Sigma Planning Corp grew its stake in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC - Free Report) by 19.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 58,063 shares of the chip maker's stock after buying an additional 9,560 shares during the period. Sigma Planning Corp's holdings in Intel were worth $2,143,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI lifted its position in shares of Intel by 10.6% in the fourth quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 76,007 shares of the chip maker's stock worth $2,805,000 after buying an additional 7,260 shares during the last quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System lifted its position in shares of Intel by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System now owns 3,427,570 shares of the chip maker's stock worth $126,477,000 after buying an additional 22,881 shares during the last quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Intel in the fourth quarter worth about $87,000. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D lifted its position in shares of Intel by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D now owns 1,546,539 shares of the chip maker's stock worth $57,067,000 after buying an additional 23,282 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Heritage Investment Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Intel in the fourth quarter worth about $219,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company's stock.
Insider Transactions at Intel
In related news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 20,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $49.05, for a total transaction of $981,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 113,060 shares in the company, valued at $5,545,593. The trade was a 15.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.05% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Intel Price Performance
NASDAQ INTC opened at $99.62 on Friday. Intel Corporation has a twelve month low of $18.97 and a twelve month high of $100.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 1.85 and a current ratio of 2.31. The stock has a market capitalization of $500.68 billion, a PE ratio of -160.67, a P/E/G ratio of 2.94 and a beta of 2.18. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $54.62 and a 200 day simple moving average of $45.84.
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.01 by $0.28. Intel had a positive return on equity of 0.39% and a negative net margin of 5.90%.The firm had revenue of $13.58 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.32 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.13 earnings per share. The company's quarterly revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Intel has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.200-0.200 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Intel Corporation will post 0.63 EPS for the current year.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of analysts have weighed in on INTC shares. DA Davidson boosted their price target on Intel from $45.00 to $77.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Benchmark boosted their price objective on Intel from $76.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Raymond James Financial raised Intel from a "hold" rating to a "moderate buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Susquehanna boosted their price objective on Intel from $65.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Evercore set a $95.00 price objective on Intel in a research report on Friday, April 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating, twenty-five have issued a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $74.47.
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More Intel News
Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:
- Positive Sentiment: U.S. antitrust authorities cleared Intel's investment in SambaNova, removing a major regulatory overhang tied to the deal and validating Intel's push deeper into AI infrastructure; that clearance is a clear near‑term positive for sentiment. Read More.
- Positive Sentiment: Strong Q1 operational beat: Intel reported a sizable EPS and revenue beat and issued stable Q2 guidance, which lifted the investment thesis that Intel is converting AI infrastructure demand into durable revenue growth. Investors are treating the quarter as confirmation that Intel can compete for large data‑center spend. Read More.
- Positive Sentiment: Momentum, liquidity and positioning: April was Intel's best month ever on Nasdaq with massive inflows (including outsized moves in leveraged ETFs), drawing new retail and institutional attention and reinforcing momentum‑driven buying. Read More.
- Neutral Sentiment: Analyst revisions and upgrades are supporting the re‑rating: some firms hiked FY estimates and moved coverage to stronger ratings — this helps the fundamental narrative but may already be priced into the rally.
- Negative Sentiment: Elevated volatility and dispersion in expectations: options markets imply large moves and traders are pricing sharply divergent outcomes for INTC through the summer — that raises the risk of sharp pullbacks if momentum stalls. Read More.
- Negative Sentiment: Profit‑taking / overbought warnings: Several analysts and market commentators say the rally may be overextended in the short term and that every incremental bit of good news is being bought — investors should expect higher intraday swings and potential pullbacks. Read More.
- Negative Sentiment: Sector sensitivity: short‑term chip sector moves are still being influenced by cloud/AI spend signals (for example, OpenAI growth outlooks), which can weigh on chip names if cloud customers temper guidance. Read More.
Intel Company Profile
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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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