Calamos Wealth Management LLC Raises Stock Position in Intel Corporation $INTC

Key Points

• Calamos Wealth Management more than doubled its Intel position in the second quarter, increasing holdings by 127.1% to 98,222 shares valued at approximately $13.7 million. Institutional investors collectively own 64.53% of Intel.
• Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan purchased about $10 million of Intel stock, while the company also secured Socionext as a customer for its 18A-P process, signaling confidence in the turnaround and foundry strategy.
• Despite stronger-than-expected quarterly results and AI-related growth opportunities, Intel faces pressure from semiconductor-sector weakness, dilution concerns following its $20 billion equity offering, and competition from Qualcomm. Analysts maintain an overall “Hold” rating with an average price target of $107.46.

Calamos Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC - Free Report) by 127.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 98,222 shares of the chip maker's stock after acquiring an additional 54,966 shares during the quarter. Calamos Wealth Management LLC's holdings in Intel were worth $13,715,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of INTC. Southern Financial Group LLC raised its holdings in Intel by 0.6% during the first quarter. Southern Financial Group LLC now owns 14,313 shares of the chip maker's stock worth $632,000 after purchasing an additional 90 shares during the last quarter. Harrell Investment Partners LLC grew its holdings in Intel by 0.4% in the second quarter. Harrell Investment Partners LLC now owns 23,277 shares of the chip maker's stock valued at $3,250,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Wynn Capital LLC grew its holdings in Intel by 0.4% in the second quarter. Wynn Capital LLC now owns 27,162 shares of the chip maker's stock valued at $3,793,000 after purchasing an additional 104 shares during the last quarter. Demars Financial Group LLC increased its position in shares of Intel by 1.7% in the first quarter. Demars Financial Group LLC now owns 7,675 shares of the chip maker's stock valued at $339,000 after buying an additional 125 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Human Investing LLC increased its position in shares of Intel by 0.9% in the first quarter. Human Investing LLC now owns 14,525 shares of the chip maker's stock valued at $641,000 after buying an additional 126 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company's stock.

Intel News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CEO Lip-Bu Tan purchased approximately $10 million of Intel stock, or more than 105,000 shares, at about $95 each. The open-market purchase signals management confidence in Intel’s turnaround, although it has not offset broader selling pressure. Insiders Are Buying Intel
• Positive Sentiment: Intel secured Socionext as a customer for its 18A-P process, supporting the company’s foundry strategy and suggesting progress in attracting external chip-design clients. Intel Lands Socionext for Chiplets
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and industry coverage point to potential growth from AI PCs, edge AI, robotics, agentic-AI server demand and advanced packaging, where Intel is seeking to compete with Taiwan Semiconductor. The AI Boom Has a New Chip Shortage
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel GPU prices reportedly rose 48% in one month as memory costs increased. Higher prices could support revenue, but rising component costs may also weaken demand and margins. Intel GPU Prices Jump 48%
• Negative Sentiment: Intel and AMD are declining alongside a broader chip selloff tied to worries that AI infrastructure spending may be peaking. Softer sentiment toward major AI-chip demand has pressured the entire semiconductor group. Why Intel and AMD Stocks Are Falling
• Negative Sentiment: Investors remain concerned about dilution following Intel’s $20 billion equity offering and the stock’s sharp prior rally, which has raised valuation and profit-execution expectations. Intel’s $20 Billion Equity Raise
• Negative Sentiment: Recent Qualcomm testing highlighted competitive pressure from Snapdragon chips, adding to concerns about Intel’s position in client computing and power-efficient processors. Intel Stock After Snapdragon Testing

Insiders Place Their Bets

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 stock was 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 of the company's stock, valued at approximately $124,893,555. The trade was a 8.70% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Company insiders own 0.05% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. Wolfe Research began coverage on shares of Intel in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. They issued a "peer perform" rating on the stock. Melius Research set a $150.00 price target on shares of Intel in a report on Monday, May 18th. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated a "market perform" rating and issued a $110.00 price target on shares of Intel in a research report on Monday, July 27th. DA Davidson increased their price target on shares of Intel from $77.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Finally, KeyCorp set a $125.00 price objective on Intel in a research report on Friday, July 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating, thirty-two have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $107.46.

Intel Trading Down 4.0%

Shares of INTC stock opened at $92.80 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $468.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -43.98 and a beta of 2.22. The company has a current ratio of 1.60, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $109.62 and a 200 day moving average price of $84.64. Intel Corporation has a twelve month low of $22.77 and a twelve month high of $142.35.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $16.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $14.43 billion. Intel had a negative net margin of 19.79% and a positive return on equity of 2.62%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 25.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned ($0.10) EPS. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post 1.01 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Intel Company 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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