Intel Corporation $INTC Shares Sold by University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co.

Key Points

• University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. cut its Intel stake by 33.6% in the third quarter, selling 12,019 shares and retaining 23,754 shares valued at $2.856 million.
• Analysts are broadly cautious: Intel has a consensus “Hold” rating and $97.42 average price target, with 28 analysts rating it Hold compared with 21 Buy or Strong Buy and two Sell ratings.
• CEO Lip-Bu Tan bought 150,000 Intel shares for about $9.7 million. In its latest reported quarter, Intel beat EPS estimates ($0.52 versus $0.41), while revenue of $16.51 billion came in slightly below expectations.

University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. cut its position in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC - Free Report) by 33.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 23,754 shares of the chip maker's stock after selling 12,019 shares during the quarter. University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co.'s holdings in Intel were worth $2,856,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Family Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Intel by 47.7% in the 3rd quarter. Family Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,448 shares of the chip maker's stock valued at $415,000 after acquiring an additional 1,113 shares during the last quarter. Almanack Investment Partners LLC. raised its stake in Intel by 39.6% during the third quarter. Almanack Investment Partners LLC. now owns 6,299 shares of the chip maker's stock worth $757,000 after buying an additional 1,786 shares during the last quarter. Edgemoor Investment Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of Intel by 4.9% during the 3rd quarter. Edgemoor Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 4,195 shares of the chip maker's stock valued at $504,000 after purchasing an additional 195 shares in the last quarter. M Holdings Securities Inc. bought a new position in shares of Intel during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $3,264,000. Finally, Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in Intel by 4.6% in the third quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 200,984 shares of the chip maker's stock valued at $24,164,000 after purchasing an additional 8,782 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 64.53% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

INTC has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and set a $100.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a report on Friday, October 30th. UBS Group downgraded Intel from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $90.00 target price for the company. in a research report on Friday, October 30th. DA Davidson dropped their price target on shares of Intel from $100.00 to $70.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 30th. Evercore reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $133.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a research note on Friday, October 30th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reduced their target price on Intel from $125.00 to $90.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 30th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have given a Buy rating, twenty-eight have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $97.42.

Intel News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel joined a broad recovery in semiconductor stocks as investors bought shares after Thursday’s steep AI-related selloff. The rebound lifted the Nasdaq, though worries about interest rates and AI spending persisted. Market and chip-stock rebound
• Positive Sentiment: CEO Lip-Bu Tan bought 150,000 shares for about $9.7 million, increasing his direct ownership by 11.4%. The insider purchase may signal confidence, although it does not resolve Intel’s operating challenges. Report on CEO share purchase
• Positive Sentiment: Intel technology is being used in Atsign’s EdgeAI platform, while a separate report highlighted Xeon processors for enterprise AI workloads. These developments support Intel’s effort to build AI-related demand beyond traditional PC chips. Intel EdgeAI and Xeon developments
• Negative Sentiment: The recovery follows pressure from Intel’s fourth-quarter revenue outlook of $15 billion to $16 billion and management’s warning that PC weakness could extend into 2027. A securities law firm has also announced an investigation into potential investor claims; this is an investigation notice, not a finding of wrongdoing. Investigation notice and outlook concerns
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst estimate reductions and ongoing concerns about losses in Intel Foundry add to doubts about earnings momentum and the execution of its turnaround. Analysis of Intel Foundry risks

Intel Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:INTC opened at $56.28 on Monday. Intel Corporation has a 52-week low of $32.89 and a 52-week high of $142.35. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $97.95 and a 200 day moving average of $86.60. The firm has a market capitalization of $299.13 billion, a PE ratio of -23.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.02 and a beta of 2.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 1.95 and a current ratio of 2.31.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 29th. The chip maker reported $0.52 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.41 by $0.11. Intel had a positive return on equity of 4.70% and a negative net margin of 20.09%. The business had revenue of $16.51 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $16.56 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.23 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was up 20.9% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Intel Corporation will post 1.04 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Lip Tan acquired 150,000 shares of Intel stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 2nd. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $64.73 per share, for a total transaction of $9,709,500.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,464,669 shares of the company's stock, valued at $94,808,024.37. This trade represents a 11.41% 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. Insiders own 0.05% of the company's stock.

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