Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC Acquires Shares of 5,465 Intel Corporation $INTC

Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 5,465 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $202,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. SouthState Bank Corp raised its stake in shares of Intel by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. SouthState Bank Corp now owns 10,645 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $393,000 after purchasing an additional 385 shares in the last quarter. Syon Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Intel by 34.4% during the 4th quarter. Syon Capital LLC now owns 17,692 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $653,000 after buying an additional 4,529 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors grew its stake in shares of Intel by 20.3% in the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 104,060,268 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $3,839,833,000 after buying an additional 17,557,147 shares in the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors grew its stake in shares of Intel by 285.9% in the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 26,619,928 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $982,279,000 after buying an additional 19,722,010 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital International Sarl increased its holdings in Intel by 174.5% in the fourth quarter. Capital International Sarl now owns 398,350 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $14,699,000 after buying an additional 253,211 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Reports say Google has tapped Intel to manufacture millions of its in-house AI chips, a sign Intel’s foundry business may be gaining real traction with top-tier customers. Google, Nvidia consider Intel as backup chip manufacturer, The Information reports
• Positive Sentiment: Market chatter also suggests Nvidia could use Intel as a backup chip manufacturer, which would strengthen confidence in Intel’s long-term foundry strategy and AI relevance. Intel Stock Soars on a Huge Google Deal — Time to See Who Owns It
• Positive Sentiment: Intel also announced an expanded collaboration with Cadence to optimize its next-generation Intel 14A process technology, reinforcing investor optimism around its manufacturing roadmap. Cadence Announces Collaboration with Intel Foundry to Accelerate Intel 14A Process Optimization for HPC and Mobile Designs
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader semiconductor shares are rebounding as investors rotate back into AI-linked names, helping lift Intel along with peers like Micron and Marvell. Stock Market Today, June 8: Marvell, Intel, and Micron Lead Tech Stock Rebound
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel’s recent earnings were stronger than expected, which continues to support the stock’s recovery narrative, though that news is not the main driver today.

Insider Buying and Selling at Intel

In other news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 40,256 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.53, for a total value of $4,006,679.68. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 105,077 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,458,313.81. This trade represents a 27.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Intel Stock Up 11.1%

INTC stock opened at $110.18 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $553.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -177.71 and a beta of 2.21. The company has a 50-day moving average of $89.57 and a two-hundred day moving average of $59.51. Intel Corporation has a 52-week low of $18.97 and a 52-week high of $132.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 2.31 and a quick ratio of 1.85.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.29 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.01 by $0.28. The business had revenue of $13.58 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $12.32 billion. Intel had a positive return on equity of 0.39% and a negative net margin of 5.90%.The firm’s revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.13 EPS. Intel has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.200-0.200 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Intel Corporation will post 0.63 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

INTC has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Truist Financial lifted their target price on shares of Intel from $49.00 to $81.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. HSBC raised shares of Intel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $50.00 to $95.00 in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. TD Cowen increased their target price on shares of Intel from $60.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Bank of America boosted their price target on Intel from $48.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Mizuho increased their price objective on Intel from $124.00 to $128.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, June 1st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, twenty-six have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $83.35.

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.