Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC Reduces Stock Holdings in Intel Corporation $INTC

Key Points

• Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC reduced its stake in Intel Corporation by 22.7%, holding a total of 43,003 shares valued at approximately $963,000 after selling 12,662 shares.
• Several hedge funds and institutional investors, including HFM Investment Advisors and N.E.W. Advisory Services, have recently acquired new stakes in Intel, indicating ongoing investment interest.
• Analysts' ratings on Intel are mixed, with two firms rating it as "Buy" and a consensus rating of "Reduce," while the average price target stands at $26.63.

Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC lowered its position in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC - Free Report) by 22.7% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 43,003 shares of the chip maker's stock after selling 12,662 shares during the period. Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC's holdings in Intel were worth $963,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. HFM Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Intel in the 1st quarter valued at about $25,000. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in Intel in the first quarter valued at $25,000. MJT & Associates Financial Advisory Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Intel in the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. West Branch Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Intel in the second quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA acquired a new position in Intel in the first quarter valued at $30,000. 64.53% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently issued reports on INTC. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued a "neutral" rating on shares of Intel in a report on Thursday, October 2nd. Benchmark raised Intel from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $43.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Friday, September 19th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on Intel from $21.00 to $24.50 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, July 21st. Erste Group Bank upgraded Intel from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, September 22nd. Finally, Hsbc Global Res downgraded shares of Intel from a "hold" rating to a "moderate sell" rating in a report on Tuesday, October 7th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-three have given a Hold rating and seven have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Reduce" and an average price target of $26.63.

Intel Trading Down 3.6%

Shares of INTC stock opened at $36.44 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 1.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. The business's 50 day moving average is $27.17 and its two-hundred day moving average is $23.24. The company has a market cap of $159.49 billion, a PE ratio of -7.64 and a beta of 1.33. Intel Corporation has a 12 month low of $17.67 and a 12 month high of $39.65.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The chip maker reported ($0.10) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.01 by ($0.11). The business had revenue of $12.86 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.88 billion. Intel had a negative net margin of 38.64% and a negative return on equity of 3.78%. The business's revenue was up .5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.02 EPS. Intel has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.000-0.000 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Intel Corporation will post -0.11 EPS for the current year.

Intel Profile

Intel Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells computing and related products and services worldwide. It operates through Client Computing Group, Data Center and AI, Network and Edge, Mobileye, and Intel Foundry Services segments. The company's products portfolio comprises central processing units and chipsets, system-on-chips (SoCs), and multichip packages; mobile and desktop processors; hardware products comprising graphics processing units (GPUs), domain-specific accelerators, and field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs); and memory and storage, connectivity and networking, and other semiconductor products.

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