9,576 Shares in Intel Corporation $INTC Acquired by Shepherd Financial Partners LLC

Shepherd Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 9,576 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $1,337,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Intel in the fourth quarter worth about $2,233,159,000. Capital Research Global Investors raised its stake in shares of Intel by 285.9% during 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 acquiring an additional 19,722,010 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors grew its stake in 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 in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley increased its holdings in Intel by 20.4% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 65,249,269 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $2,407,698,000 after purchasing an additional 11,056,090 shares during the period. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC raised its position in Intel by 61.3% during the 3rd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 25,001,621 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $838,804,000 after purchasing an additional 9,503,402 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Intel Trading Down 2.8%

Intel stock opened at $89.47 on Friday. Intel Corporation has a one year low of $23.68 and a one year high of $142.35. The stock has a market cap of $451.29 billion, a PE ratio of -42.40 and a beta of 2.22. 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 50-day moving average of $104.64 and a two-hundred day moving average of $86.39.

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

Intel News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Chief Executive Officer Lip-Bu Tan reportedly purchased approximately $10 million of Intel stock at $95 per share earlier this month. The shares now trade below that level, making the purchase a potential signal of management’s confidence in Intel’s turnaround. Intel CEO insider purchase article
• Positive Sentiment: Fundstrat ETFs added Intel to a quarterly rebalance, which could provide incremental institutional demand and reflects improving sentiment toward the chipmaker. Fundstrat ETF rebalance article
• Positive Sentiment: Intel has gained attention from investors following reports of a new Advantech connection and its potential role in AI infrastructure. Strong Nvidia results also reinforced expectations that demand for data-center and AI-related hardware remains robust. Intel Advantech connection article
• Neutral Sentiment: Reports that investor Nancy Pelosi bought Intel shares and call options may support retail and political-investor interest, but the trade does not change Intel’s operating outlook. Nancy Pelosi Intel investment article
• Negative Sentiment: Intel’s manufacturing operations reportedly continue to lose money on wafers, much of which are sold internally. The stock’s elevated valuation appears to assume that the foundry business eventually becomes profitable, leaving substantial execution risk if losses persist. Intel manufacturing losses article
• Negative Sentiment: Intel is also being pressured by broad semiconductor profit-taking after Nvidia’s earnings-fueled rally. Raymond James reportedly prefers AMD over Intel among the two AI-exposed CPU companies, highlighting competitive concerns and uncertainty over Intel’s ability to convert AI demand into durable growth. Semiconductor profit-taking article

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on INTC shares. Oppenheimer started coverage on Intel in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock. Daiwa Securities Group downgraded shares of Intel from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Intel from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 18th. Melius Research set a $150.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a report on Monday, May 18th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Intel in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. One 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 given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Intel presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $107.46.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Lip Bu Tan purchased 105,263 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction 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 acquisition, the chief executive officer owned 1,314,669 shares in the company, valued at approximately $124,893,555. This represents a 8.70% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Intel Company 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.