Tairen Capital Ltd Purchases Shares of 469,340 Intel Corporation $INTC

Tairen Capital Ltd acquired a new position in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 469,340 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $65,534,000. Intel makes up about 5.8% of Tairen Capital Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest holding.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in INTC. Sivia Capital Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Intel by 271.7% in the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 34,201 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $766,000 after purchasing an additional 25,001 shares during the period. United Bank acquired a new stake in Intel during the second quarter valued at $205,000. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL grew its position in Intel by 12.3% during the second quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 13,737 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $308,000 after buying an additional 1,508 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Intel by 29.6% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 158,277 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $3,545,000 after buying an additional 36,116 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. increased its holdings in Intel by 9.9% in the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 828,352 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $18,556,000 after buying an additional 74,838 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Intel news, CEO Lip Bu Tan bought 105,263 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction 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 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. Insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Piper Sandler began coverage on shares of Intel in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. They issued a “neutral” rating for the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Intel from $45.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. BTIG Research upgraded Intel from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Cantor Fitzgerald dropped their price objective on Intel from $150.00 to $125.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut Intel from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating, thirty-one have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Intel presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $107.46.

Intel Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of INTC opened at $88.97 on Wednesday. Intel Corporation has a 52-week low of $23.68 and a 52-week high of $142.35. The company has a quick ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 1.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $102.74 and its two-hundred day moving average is $87.23. The stock has a market cap of $448.76 billion, a PE ratio of -42.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 9.88 and a beta of 2.22.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $16.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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 quarterly revenue was up 25.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned ($0.10) earnings per share. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post 1.01 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Key Stories Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan reportedly purchased approximately $10 million of company stock, a transaction investors may view as a sign of management confidence in the foundry recovery and long-term strategy. CEO Lip-Bu Tan Just Gave 12 Million Reasons to Buy Intel Stock
• Positive Sentiment: Commentary continues to highlight potential foundry contracts, advanced packaging and high-bandwidth-memory opportunities. A possible relationship with SK Hynix had fueled optimism that Intel could attract a major external customer, although the report was subsequently denied by SK Hynix. Intel Stock Notches Up as SK Hynix Considers New Deal
• Positive Sentiment: A partnership expansion with Kasm Technologies supports private, on-premises AI inference using Intel Xeon 6 processors, reinforcing Intel’s opportunity in regulated markets where customers want data to remain within corporate networks. Intel’s Privacy-Focused AI and Foundry Momentum

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.