Intel Corporation $INTC Shares Acquired by Meeder Advisory Services Inc.

Key Points

• Meeder Advisory Services increased its Intel position by 18.3% in the second quarter, reaching 69,878 shares valued at approximately $9.76 million. Institutional investors and hedge funds collectively own 64.53% of Intel.
• Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan purchased about $10 million in shares at $95 each, signaling confidence in the company’s turnaround. However, the stock has faced pressure from semiconductor profit-taking and concerns about ongoing manufacturing losses and foundry execution.
• Analysts maintain a consensus “Hold” rating with an average price target of $107.46. Intel recently exceeded quarterly earnings and revenue estimates, but shares opened at $89.47, below the CEO’s purchase price.

Meeder Advisory Services Inc. increased its position in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC - Free Report) by 18.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 69,878 shares of the chip maker's stock after purchasing an additional 10,822 shares during the period. Meeder Advisory Services Inc.'s holdings in Intel were worth $9,757,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Intel during the 4th quarter worth approximately $2,233,159,000. Capital Research Global Investors lifted its holdings in shares of Intel by 285.9% in the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 26,619,928 shares of the chip maker's stock valued at $982,279,000 after buying an additional 19,722,010 shares during the period. Capital World Investors boosted its stake in shares of Intel by 20.3% in the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 104,060,268 shares of the chip maker's stock valued at $3,839,833,000 after buying an additional 17,557,147 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley boosted its stake in shares of Intel by 20.4% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 65,249,269 shares of the chip maker's stock valued at $2,407,698,000 after buying an additional 11,056,090 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Intel by 61.3% during the third quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 25,001,621 shares of the chip maker's stock worth $838,804,000 after acquiring an additional 9,503,402 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company's stock.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have issued reports on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a "hold" rating and issued a $100.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a "neutral" rating on shares of Intel in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Melius Research set a $150.00 price target on shares of Intel in a report on Monday, May 18th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of Intel in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald lowered their target price on shares of Intel from $150.00 to $125.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $107.46.

Intel Trading Down 2.8%

Shares of INTC stock opened at $89.47 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $451.29 billion, a P/E ratio of -42.40 and a beta of 2.22. The company has a quick ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 1.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. Intel Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $23.68 and a fifty-two week high of $142.35. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $104.64 and a 200-day simple moving average of $86.39.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $16.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.43 billion. Intel had a negative net margin of 19.79% and a positive return on equity of 2.62%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 25.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned ($0.10) EPS. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post 1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Intel

In other Intel news, CEO Lip Bu Tan acquired 105,263 shares of the company's 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 approximately $124,893,555. This trade represents a 8.70% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 0.05% of the stock is 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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