Diversify Advisory Services LLC Takes $2.49 Million Position in Intel Corporation $INTC

Key Points

• Diversify Advisory Services acquired 27,201 Intel shares worth approximately $2.49 million in the second quarter, while institutional investors collectively own 64.53% of the stock.
• Intel reported quarterly EPS of $0.42 versus the $0.21 consensus estimate, with revenue of $16.13 billion—up 25.2% year over year. CEO Lip-Bu Tan also purchased nearly $10 million of Intel stock at $95 per share.
• Despite positive investor interest, Intel faces execution risks from ongoing manufacturing losses and semiconductor-sector profit-taking. Analysts maintain a consensus “Hold” rating, with an average price target of $107.46 versus the reported share price of $89.47.

Diversify Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 27,201 shares of the chip maker's stock, valued at approximately $2,494,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Financially Speaking Inc grew its position in Intel by 69.2% during the fourth quarter. Financially Speaking Inc now owns 682 shares of the chip maker's stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 279 shares in the last quarter. Financial Life Planners purchased a new position in Intel during the 1st quarter valued at $25,000. Glynn Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Intel during the second quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Swiss RE Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Intel during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Finally, Osbon Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Intel in the 4th quarter worth about $30,000. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Intel Stock Down 2.8%

Shares of NASDAQ INTC opened at $89.47 on Friday. The business's 50 day moving average is $104.64 and its two-hundred day moving average is $86.39. Intel Corporation has a 52-week low of $23.68 and a 52-week high of $142.35. The company has a quick ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 1.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. The firm has a market cap of $451.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -42.40 and a beta of 2.22.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $16.13 billion during 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%.The business's revenue for the quarter was up 25.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted ($0.10) earnings per share. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. Research analysts predict that Intel Corporation will post 1 EPS for the current year.

Key Headlines Impacting Intel

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently issued reports on INTC shares. Melius Research set a $150.00 target price on shares of Intel in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Truist Financial boosted their target price on shares of Intel from $81.00 to $108.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Intel from $45.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. KeyCorp set a $125.00 price objective on Intel in a report on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on Intel from $75.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating, thirty-one have given a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $107.46.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Intel news, CEO Lip Bu Tan bought 105,263 shares of Intel stock in a transaction on 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 completion of the acquisition, the chief executive officer owned 1,314,669 shares in the company, valued at $124,893,555. The trade was a 8.70% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Insiders own 0.05% of the company's stock.

Intel 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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