Liontrust Investment Partners LLP Reduces Holdings in Intel Corporation $INTC

Key Points

• Liontrust Investment Partners reduced its Intel stake by 59.1% in the second quarter, selling 36,636 shares and retaining 25,334 shares valued at approximately $3.54 million.
• Analysts have raised several Intel price targets, but the overall consensus remains “Hold,” with a consensus target of $107.01; 31 analysts rate the stock Hold compared with 16 Buy or Strong Buy ratings.
• Intel reported stronger-than-expected quarterly results, with $16.13 billion in revenue and $0.42 adjusted EPS, while CEO Lip-Bu Tan purchased nearly $10 million of shares. Risks include weaker PC demand, margin pressure and growing competition in server CPUs.

Liontrust Investment Partners LLP cut its holdings in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC - Free Report) by 59.1% during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 25,334 shares of the chip maker's stock after selling 36,636 shares during the quarter. Liontrust Investment Partners LLP's holdings in Intel were worth $3,537,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in INTC. Glenview Trust Co purchased a new stake in shares of Intel in the second quarter valued at about $3,613,000. North Star Asset Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Intel by 1.1% during the second quarter. North Star Asset Management Inc. now owns 35,059 shares of the chip maker's stock worth $4,895,000 after acquiring an additional 380 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC raised its position in Intel by 6.8% in the 2nd quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 495,228 shares of the chip maker's stock valued at $69,149,000 after purchasing an additional 31,618 shares in the last quarter. United Capital Financial Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Intel by 8.1% in the second quarter. United Capital Financial Advisors LLC now owns 195,474 shares of the chip maker's stock worth $27,294,000 after acquiring an additional 14,599 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Yukon Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new position in Intel during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $244,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

INTC has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on shares of Intel from $75.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. New Street Research increased their target price on Intel from $100.00 to $122.00 in a report on Friday, June 26th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on Intel from $110.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. DA Davidson lifted their price target on Intel from $77.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded Intel from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating, thirty-one have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $107.01.

Intel News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Dell’s strong server performance supported Intel’s data-center outlook. Dell reported a 122% increase in server revenue, prompting analysts to argue that demand for Intel CPUs is accelerating as AI infrastructure requires a substantial number of traditional processors alongside GPUs. Intel stock rises as Dell earnings point to CPU demand
• Positive Sentiment: A bullish $200 price target added momentum. Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry identified Intel as a direct beneficiary of rising CPU-to-GPU ratios in AI clusters, the continued enterprise presence of x86 processors and the potential of Intel’s Clearwater Forest architecture. The target implies substantial upside, although it is an individual analyst forecast rather than a consensus estimate. Dell earnings and Intel CPU demand
• Positive Sentiment: Estimate revisions have been trending higher. Analysts cited AI demand, manufacturing improvements and growth in custom silicon as potential offsets to supply constraints and competitive pressure. Intel’s recent revenue growth and plans for more than $20 billion in 2026 capital spending also reinforce the long-term recovery narrative. Intel estimate revisions
• Neutral Sentiment: Semiconductor-sector strength provided a broad-market tailwind. Intel, AMD and Nvidia advanced even as stronger employment data increased expectations for a possible Federal Reserve rate hike. Separate commentary arguing that Nvidia’s earnings reduced fears of an AI spending bubble also helped maintain investor interest in chip stocks. Chip stocks rise despite rate concerns
• Negative Sentiment: Mizuho lowered its Intel price target to $92 from $109 and maintained a Hold rating. The analyst warned that weaker PC demand and near-term margin pressure could limit the benefit from Intel’s AI-related growth. Nvidia’s expanding server CPU business also remains a competitive risk. Mizuho lowers Intel price target

Insider Transactions at Intel

In other news, CEO Lip Bu Tan purchased 105,263 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $95.00 per share, for a total transaction of $9,999,985.00. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,314,669 shares in the company, valued at approximately $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 through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.05% of the company's stock.

Intel Trading Up 4.5%

NASDAQ INTC opened at $95.80 on Friday. The firm's fifty day moving average is $100.45 and its two-hundred day moving average is $87.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 1.60. The firm has a market cap of $483.22 billion, a PE ratio of -45.40, a P/E/G ratio of 10.12 and a beta of 2.22. Intel Corporation has a one year low of $24.05 and a one year high of $142.35.

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

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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