CoreCap Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC - Free Report) by 15.9% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 100,752 shares of the chip maker's stock after buying an additional 13,842 shares during the period. CoreCap Advisors LLC's holdings in Intel were worth $12,113,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Whalerock Point Partners LLC bought a new position in Intel during the fourth quarter worth about $205,000. Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Intel in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $185,000. Vestor Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Intel in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $9,441,000. World Investment Advisors boosted its stake in Intel by 11.2% during the 1st quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 62,876 shares of the chip maker's stock worth $2,775,000 after acquiring an additional 6,326 shares during the last quarter. Finally, O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in Intel by 38.7% during the 4th quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 417,338 shares of the chip maker's stock worth $15,400,000 after acquiring an additional 116,542 shares during the last quarter. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Intel Stock Down 5.3%
Shares of INTC traded down $6.04 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $107.08. 119,550,223 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 116,831,570. 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 52 week low of $32.89 and a 52 week high of $142.35. The company has a market cap of $540.11 billion, a PE ratio of -50.75, a P/E/G ratio of 12.01 and a beta of 2.22. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $102.58 and a 200 day simple moving average of $98.98.
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. 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.43 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted ($0.10) earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 25.2% on a year-over-year basis. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post 1.04 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Key Intel News
Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan reaffirmed that the company will continue working with Elon Musk on the Terafab advanced chipmaking project. This eased earlier concerns that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing could displace Intel, although the project’s final structure remains uncertain. Intel to keep working on Musk's Terafab chipmaking venture
- Positive Sentiment: Reports highlighted Intel’s progress with high-NA EUV manufacturing technology, strengthening the credibility of its foundry comeback. Investors are now focused on whether Intel can attract customers, achieve high factory utilization and generate acceptable returns. Is Intel a Buy After Its High-NA EUV Breakthrough?
- Neutral Sentiment: Intel’s strong second-quarter results and major rally earlier this year remain part of the investment debate. Analysts increasingly say the next meaningful catalyst will be third-quarter gross margin—guided at roughly 42%—rather than revenue, with results scheduled for October 29.
- Neutral Sentiment: TSMC reported record quarterly sales, confirming that AI-chip demand remains robust. However, the broader market is questioning whether semiconductor valuations already reflect much of that growth, limiting the benefit to Intel and its peers. Nvidia, AMD, Intel stocks despite record AI demand
- Negative Sentiment: Rising Treasury yields and surging oil prices intensified a risk-off selloff in technology and semiconductor stocks. Intel declined alongside AMD and Nvidia, with profit-taking amplified by Intel’s substantial gains over the past year. Why are Intel and AMD stocks plunging on Thursday?
- Negative Sentiment: Investors remain concerned that TSMC could receive a larger role in Terafab, potentially reducing the strategic and financial upside Intel expects from the project. TSMC Could Partner with Elon Musk’s Terafab
- Negative Sentiment: Reports that Microsoft’s flagship laptop uses Nvidia technology rather than Intel reinforce concerns about competitive pressure in PCs and the risk that Intel’s turnaround will take longer to translate into earnings growth. Microsoft's Most Powerful Laptop Ever Runs on Nvidia, Not Intel
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Tigress Financial lifted their price target on shares of Intel from $118.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 15th. Barclays upgraded Intel from a "hold" rating to an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, September 16th. Moffett Nathanson cut Intel to a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. HC Wainwright set a $150.00 price target on Intel in a report on Monday, June 29th. Finally, KeyCorp set a $125.00 price target on Intel in a research report on Friday, July 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating, twenty-six have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Intel currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $109.06.
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Insider Transactions at Intel
In other Intel news, CEO Lip Bu Tan purchased 105,263 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $95.00 per share, with a total value of $9,999,985.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,314,669 shares of the company's stock, valued at $124,893,555. This represents a 8.70% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.05% of the company's stock.
Intel Profile
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Intel Corporation NASDAQ: INTC is a global semiconductor company that designs and manufactures computing and connectivity products. Its portfolio includes central processing units (CPUs), graphics and accelerator products, chipsets, networking components, and other semiconductor solutions used in personal computers, servers, cloud infrastructure, artificial intelligence systems, and embedded applications.
The company serves a broad range of customers, including original equipment manufacturers, cloud service providers, enterprise businesses, telecommunications companies, government organizations, and other technology firms.
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