NS Partners Ltd Invests $22.52 Million in Intel Corporation $INTC

Key Points

• NS Partners acquired a new $22.52 million Intel stake, purchasing 161,274 shares in the second quarter. Institutional investors collectively own 64.53% of Intel.
• Intel’s outlook is supported by rising data-center and AI-related CPU demand, stronger estimate revisions, and a quarterly earnings beat with revenue up 25.2% year over year.
• Analyst sentiment remains mixed: Intel has a consensus “Hold” rating and a $107.01 price target, while Mizuho cut its target to $92 citing weaker PC demand, margin pressure, and competition from Nvidia in server CPUs.

NS Partners Ltd acquired a new stake in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 161,274 shares of the chip maker's stock, valued at approximately $22,519,000.

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

Trending Headlines about Intel

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 Buying and Selling at Intel

In related news, CEO Lip Bu Tan acquired 105,263 shares of Intel stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $95.00 per share, for a total transaction of $9,999,985.00. Following the completion of the transaction, 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 SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.05% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on INTC shares. HC Wainwright set a $150.00 price target on Intel in a report on Monday, June 29th. Moffett Nathanson lowered shares of Intel to a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Mizuho reduced their price objective on Intel from $109.00 to $92.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Melius Research set a $150.00 target price on shares of Intel in a report on Monday, May 18th. Finally, Piper Sandler began coverage on Intel in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. They set a "neutral" rating for the company. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, thirty-one have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Intel currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $107.01.

Intel Stock Performance

Shares of INTC stock opened at $95.80 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $483.22 billion, a PE ratio of -45.40, a P/E/G ratio of 10.58 and a beta of 2.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 1.60. Intel Corporation has a 1 year low of $24.05 and a 1 year high of $142.35. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $100.45 and a 200 day moving average price of $88.20.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 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 business had revenue of $16.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.43 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned ($0.10) EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 25.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post 1.01 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Intel

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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