Intel Corporation $INTC Stock Position Raised by Ethic Inc.

Key Points

• Ethic Inc. increased its Intel position by 5.9% in the second quarter, bringing its holdings to 498,001 shares valued at approximately $69.5 million. Institutional investors collectively own 64.53% of Intel.
• Analyst sentiment remains mixed: Intel has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $107.46, compared with shares opening at $103.49.
• Intel exceeded quarterly expectations, reporting adjusted EPS of $0.42 versus a $0.21 estimate and revenue of $16.13 billion, up 25.2% year over year. CEO Lip-Bu Tan also purchased nearly $10 million of Intel stock, signaling confidence in the company’s turnaround.

Ethic Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC - Free Report) by 5.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 498,001 shares of the chip maker's stock after acquiring an additional 27,839 shares during the quarter. Intel makes up approximately 0.9% of Ethic Inc.'s holdings, making the stock its 16th biggest holding. Ethic Inc.'s holdings in Intel were worth $69,536,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Intel by 3.5% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 404,522,308 shares of the chip maker's stock worth $14,926,873,000 after acquiring an additional 13,692,624 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of Intel by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 208,536,784 shares of the chip maker's stock worth $7,695,007,000 after acquiring an additional 5,714,400 shares during the period. Capital World Investors lifted its position in Intel by 20.3% in the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 104,060,268 shares of the chip maker's stock valued at $3,839,833,000 after purchasing an additional 17,557,147 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Intel by 3.2% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 101,931,512 shares of the chip maker's stock valued at $3,744,406,000 after purchasing an additional 3,124,798 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted its stake in Intel by 20.4% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 65,249,269 shares of the chip maker's stock valued at $2,407,698,000 after purchasing an additional 11,056,090 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 64.53% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on INTC shares. Evercore set a $95.00 price target on Intel in a report on Friday, April 24th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a "sector perform" rating on shares of Intel in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. Melius Research set a $150.00 target price on Intel in a research report on Monday, May 18th. BNP Paribas Exane raised Intel from an "underperform" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $60.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated a "market perform" rating and set a $110.00 price target on shares of Intel in a research report on Monday, July 27th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating, thirty-two have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $107.46.

Intel Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ INTC opened at $103.49 on Tuesday. Intel Corporation has a twelve month low of $22.77 and a twelve month high of $142.35. The company has a current ratio of 1.60, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $110.12 and a two-hundred day moving average of $83.99. The company has a market capitalization of $522.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -49.05 and a beta of 2.22.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 company had revenue of $16.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $14.43 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted ($0.10) EPS. The business's revenue was up 25.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Intel Corporation will post 1.01 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Intel News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CEO Lip-Bu Tan disclosed a purchase of 105,263 Intel shares at $95 each, worth approximately $10 million. His investment is being viewed as a strong vote of confidence in Intel’s recovery strategy. Intel CEO insider purchase
• Positive Sentiment: Intel’s recently upsized equity offering is expected to provide roughly $20 billion to $23 billion for investments in manufacturing, AI and the foundry business. Reports of improving yields at GlobalFoundries and broader customer interest support the possibility of progress in Intel Foundry. Intel’s capital raise and foundry progress
• Positive Sentiment: SoftBank Group reportedly allocated 66.81% of its disclosed U.S. equity portfolio to Intel, potentially reinforcing the view that the chipmaker could benefit from the long-term AI infrastructure buildout. SoftBank’s Intel investment
• Positive Sentiment: Intel participated in a broader rally across chip and memory stocks as investors continued to favor companies exposed to strong AI spending and semiconductor infrastructure demand. Semiconductor stock market moves
• Neutral Sentiment: CEO Tan said Intel is exploring new memory architectures that bring memory and processors closer together. The initiative could expand Intel’s AI opportunity, but it is still exploratory and offers no near-term revenue assurance. Intel explores memory architectures
• Neutral Sentiment: Institutional signals are mixed: some reports describe new or enlarged semiconductor positions, while Stanley Druckenmiller’s fund was reported to have sold Intel in the second quarter. Druckenmiller’s Intel position
• Negative Sentiment: The equity raise strengthens Intel’s balance sheet but dilutes existing shareholders and raises the execution burden for the turnaround. Intel’s secondary share sale
• Negative Sentiment: At roughly 62 times expected next year’s earnings, Intel’s valuation assumes substantial future profitability even though the company reportedly lost about $11 billion over the past year, much of it noncash. Intel valuation and recent losses

Insider Transactions at Intel

In other Intel news, CEO Lip Bu Tan purchased 105,263 shares of the firm's 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 completion of the transaction, 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 position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.05% of the company's stock.

Intel Company 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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