Ieq Capital LLC Raises Stake in Intel Corporation $INTC

Ieq Capital LLC boosted its stake in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 2.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,274,268 shares of the chip maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 47,504 shares during the quarter. Ieq Capital LLC’s holdings in Intel were worth $83,920,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in INTC. Winch Advisory Services LLC raised its position in shares of Intel by 28.3% in the 4th quarter. Winch Advisory Services LLC now owns 966 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 213 shares in the last quarter. ROI Financial Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Intel by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. ROI Financial Advisors LLC now owns 12,967 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $478,000 after acquiring an additional 217 shares in the last quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. raised its position in shares of Intel by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. now owns 10,788 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $398,000 after acquiring an additional 223 shares in the last quarter. Successful Portfolios LLC raised its position in shares of Intel by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Successful Portfolios LLC now owns 8,715 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $322,000 after acquiring an additional 223 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Providence Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Intel by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. Providence Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 13,340 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $527,000 after acquiring an additional 225 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on INTC shares. KGI Securities lowered Intel from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $71.00 target price for the company. in a research report on Monday, April 20th. HSBC raised Intel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $50.00 to $95.00 in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Arete Research raised their price objective on Intel from $20.40 to $99.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Scotiabank started coverage on Intel in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. They set a “sector perform” rating for the company. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Intel from $35.00 to $45.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $87.31.

Key Stories Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Bank of America double-upgraded Intel to Buy and lifted its price target, signaling renewed confidence in the company’s CPU and foundry growth outlook. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple reports highlighted Intel’s improving foundry story and its ability to benefit from AI-related semiconductor demand, which supported the stock’s move higher. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel’s recent gains have also been linked to broader sector rotation back into beaten-down chip stocks, as investors looked past near-term macro and geopolitical concerns. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Some commentary warned that Intel and other chip stocks could face downside if the AI trade proves overextended and the market starts pricing in a bubble-like scenario. Article Title

Insider Activity at Intel

In other Intel news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 40,256 shares of Intel stock in a transaction on Friday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $99.53, for a total value of $4,006,679.68. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 105,077 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,458,313.81. This trade represents a 27.70% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Intel Stock Up 6.5%

INTC stock opened at $124.57 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $626.09 billion, a PE ratio of -200.92 and a beta of 2.21. The business has a 50 day moving average of $95.17 and a 200 day moving average of $61.56. Intel Corporation has a twelve month low of $18.97 and a twelve month high of $132.75. The company has a quick ratio of 1.85, a current ratio of 2.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.01 by $0.28. The business had revenue of $13.58 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.32 billion. Intel had a positive return on equity of 0.39% and a negative net margin of 5.90%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.13 EPS. Intel has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.200-0.200 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post 0.66 EPS for the current fiscal 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.