Knollwood Investment Advisory LLC Purchases New Shares in Intel Corporation $INTC

Key Points

• Knollwood Investment Advisory acquired 44,748 Intel shares during the second quarter, valued at approximately $6.25 million. Hedge funds and institutional investors collectively own 64.53% of Intel.
• Analyst sentiment remains mixed: Intel has a consensus “Hold” rating and an average price target of $107.74, with ratings ranging from Strong Buy to Sell.
• Intel reported quarterly revenue of $16.13 billion and adjusted earnings of $0.42 per share, surpassing estimates while revenue rose 25.2% year over year. CEO Lip-Bu Tan also purchased nearly $10 million of Intel stock, signaling insider confidence.

Knollwood Investment Advisory LLC acquired a new position in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 44,748 shares of the chip maker's stock, valued at approximately $6,248,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of INTC. Financially Speaking Inc increased its position in shares of Intel by 69.2% in the fourth quarter. Financially Speaking Inc now owns 682 shares of the chip maker's stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 279 shares in the last quarter. Financial Life Planners purchased a new stake in shares of Intel in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Glynn Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Intel in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Knuff & Co LLC acquired a new position in Intel in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Finally, Swiss RE Ltd. purchased a new position in Intel during the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. 64.53% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

INTC has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. HC Wainwright set a $150.00 target price on shares of Intel in a research note on Monday, June 29th. Wolfe Research began coverage on Intel in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. They set a "peer perform" rating on the stock. Weiss Ratings downgraded Intel from a "hold (c-)" rating to a "sell (d+)" rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 18th. Rosenblatt Securities lifted their target price on Intel from $65.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a "sell" rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Finally, KeyCorp set a $125.00 price target on shares of Intel in a research report on Friday, July 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have given a Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $107.74.

Key Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel is reportedly preparing another price increase of roughly 10% for PC and enterprise CPUs, potentially beginning in October. Rising supply-chain costs are a stated reason, but the increase also suggests strong demand and limited customer willingness to switch suppliers. Intel’s stock is rising as the company looks primed to boost prices even more
• Positive Sentiment: Intel and ASML reported that Intel Foundry has processed more than one million wafers using High-NA EUV equipment. The technology is being applied to selected layers of Intel’s 18A process and upcoming Panther Lake chips, offering evidence that Intel’s substantial fabrication investments are moving toward production-scale execution. Intel Foundry and ASML Collaborate to Accelerate Industry Readiness for High NA EUV
• Positive Sentiment: Northland Securities upgraded Intel from Market Perform to Outperform, citing improved pricing power and the possibility that Elon Musk’s proposed Terafab could provide additional scale for Intel’s currently loss-making foundry business. Wall Street analyst upgrades Intel stock price target
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel’s AI-PC initiative, including an on-device AI agent developed with the University of South Australia, highlights potential product differentiation, although its near-term revenue impact remains uncertain. Can Intel's AI PC Innovation With ASU Strengthen Its Market Position?
• Negative Sentiment: Mizuho reportedly reduced its price target to $92, pointing to dilution concerns after Intel’s sharp rally and capital needs. This remains a key risk because foundry expansion requires substantial investment and could limit per-share gains. 5-star analyst resets Intel stock price target

Intel Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ INTC opened at $104.47 on Wednesday. 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 one year low of $24.05 and a one year high of $142.35. The business's 50-day moving average price is $99.03 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $88.96. The company has a market capitalization of $526.95 billion, a P/E ratio of -49.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 10.58 and a beta of 2.22.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $16.13 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.43 billion. Intel had a positive return on equity of 2.62% and a negative net margin of 19.79%.The business's quarterly revenue was up 25.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned ($0.10) EPS. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Intel Corporation will post 1.01 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Intel news, CEO Lip Bu Tan bought 105,263 shares of Intel stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $95.00 per share, for a total transaction of $9,999,985.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,314,669 shares of the company's stock, valued at $124,893,555. The trade was a 8.70% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 0.05% of the company's stock.

About Intel

Intel Corporation NASDAQ: INTC is a global semiconductor company that designs and manufactures computing and communications products. Its portfolio includes Intel Core processors for personal computers, Xeon processors for data centers and enterprise systems, and products for edge computing, networking, and other specialized applications.

Intel also develops graphics processing units under its Intel Arc and Intel Data Center GPU brands, Gaudi artificial intelligence accelerators, Ethernet products, software, and related platform technologies.

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