Danske Bank A S Buys New Holdings in Intel Corporation $INTC

Key Points

• Danske Bank initiated a significant Intel position in the second quarter, buying 2.75 million shares valued at approximately $383.5 million. Intel now represents 0.8% of the bank’s portfolio, while institutional investors collectively own 64.53% of the stock.
• Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan purchased roughly $10 million in shares at $95 each, signaling confidence in the company’s turnaround. However, analysts maintain a consensus “Hold” rating, with an average price target of $107.46.
• Intel’s shares opened at $89.47 after declining 2.8%, amid concerns about continued manufacturing losses, competitive pressure in AI-related chips and execution risks. The company nevertheless reported quarterly revenue growth of 25.2% and earnings that exceeded analyst expectations.

Danske Bank A S purchased a new position in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 2,746,307 shares of the chip maker's stock, valued at approximately $383,467,000. Intel comprises about 0.8% of Danske Bank A S's portfolio, making the stock its 20th biggest position. Danske Bank A S owned approximately 0.05% of Intel as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Glynn Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Intel during the 2nd quarter worth $29,000. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Intel by 3,185.7% during the second quarter. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC now owns 230 shares of the chip maker's stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 223 shares in the last quarter. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Intel by 167.0% in the second quarter. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 267 shares of the chip maker's stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 167 shares during the last quarter. Ramsey Quantitative Systems purchased a new position in Intel in the second quarter valued at $50,000. Finally, Allied Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Intel in the second quarter valued at $68,000. 64.53% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

More Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Chief Executive Officer Lip-Bu Tan reportedly purchased approximately $10 million of Intel stock at $95 per share earlier this month. The shares now trade below that level, making the purchase a potential signal of management’s confidence in Intel’s turnaround. Intel CEO insider purchase article
• Positive Sentiment: Fundstrat ETFs added Intel to a quarterly rebalance, which could provide incremental institutional demand and reflects improving sentiment toward the chipmaker. Fundstrat ETF rebalance article
• Positive Sentiment: Intel has gained attention from investors following reports of a new Advantech connection and its potential role in AI infrastructure. Strong Nvidia results also reinforced expectations that demand for data-center and AI-related hardware remains robust. Intel Advantech connection article
• Neutral Sentiment: Reports that investor Nancy Pelosi bought Intel shares and call options may support retail and political-investor interest, but the trade does not change Intel’s operating outlook. Nancy Pelosi Intel investment article
• Negative Sentiment: Intel’s manufacturing operations reportedly continue to lose money on wafers, much of which are sold internally. The stock’s elevated valuation appears to assume that the foundry business eventually becomes profitable, leaving substantial execution risk if losses persist. Intel manufacturing losses article
• Negative Sentiment: Intel is also being pressured by broad semiconductor profit-taking after Nvidia’s earnings-fueled rally. Raymond James reportedly prefers AMD over Intel among the two AI-exposed CPU companies, highlighting competitive concerns and uncertainty over Intel’s ability to convert AI demand into durable growth. Semiconductor profit-taking article

Insider Buying and Selling at Intel

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the company. HSBC reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Intel in a report on Friday, July 24th. New Street Research upped their price target on Intel from $100.00 to $122.00 in a report on Friday, June 26th. Susquehanna increased their price target on shares of Intel from $80.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Northland Securities cut shares of Intel from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. Finally, Oppenheimer started coverage on shares of Intel in a report on Thursday, June 11th. They set an "outperform" rating on the stock. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, thirty-one have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Intel currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $107.46.

Intel Stock Down 2.8%

INTC stock opened at $89.47 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $104.64 and a 200 day moving average price of $86.39. Intel Corporation has a 12 month low of $23.68 and a 12 month high of $142.35. The company has a market cap of $451.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -42.40 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 (NASDAQ:INTC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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 the consensus estimate of $14.43 billion. Intel had a negative net margin of 19.79% and a positive return on equity of 2.62%. Intel's revenue for the quarter was up 25.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted ($0.10) EPS. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Intel Corporation will post 1 earnings per share for the current year.

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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