Greenleaf Trust Boosts Holdings in Intel Corporation $INTC

Key Points

• Greenleaf Trust increased its Intel stake by 12% in the second quarter, adding 9,660 shares to own 90,036 shares valued at approximately $12.6 million. Institutional investors collectively hold 64.53% of Intel’s stock.
• Intel reported quarterly earnings of $0.42 per share, beating estimates of $0.21, while revenue rose 25.2% year over year to $16.13 billion. Shares opened at $95.80, up 4.5% in the period highlighted.
• CEO Lip-Bu Tan purchased nearly $10 million of Intel shares, but Wall Street remains cautious: the consensus rating is “Hold” with a $107.01 target price, while Mizuho recently cut its target to $92 citing PC weakness, margin pressure and competition.

Greenleaf Trust raised its position in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC - Free Report) by 12.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 90,036 shares of the chip maker's stock after buying an additional 9,660 shares during the quarter. Greenleaf Trust's holdings in Intel were worth $12,572,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Financially Speaking Inc boosted its holdings in shares of Intel by 69.2% in the fourth quarter. Financially Speaking Inc now owns 682 shares of the chip maker's stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 279 shares in the last quarter. Financial Life Planners acquired a new position in shares of Intel during the first quarter worth about $25,000. Glynn Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Intel during the second quarter worth about $29,000. Knuff & Co LLC purchased a new position in Intel during the second quarter worth about $29,000. Finally, Swiss RE Ltd. acquired a new stake in Intel in the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.53% of the company's stock.

Intel Stock Up 4.5%

Shares of NASDAQ INTC opened at $95.80 on Friday. Intel Corporation has a 12-month low of $24.05 and a 12-month high of $142.35. The company has a market capitalization of $483.22 billion, a PE ratio of -45.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 10.58 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. The firm's 50-day moving average is $100.45 and its two-hundred day moving average is $87.91.

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 for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.21. Intel had a negative net margin of 19.79% and a positive return on equity of 2.62%. The business had revenue of $16.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $14.43 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted ($0.10) EPS. 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. Equities analysts anticipate that Intel Corporation will post 1.01 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Lip Bu Tan bought 105,263 shares of the 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 acquisition, the chief executive officer owned 1,314,669 shares in the company, valued at $124,893,555. This represents a 8.70% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.05% of the company's stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Dell’s strong server performance supported Intel’s data-center outlook. Dell reported a 122% increase in server revenue, prompting analysts to argue that demand for Intel CPUs is accelerating as AI infrastructure requires a substantial number of traditional processors alongside GPUs. Intel stock rises as Dell earnings point to CPU demand
• Positive Sentiment: A bullish $200 price target added momentum. Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry identified Intel as a direct beneficiary of rising CPU-to-GPU ratios in AI clusters, the continued enterprise presence of x86 processors and the potential of Intel’s Clearwater Forest architecture. The target implies substantial upside, although it is an individual analyst forecast rather than a consensus estimate. Dell earnings and Intel CPU demand
• Positive Sentiment: Estimate revisions have been trending higher. Analysts cited AI demand, manufacturing improvements and growth in custom silicon as potential offsets to supply constraints and competitive pressure. Intel’s recent revenue growth and plans for more than $20 billion in 2026 capital spending also reinforce the long-term recovery narrative. Intel estimate revisions
• Neutral Sentiment: Semiconductor-sector strength provided a broad-market tailwind. Intel, AMD and Nvidia advanced even as stronger employment data increased expectations for a possible Federal Reserve rate hike. Separate commentary arguing that Nvidia’s earnings reduced fears of an AI spending bubble also helped maintain investor interest in chip stocks. Chip stocks rise despite rate concerns
• Negative Sentiment: Mizuho lowered its Intel price target to $92 from $109 and maintained a Hold rating. The analyst warned that weaker PC demand and near-term margin pressure could limit the benefit from Intel’s AI-related growth. Nvidia’s expanding server CPU business also remains a competitive risk. Mizuho lowers Intel price target

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on Intel in a report on Thursday, June 11th. They issued a "buy" rating on the stock. Zacks Research downgraded Intel from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Daiwa Securities Group cut Intel from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. Mizuho decreased their price target on Intel from $109.00 to $92.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price objective on Intel from $120.00 to $110.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, July 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating, thirty-one have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $107.01.

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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