Intel Corporation $INTC Shares Bought by Isthmus Partners LLC

Key Points

• Isthmus Partners LLC more than doubled its stake in Intel, increasing holdings by 100.1% to 247,660 shares worth about $5.55 million at the end of Q2.
• Several large institutions (including Norges Bank, Nuveen, Price T. Rowe and Goldman Sachs) also built or expanded multi‑hundred‑million‑dollar positions, leaving institutional ownership at 64.53%.
• Intel recently reported quarterly revenue of $13.65 billion and EPS of $0.23, but analysts maintain a consensus "Reduce" rating with a $34.84 target while the stock trades near $40 (12‑month high $42.48).

Isthmus Partners LLC raised its stake in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC - Free Report) by 100.1% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 247,660 shares of the chip maker's stock after buying an additional 123,895 shares during the period. Isthmus Partners LLC's holdings in Intel were worth $5,548,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of INTC. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Intel in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $1,579,378,000. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in Intel in the first quarter valued at $538,430,000. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC purchased a new position in shares of Intel in the second quarter valued at $345,245,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its position in Intel by 99.8% during the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 29,829,385 shares of the chip maker's stock worth $677,426,000 after buying an additional 14,901,457 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Intel by 133.3% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 18,758,658 shares of the chip maker's stock valued at $426,009,000 after acquiring an additional 10,719,274 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.53% of the company's stock.

Intel Stock Performance

Intel stock opened at $40.01 on Tuesday. Intel Corporation has a 12-month low of $17.67 and a 12-month high of $42.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 1.60 and a quick ratio of 1.25. The company has a market capitalization of $191.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4,005.01 and a beta of 1.31. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $36.87 and its 200 day moving average price is $27.55.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.23 earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of $13.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $13.10 billion. Intel had a net margin of 0.37% and a negative return on equity of 0.75%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 3.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted ($0.46) EPS. Intel has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.080-0.080 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post -0.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

INTC has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Cowen restated a "hold" rating on shares of Intel in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Seaport Res Ptn upgraded Intel from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, September 24th. Citigroup restated a "sell" rating and issued a $29.00 price target (up previously from $24.00) on shares of Intel in a report on Friday, September 19th. Tigress Financial boosted their price objective on shares of Intel from $45.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. Finally, HSBC raised their target price on shares of Intel from $24.00 to $26.00 in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-four have assigned a Hold rating and eight have given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Reduce" and a consensus target price of $34.84.

Intel Company Profile

Intel Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells computing and related products and services worldwide. It operates through Client Computing Group, Data Center and AI, Network and Edge, Mobileye, and Intel Foundry Services segments. The company's products portfolio comprises central processing units and chipsets, system-on-chips (SoCs), and multichip packages; mobile and desktop processors; hardware products comprising graphics processing units (GPUs), domain-specific accelerators, and field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs); and memory and storage, connectivity and networking, and other semiconductor products.

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