
• Investor sentiment remains mixed: CEO Lip-Bu Tan bought nearly $10 million of Intel stock, while the proposed $20 billion equity raise could fund foundry expansion but also create significant shareholder dilution. Analysts maintain an overall “Hold” rating with an average price target of $107.85.

Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super raised its stake in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC - Free Report) by 194.6% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 445,028 shares of the chip maker's stock after buying an additional 293,947 shares during the quarter. Intel accounts for about 0.9% of Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super's portfolio, making the stock its 20th largest position. Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super's holdings in Intel were worth $62,139,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Intel in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $2,233,159,000. Capital Research Global Investors grew its holdings in Intel by 285.9% during the fourth quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 26,619,928 shares of the chip maker's stock valued at $982,279,000 after purchasing an additional 19,722,010 shares during the period. Capital World Investors grew its holdings in Intel by 20.3% during the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 104,060,268 shares of the chip maker's stock valued at $3,839,833,000 after purchasing an additional 17,557,147 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Intel by 3.5% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 404,522,308 shares of the chip maker's stock valued at $14,926,873,000 after purchasing an additional 13,692,624 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased its stake in Intel by 20.4% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 65,249,269 shares of the chip maker's stock valued at $2,407,698,000 after purchasing an additional 11,056,090 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 64.53% of the company's stock.

Intel Price Performance

NASDAQ:INTC opened at $102.50 on Friday. Intel Corporation has a 52-week low of $22.77 and a 52-week high of $142.35. The company has a market cap of $517.01 billion, a P/E ratio of -48.58 and a beta of 2.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 1.60. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $110.26 and its 200 day simple moving average is $83.29.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $16.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations 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 quarterly revenue was up 25.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted ($0.10) earnings per share. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post 1.01 EPS for the current fiscal year.

More Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CEO Lip-Bu Tan purchased 105,263 Intel shares at $95 each, investing approximately $10 million and increasing his direct stake by 8.7%. The purchase is viewed as a vote of confidence in Intel’s recovery strategy. Intel insider purchase filing
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst and media coverage highlighted Intel’s approximately $20 billion equity raise as potential funding for expanded foundry capacity, production growth and new customer wins. Some analysts believe demand for Intel’s server processors is currently exceeding its manufacturing capacity. Intel foundry capital raise article
• Positive Sentiment: Intel’s second-quarter results showed strong momentum: revenue rose roughly 25% year over year to $16.1 billion, with Data Center and AI revenue reportedly increasing 59%. The results exceeded analyst expectations and reinforced the AI-related CPU growth narrative. Intel revenue growth article
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel is considering a return to the memory-chip market, supported by the capital raise and the appointment of former SK Hynix CEO Seok-Hee Lee to Intel Foundry. The opportunity could expand Intel’s addressable market, but the plan remains exploratory and would require substantial investment. Intel memory market article
• Negative Sentiment: The $20 billion common-stock offering creates significant dilution for existing shareholders and has encouraged profit-taking after Intel’s substantial rally. Investors are also focused on whether management can convert the new capital into profitable foundry growth and sustained free cash flow. Intel stock offering discussion

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Lip Bu Tan acquired 105,263 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was bought at an average price of $95.00 per share, with a total value of $9,999,985.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,314,669 shares in the company, valued at approximately $124,893,555. The trade was a 8.70% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.05% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

INTC has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Daiwa Securities Group cut shares of Intel from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. DZ Bank upgraded shares of Intel from a "sell" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. BNP Paribas Exane raised Intel from an "underperform" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $60.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Truist Financial raised their price objective on Intel from $81.00 to $108.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a "hold" rating and set a $100.00 target price on shares of Intel in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating, thirty-two have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Intel currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $107.85.

About Intel

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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