Fortis Capital Advisors LLC Buys New Holdings in Intel Corporation $INTC

Key Points

• Fortis Capital Advisors opened a new Intel position of 7,092 shares valued at approximately $990,000 in the second quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds collectively own 64.53% of Intel.
• Intel reported strong quarterly momentum, with revenue rising 25.2% year over year to $16.13 billion and earnings of $0.42 per share, beating analyst expectations. CEO Lip-Bu Tan also bought 105,263 shares worth nearly $10 million, signaling management confidence.
• The company’s AI and foundry expansion faces funding and competitive risks: a planned roughly $15 billion stock offering could dilute shareholders, while some investors—including Duquesne—have reduced or exited Intel positions. Analysts maintain a consensus “Hold” rating with an average price target of $107.46.

Fortis Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 7,092 shares of the chip maker's stock, valued at approximately $990,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Financially Speaking Inc grew its holdings in shares of Intel by 69.2% during the 4th quarter. Financially Speaking Inc now owns 682 shares of the chip maker's stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 279 shares during the period. Financial Life Planners acquired a new position in Intel during the first quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Swiss RE Ltd. purchased a new stake in Intel during the fourth quarter worth approximately $29,000. Osbon Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Intel during the fourth quarter worth approximately $30,000. Finally, Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Intel by 3,185.7% in the second quarter. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC now owns 230 shares of the chip maker's stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 223 shares in the last quarter. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Trending Headlines about Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel is embarking on a roughly $15 billion stock offering aimed at expanding its ability to capitalize on demand for AI infrastructure. While the financing could support growth in processors, data centers and foundry operations, investors will also assess the potential dilution. Intel embarks on $15 billion stock offering to capitalize on AI demand
• Positive Sentiment: Tiger Global increased its Intel position during the second quarter, providing an additional institutional vote of confidence in the company’s AI, data-center and foundry prospects. Tiger Global Added to Its Position in Intel in Q2
• Positive Sentiment: CEO Lip-Bu Tan reportedly purchased another 105,000-plus Intel shares, following his roughly $10 million open-market investment earlier in August. The buying signals management confidence after second-quarter revenue grew 25% year over year. CEO Lip-Bu Tan Just Bought Another 105,000 Shares of Intel Stock
• Positive Sentiment: Demand for server CPUs is reportedly strengthening as agentic AI workloads expand, potentially creating a new growth opportunity for Intel while its turnaround progresses. Intel is also seeking to challenge TSMC in advanced AI chip packaging. The AI Boom Has a New Chip Shortage. Intel Is Ready
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel’s client-computing business is gaining momentum from AI PCs, edge AI, robotics and physical AI, but investors are looking for evidence that these opportunities can produce sustained growth beyond traditional PC demand. INTC's Client Computing Business Gains Momentum
• Negative Sentiment: Stanley Druckenmiller’s Duquesne Family Office exited its entire Intel position—about 411,400 shares—during the second quarter and redirected capital toward other AI infrastructure stocks. The sale adds pressure to sentiment despite Intel’s recent operating improvement. Druckenmiller Dumped Micron, Intel, and Broadcom
• Negative Sentiment: Intel is being pressured by a broader semiconductor selloff and concerns that Google’s reported $12.2 billion custom-chip deal with Marvell could intensify competition for AI hardware spending. Broadcom Holds Steady as ARK Buys the Dip, Intel Slips
• Negative Sentiment: The planned equity issuance raises dilution concerns, particularly after Intel’s recent secondary financing. Investors may be questioning whether the substantial capital requirements of Intel’s foundry and AI strategies will translate into profitable returns quickly.

Insider Activity at Intel

In related news, CEO Lip Bu Tan acquired 105,263 shares of Intel stock in a transaction dated 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 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 acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.05% of the company's stock.

Intel Stock Performance

INTC opened at $92.13 on Friday. Intel Corporation has a 1-year low of $22.77 and a 1-year high of $142.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 1.60 and a quick ratio of 1.25. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $109.12 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $84.96. The company has a market capitalization of $464.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -43.66 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 earnings per share 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 business had revenue of $16.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.43 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted ($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. Research analysts predict that Intel Corporation will post 1.01 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently weighed in on INTC. Melius Research set a $150.00 target price on shares of Intel in a report on Monday, May 18th. Evercore set a $95.00 price objective on Intel in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Freedom Capital raised shares of Intel from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 28th. HSBC reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Intel in a report on Friday, July 24th. Finally, TD Cowen increased their price objective on shares of Intel from $75.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, July 13th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, thirty-one have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $107.46.

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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