Compass Financial Management LLC acquired a new position in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 6,716 shares of the chip maker's stock, valued at approximately $938,000.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Primecap Management Co. CA bought a new stake in shares of Intel during the second quarter worth approximately $10,507,291,000. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Intel during the fourth quarter worth about $2,233,159,000. Legal & General Group Plc bought a new position in Intel in the second quarter valued at approximately $4,096,110,000. Capital Research Global Investors lifted its position in Intel by 285.9% in the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 26,619,928 shares of the chip maker's stock valued at $982,279,000 after acquiring an additional 19,722,010 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital World Investors lifted its holdings in shares of Intel by 20.3% in 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 in the last quarter. 64.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several research analysts recently commented on the stock. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Intel from a "hold (c-)" rating to a "sell (d+)" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 18th. Moffett Nathanson lowered Intel to a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Northland Securities raised shares of Intel from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $120.00 price target on the stock in a report on Tuesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Intel from $45.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Seaport Research Partners reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $125.00 price target on shares of Intel in a research report on Friday, July 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Intel has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $107.80.
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Insider Activity
In other Intel news, CEO Lip Bu Tan purchased 105,263 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $95.00 per share, with a total value of $9,999,985.00. Following the completion of the purchase, 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 ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Insiders own 0.05% of the company's stock.
Intel Price Performance
INTC stock opened at $106.24 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $98.61 and a 200 day simple moving average of $89.40. The stock has a market cap of $535.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -50.35, a P/E/G ratio of 11.19 and a beta of 2.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 1.60 and a quick ratio of 1.25. Intel Corporation has a 1 year low of $24.05 and a 1 year high of $142.35.
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.21. The company 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%.Intel's revenue for the quarter was up 25.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted ($0.10) EPS. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Intel Corporation will post 1.04 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Key Intel News
Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Intel reportedly confirmed a roughly 10% increase in enterprise CPU prices, potentially improving average selling prices, margins and cash generation as data-center demand remains strong. Intel’s ASML Milestone Gives Investors a New Reason to Revisit the Stock
- Positive Sentiment: Intel Foundry and ASML said Intel has processed more than one million wafers using High-NA EUV equipment. The milestone supports confidence in Intel’s 18A process, Panther Lake production and its long-term foundry turnaround. Intel Foundry and ASML Collaborate to Accelerate Industry Readiness for High NA EUV
- Positive Sentiment: Northland upgraded Intel to Outperform and cited potential foundry scale from Elon Musk’s proposed Terafab, while other coverage highlighted a $120 price target and 59% AI-related growth. These developments reinforced the view that Intel’s turnaround is becoming more visible.
- Positive Sentiment: Intel’s second-quarter results exceeded expectations, with $16.13 billion in revenue and $0.42 in earnings per share versus consensus of $14.43 billion and $0.21, respectively. Revenue rose 25.2% year over year.
- Neutral Sentiment: The $20 billion capital raise initially raised dilution concerns, but commentary now suggests it may strengthen Intel’s balance sheet and fund strategic manufacturing investments rather than signal financial distress. After the Dip, Intel’s $20 Billion Raise Is Not the Red Flag It Originally Looked Like
- Negative Sentiment: Valuation and execution risks remain significant after the rally. Analysts noted that a $120 target leaves limited near-term upside, while Intel still must prove that High-NA yields, pricing gains and foundry volumes translate into sustainable profits.
- Negative Sentiment: Apple’s continued removal of Intel-based Mac support underscores Intel’s long-term loss of share in the Mac ecosystem, although this is a structural rather than immediate earnings issue.
Intel Company Profile
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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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