E20 Capital Ltd Purchases Shares of 1,442,910 Intel Corporation $INTC

Key Points

• E20 Capital acquired 1,442,910 Intel shares worth approximately $201.5 million, making Intel its largest holding at 16.2% of the portfolio.
• Institutional investors own 64.53% of Intel, while analysts maintain a consensus “Hold” rating with an average price target of $107.46.
• Intel’s latest quarterly results exceeded expectations, with adjusted EPS of $0.42 versus $0.21 expected and revenue of $16.13 billion, up 25.2% year over year; CEO Lip-Bu Tan also bought nearly $10 million of company stock.

E20 Capital Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 1,442,910 shares of the chip maker's stock, valued at approximately $201,474,000. Intel accounts for 16.2% of E20 Capital Ltd's investment portfolio, making the stock its biggest holding.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. State Street Corp grew its stake in Intel by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 208,536,784 shares of the chip maker's stock valued at $7,695,007,000 after buying an additional 5,714,400 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors lifted its position in Intel by 20.3% during the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 104,060,268 shares of the chip maker's stock worth $3,839,833,000 after acquiring an additional 17,557,147 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Intel by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 101,931,512 shares of the chip maker's stock worth $3,744,406,000 after acquiring an additional 3,124,798 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley boosted its holdings in shares of Intel by 20.4% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 65,249,269 shares of the chip maker's stock worth $2,407,698,000 after acquiring an additional 11,056,090 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Intel in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,233,159,000. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have weighed in on the company. Mizuho lowered their price objective on Intel from $135.00 to $109.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a "market perform" rating and set a $110.00 price target on shares of Intel in a research report on Monday, July 27th. Seaport Research Partners reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $125.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a research note on Friday, July 24th. DA Davidson boosted their price objective on shares of Intel from $77.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Wedbush increased their target price on shares of Intel from $60.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating, thirty-one have issued a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Intel presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $107.46.

Intel Stock Down 0.6%

Shares of INTC opened at $88.97 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $102.74 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $87.23. 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 one year low of $23.68 and a one year high of $142.35. The company has a market cap of $448.76 billion, a P/E ratio of -42.17, a P/E/G ratio of 9.88 and a beta of 2.22.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 company had revenue of $16.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.43 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted ($0.10) EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 25.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post 1.01 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Trending Headlines about Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan reportedly purchased approximately $10 million of company stock, a transaction investors may view as a sign of management confidence in the foundry recovery and long-term strategy. CEO Lip-Bu Tan Just Gave 12 Million Reasons to Buy Intel Stock
• Positive Sentiment: Commentary continues to highlight potential foundry contracts, advanced packaging and high-bandwidth-memory opportunities. A possible relationship with SK Hynix had fueled optimism that Intel could attract a major external customer, although the report was subsequently denied by SK Hynix. Intel Stock Notches Up as SK Hynix Considers New Deal
• Positive Sentiment: A partnership expansion with Kasm Technologies supports private, on-premises AI inference using Intel Xeon 6 processors, reinforcing Intel’s opportunity in regulated markets where customers want data to remain within corporate networks. Intel’s Privacy-Focused AI and Foundry Momentum

Insider Transactions at Intel

In other Intel news, CEO Lip Bu Tan bought 105,263 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $95.00 per share, for a total transaction of $9,999,985.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,314,669 shares in the company, valued at approximately $124,893,555. The trade was a 8.70% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. 0.05% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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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