Trust Co. of Vermont Invests $5.89 Million in Intel Corporation $INTC

Trust Co. of Vermont purchased a new stake in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor purchased 42,176 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $5,889,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Southern Financial Group LLC lifted its stake in Intel by 0.6% in the 1st quarter. Southern Financial Group LLC now owns 14,313 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $632,000 after purchasing an additional 90 shares during the last quarter. Harrell Investment Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Intel by 0.4% during the second quarter. Harrell Investment Partners LLC now owns 23,277 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $3,250,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. TFR Capital LLC. increased its holdings in shares of Intel by 0.4% during the second quarter. TFR Capital LLC. now owns 26,643 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $3,720,000 after buying an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Wynn Capital LLC increased its holdings in shares of Intel by 0.4% during the second quarter. Wynn Capital LLC now owns 27,162 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $3,793,000 after buying an additional 104 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bell Investment Advisors Inc lifted its stake in shares of Intel by 4.3% in the 2nd quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc now owns 2,895 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $404,000 after acquiring an additional 119 shares during the last quarter. 64.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Key Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Strong Nvidia results lifted the sector. Nvidia’s blowout quarter and projection for roughly 70% revenue growth in fiscal 2028 reinforced that AI demand remains far above available supply. Investors bid up related semiconductor names, including Intel, as CPUs and other infrastructure components are expected to benefit from expanded AI deployments. Why Is Intel Stock Surging on Thursday?
• Positive Sentiment: Potential U.S. chip tariffs increased Intel’s strategic appeal. Reports of broad tariffs on imported chips encouraged speculation that Intel, as a U.S.-based manufacturer and foundry candidate, could receive additional policy support or gain a competitive advantage. Why Is Intel Stock Surging on Thursday?
• Positive Sentiment: An Advantech connection highlighted Intel’s AI infrastructure ambitions. The relationship points to potential progress placing Intel chips and platforms into AI infrastructure and edge-computing applications, though financial details were not provided. Intel Stock Gains with New Advantech Connection
• Positive Sentiment: Congressional buying added bullish publicity. Nancy Pelosi reportedly purchased Intel shares and call options, potentially attracting momentum-oriented investors, although the transaction does not change Intel’s fundamentals. Nancy Pelosi Buys Intel
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel’s first-half operating cash flow rose sharply to $8.1 billion, but heavy capital spending continues to pressure free cash flow. Intel Sees Strong Cash Flow Growth
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst warnings about intense competition and uncertainty surrounding Intel’s turnaround remain a risk. The company’s previously reported roughly $20 billion equity offering also creates dilution concerns and helps explain the stock’s wide valuation swings. Simon Leopold Offers Warning

Insider Buying and Selling at Intel

In other news, CEO Lip Bu Tan bought 105,263 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $95.00 per share, with a total value of $9,999,985.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,314,669 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $124,893,555. This represents a 8.70% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.05% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Intel Price Performance

Shares of INTC opened at $92.09 on Friday. Intel Corporation has a 1 year low of $23.68 and a 1 year high of $142.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 1.60 and a quick ratio of 1.25. The company has a market capitalization of $464.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -43.64 and a beta of 2.22. The business has a 50-day moving average of $105.53 and a 200-day moving average of $86.37.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.21. Intel had a positive return on equity of 2.62% and a negative net margin of 19.79%.The business had revenue of $16.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.43 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted ($0.10) earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 25.2% on a year-over-year basis. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Intel Corporation will post 1 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

INTC has been the topic of a number of research reports. Cantor Fitzgerald reduced their price objective on Intel from $150.00 to $125.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, July 24th. BTIG Research raised Intel from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. DA Davidson boosted their price target on Intel from $77.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. Seaport Research Partners reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $125.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price objective on shares of Intel from $120.00 to $110.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Friday, July 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, thirty-one have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $107.46.

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.