Keating Financial Advisory Services Inc. Takes Position in Intel Corporation $INTC

Keating Financial Advisory Services Inc. purchased a new position in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 9,863 shares of the chip maker's stock, valued at approximately $1,377,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Knuff & Co LLC bought a new position in shares of Intel during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Glynn Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Intel in the second quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Intel by 3,185.7% in the second quarter. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC now owns 230 shares of the chip maker's stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 223 shares during the last quarter. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Intel by 167.0% during the second quarter. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 267 shares of the chip maker's stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 167 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ramsey Quantitative Systems acquired a new position in shares of Intel during the second quarter worth $50,000. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have commented on INTC. Bank of America lowered their price target on Intel from $160.00 to $145.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on shares of Intel in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. They issued a "buy" rating for the company. KeyCorp set a $125.00 target price on shares of Intel in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Intel from $65.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald decreased their price target on shares of Intel from $150.00 to $125.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Friday, July 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating, thirty-one have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Intel has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $107.46.

Intel Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:INTC opened at $89.47 on Monday. The business's 50 day moving average price is $104.64 and its 200-day moving average price is $86.65. Intel Corporation has a 1 year low of $23.68 and a 1 year high of $142.35. The firm has a market capitalization of $451.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -42.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 9.89 and a beta of 2.22. 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 (NASDAQ:INTC - Get Free Report) last posted 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 positive return on equity of 2.62% and a negative net margin of 19.79%.The company had revenue of $16.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $14.43 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted ($0.10) EPS. Intel'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. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post 1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Lip Bu Tan purchased 105,263 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $95.00 per share, with a total value of $9,999,985.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,314,669 shares in the company, valued at $124,893,555. The trade was a 8.70% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.05% of the company's stock.

Key Stories Impacting Intel

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

Intel 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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