Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC Has $49.05 Million Holdings in Intel Corporation $INTC

Key Points

• Clifford Swan Investment Counsel reduced its Intel stake by 11.9% in the second quarter, selling 47,228 shares and retaining 351,293 shares valued at approximately $49.05 million.
• Other institutions generally increased their Intel holdings, with institutional investors and hedge funds collectively owning 64.53% of the company. CEO Lip-Bu Tan also bought nearly $10 million worth of Intel shares.
• Intel reported stronger-than-expected quarterly results, including $16.13 billion in revenue and $0.42 EPS, but Wall Street remains cautious: the consensus rating is Hold with an average price target of $107.01, amid margin pressure, weaker PC demand and rising competition.

Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC decreased its stake in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC - Free Report) by 11.9% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 351,293 shares of the chip maker's stock after selling 47,228 shares during the period. Intel accounts for about 1.6% of Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC's holdings, making the stock its 11th largest position. Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC's holdings in Intel were worth $49,051,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Sivia Capital Partners LLC boosted its stake in Intel by 271.7% during the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 34,201 shares of the chip maker's stock valued at $766,000 after purchasing an additional 25,001 shares during the period. United Bank bought a new stake in shares of Intel during the second quarter valued at approximately $205,000. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL increased its position in shares of Intel by 12.3% during the second quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 13,737 shares of the chip maker's stock valued at $308,000 after purchasing an additional 1,508 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Intel by 29.6% during the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 158,277 shares of the chip maker's stock worth $3,545,000 after acquiring an additional 36,116 shares during the period. Finally, Sei Investments Co. boosted its holdings in Intel by 9.9% during the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 828,352 shares of the chip maker's stock valued at $18,556,000 after purchasing an additional 74,838 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company's stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Dell’s strong server performance supported Intel’s data-center outlook. Dell reported a 122% increase in server revenue, prompting analysts to argue that demand for Intel CPUs is accelerating as AI infrastructure requires a substantial number of traditional processors alongside GPUs. Intel stock rises as Dell earnings point to CPU demand
• Positive Sentiment: A bullish $200 price target added momentum. Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry identified Intel as a direct beneficiary of rising CPU-to-GPU ratios in AI clusters, the continued enterprise presence of x86 processors and the potential of Intel’s Clearwater Forest architecture. The target implies substantial upside, although it is an individual analyst forecast rather than a consensus estimate. Dell earnings and Intel CPU demand
• Positive Sentiment: Estimate revisions have been trending higher. Analysts cited AI demand, manufacturing improvements and growth in custom silicon as potential offsets to supply constraints and competitive pressure. Intel’s recent revenue growth and plans for more than $20 billion in 2026 capital spending also reinforce the long-term recovery narrative. Intel estimate revisions
• Neutral Sentiment: Semiconductor-sector strength provided a broad-market tailwind. Intel, AMD and Nvidia advanced even as stronger employment data increased expectations for a possible Federal Reserve rate hike. Separate commentary arguing that Nvidia’s earnings reduced fears of an AI spending bubble also helped maintain investor interest in chip stocks. Chip stocks rise despite rate concerns
• Negative Sentiment: Mizuho lowered its Intel price target to $92 from $109 and maintained a Hold rating. The analyst warned that weaker PC demand and near-term margin pressure could limit the benefit from Intel’s AI-related growth. Nvidia’s expanding server CPU business also remains a competitive risk. Mizuho lowers Intel price target

Intel Stock Performance

Shares of Intel stock opened at $95.80 on Monday. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $100.45 and its 200 day simple moving average is $88.20. 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 company has a market capitalization of $483.22 billion, a PE ratio of -45.40, a PEG ratio of 10.58 and a beta of 2.22. Intel Corporation has a 12 month low of $24.05 and a 12 month high of $142.35.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $14.43 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned ($0.10) earnings per share. The company's revenue was up 25.2% on a year-over-year basis. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Intel Corporation will post 1.01 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other Intel news, CEO Lip Bu Tan bought 105,263 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $95.00 per share, with a total value of $9,999,985.00. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer owned 1,314,669 shares in the company, valued at $124,893,555. This trade represents a 8.70% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.05% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

INTC has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. TD Cowen increased their target price on shares of Intel from $75.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, July 13th. Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on shares of Intel in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. They set a "buy" rating on the stock. Zacks Research cut Intel from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Wedbush upped their price objective on Intel from $60.00 to $98.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Melius Research set a $150.00 target price on Intel in a research note on Monday, May 18th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating, thirty-one have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Intel currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $107.01.

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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