First Wilshire Securities Management Inc. Makes New Investment in Intel Corporation $INTC

First Wilshire Securities Management Inc. acquired a new position in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) in the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm acquired 5,000 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $221,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Financial Life Planners purchased a new stake in Intel in the first quarter worth approximately $25,000. Financially Speaking Inc raised its stake in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 279 shares in the last quarter. Legacy Bridge LLC purchased a new position in shares of Intel during the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Intel in the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Finally, Swiss RE Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Intel in the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Intel News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: RBC and other bullish previews said Intel could beat Q2 revenue expectations, helped by stronger server demand and improving data center momentum. Intel Jumps 6% on RBC’s Q2 Beat Call, AMD Rises 4%, Broadcom Climbs 3% as the Chip Rally Resumes
• Positive Sentiment: Intel’s foundry business landed Fortinet as its first named customer under CEO Lip-Bu Tan, a win that supports the turnaround story and signals outside interest in Intel’s manufacturing capabilities. Intel’s foundry lands first named customer under CEO Lip-Bu Tan, as Fortinet signs on for security chips
• Positive Sentiment: Intel also announced a Fortinet partnership on security chips and reported progress tied to memory upgrades, Google Cloud AI expansion, and restructuring, which added to the pre-earnings rally. Intel Stock (NASDAQ:INTC) Blasts Up After Fortinet Team-Up
• Positive Sentiment: Chip stocks broadly rebounded, and Intel was one of the leaders as investors rotated back into semiconductors after the recent selloff. Chip Stocks Extend Rebound on Tuesday as Nvidia, AMD, SNDK, Micron, and Intel Rise. Here’s Why
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel faces a large implied post-earnings move, showing traders expect a meaningful reaction either way after results. Intel Could Swing $61.4 Billion in Value After Earnings This Week
• Negative Sentiment: Some analysts warned the stock’s valuation is stretched and that sentiment could overwhelm even solid earnings, especially if guidance disappoints. Intel set to beat but valuation leaves it exposed to sentiment swings
• Negative Sentiment: Reports of fresh layoffs in Intel’s data center and AI unit underscore the ongoing turnaround effort and suggest management is still making tough cuts to improve efficiency. Intel Launches Fresh Layoffs in Data Center and AI Unit Ahead of Earnings as Lip-Bu Tan Pushes Turnaround Strategy

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Arete Research upped their price objective on shares of Intel from $20.40 to $99.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 10th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Intel from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Oppenheimer assumed coverage on shares of Intel in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. They issued an “outperform” rating for the company. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on shares of Intel from $75.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, July 10th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group assumed coverage on Intel in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $102.77.

Intel Stock Up 8.6%

Shares of Intel stock opened at $105.45 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 1.85 and a current ratio of 2.31. Intel Corporation has a 52-week low of $18.97 and a 52-week high of $142.35. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $116.84 and its 200-day moving average price is $77.08. The stock has a market capitalization of $529.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -170.08 and a beta of 2.18.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.01 by $0.28. The company had revenue of $13.58 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.32 billion. Intel had a negative net margin of 5.90% and a positive return on equity of 0.39%. The firm’s revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.13 EPS. Intel has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.200-0.200 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post 0.64 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Intel

In other news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 40,256 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.53, for a total transaction of $4,006,679.68. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 105,077 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,458,313.81. This 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. Company insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

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.