Intel Corporation $INTC Stock Holdings Cut by Van ECK Associates Corp

Van ECK Associates Corp decreased its position in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 26.5% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 34,432,990 shares of the chip maker’s stock after selling 12,400,464 shares during the quarter. Intel makes up approximately 3.0% of Van ECK Associates Corp’s portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest position. Van ECK Associates Corp owned about 0.68% of Intel worth $4,807,878,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. iA Global Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Intel by 17.0% during the 4th quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. now owns 593,043 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $21,883,000 after acquiring an additional 86,189 shares during the period. Whalerock Point Partners LLC bought a new stake in Intel in the 4th quarter valued at about $205,000. Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc. bought a new stake in Intel in the 4th quarter valued at about $185,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its holdings in Intel by 5.7% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 255,261 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $9,419,000 after purchasing an additional 13,858 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc lifted its holdings in Intel by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 34,012,894 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $1,255,076,000 after purchasing an additional 423,481 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Intel

In related news, CEO Lip Bu Tan bought 105,263 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were acquired at an average cost 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 $124,893,555. This trade represents a 8.70% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Intel Trading Down 2.8%

Intel stock opened at $89.47 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 1.60. Intel Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $23.68 and a fifty-two week high of $142.35. The stock has a market cap of $451.29 billion, a P/E ratio of -42.40 and a beta of 2.22. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $104.64 and its 200-day moving average price is $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 company had revenue of $16.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.43 billion. Intel had a positive return on equity of 2.62% and a negative net margin of 19.79%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 25.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned ($0.10) earnings per share. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post 1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on INTC shares. Truist Financial lifted their target price on shares of Intel from $81.00 to $108.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Wedbush upped their price target on shares of Intel from $60.00 to $98.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Intel from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. Melius Research set a $150.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Finally, New Street Research lifted their price objective on shares of Intel from $100.00 to $122.00 in a research note on Friday, June 26th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating, thirty-one have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $107.46.

Intel News Roundup

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

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.