Intel Corporation $INTC Position Increased by Valeo Financial Advisors LLC

Valeo Financial Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 9.6% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 81,172 shares of the chip maker’s stock after buying an additional 7,095 shares during the period. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Intel were worth $11,334,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Intel during the 4th quarter worth $2,233,159,000. Capital Research Global Investors grew its position in shares of Intel by 285.9% in the fourth quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 26,619,928 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $982,279,000 after purchasing an additional 19,722,010 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors increased its stake in shares of Intel by 20.3% in the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 104,060,268 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $3,839,833,000 after purchasing an additional 17,557,147 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Intel by 3.5% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 404,522,308 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $14,926,873,000 after purchasing an additional 13,692,624 shares during the period. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted its holdings in shares of Intel by 20.4% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 65,249,269 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $2,407,698,000 after buying an additional 11,056,090 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Intel Stock Up 1.8%

NASDAQ INTC opened at $101.65 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $512.72 billion, a P/E ratio of -48.18 and a beta of 2.22. Intel Corporation has a 52 week low of $19.61 and a 52 week high of $142.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 1.60. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $111.01 and a 200-day moving average of $81.51.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 prior year, the business posted ($0.10) earnings per share. Intel’s revenue was up 25.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post 1.01 EPS for the current year.

More Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Progress toward HDMI 2.1 support is boosting optimism about Intel’s consumer-PC and graphics capabilities, potentially improving the appeal of its platforms in home-entertainment and gaming devices. Intel Stock Gains With Progress on HDMI 2.1
• Positive Sentiment: Intel appointed new leadership focused on customer engagement and growth. The move is intended to strengthen relationships with customers and support execution of the company’s turnaround strategy. Intel Announces Leadership Appointment
• Positive Sentiment: Recent coverage continues to highlight Intel’s strongest revenue growth in more than 15 years, narrowing Foundry losses, improving 18A manufacturing yields and demand-linked capital spending. Second-quarter revenue was about $16.1 billion, up roughly 25% year over year, with adjusted EPS of $0.42. Intel’s Turnaround Entered a New Phase
• Positive Sentiment: SoftBank’s earnings benefited substantially from gains on its Intel investment, providing a favorable external signal for INTC and reinforcing investor interest in Intel’s AI and semiconductor exposure. SoftBank Earnings Benefit From Intel Investment
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel is reportedly involved in a planned Texas chip-factory project with SpaceX and Tesla. If completed, the project could support domestic manufacturing and AI infrastructure, but its long-term financial impact is not yet clear. SpaceX and Tesla Chip Factory
• Negative Sentiment: Daiwa Securities Group downgraded Intel to Hold, signaling that valuation and execution risks may limit further gains after the stock’s substantial rebound. Intel Cut to Hold at Daiwa Securities
• Negative Sentiment: Reports of a new CPU-level security attack created concern about potential vulnerabilities in Intel processors and could increase reputational, remediation and customer-support costs. Intel Stock Slips on CPU-Level Attack Reports
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts continue to question whether Intel can compete with TSMC in leading-edge manufacturing. TSMC’s larger revenue base and stronger execution highlight the substantial challenge facing Intel Foundry.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have recently commented on INTC shares. Truist Financial upped their price objective on shares of Intel from $81.00 to $108.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Rosenblatt Securities lifted their price target on shares of Intel from $65.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Intel in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “hold” rating and set a $100.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, Seaport Research Partners reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $125.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a report on Friday, July 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating, thirty-two have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $107.93.

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.