NS Partners Ltd Makes New $22.52 Million Investment in Intel Corporation $INTC

NS Partners Ltd bought a new position in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor bought 161,274 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $22,519,000.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Strategic Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Intel in the 2nd quarter valued at $1,206,000. F&V Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Intel in the second quarter worth about $369,000. Oarsman Capital Inc. raised its position in shares of Intel by 3.5% in the 2nd quarter. Oarsman Capital Inc. now owns 5,237 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $731,000 after purchasing an additional 179 shares in the last quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC raised its holdings in Intel by 322.5% in the second quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC now owns 79,654 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $11,122,000 after acquiring an additional 60,800 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Moore Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in shares of Intel in the 2nd quarter valued at about $3,787,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

INTC has been the topic of several research analyst reports. BTIG Research upgraded Intel from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on Intel in a report on Thursday, June 11th. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Intel in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. New Street Research upped their target price on Intel from $100.00 to $122.00 in a research report on Friday, June 26th. Finally, Seaport Research Partners reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $125.00 price target on shares of Intel in a report on Friday, July 24th. One investment 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 MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $107.01.

Intel News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Dell’s strong server performance supported Intel’s data-center outlook. Dell reported a 122% increase in server revenue, prompting analysts to argue that demand for Intel CPUs is accelerating as AI infrastructure requires a substantial number of traditional processors alongside GPUs. Intel stock rises as Dell earnings point to CPU demand
• Positive Sentiment: A bullish $200 price target added momentum. Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry identified Intel as a direct beneficiary of rising CPU-to-GPU ratios in AI clusters, the continued enterprise presence of x86 processors and the potential of Intel’s Clearwater Forest architecture. The target implies substantial upside, although it is an individual analyst forecast rather than a consensus estimate. Dell earnings and Intel CPU demand
• Positive Sentiment: Estimate revisions have been trending higher. Analysts cited AI demand, manufacturing improvements and growth in custom silicon as potential offsets to supply constraints and competitive pressure. Intel’s recent revenue growth and plans for more than $20 billion in 2026 capital spending also reinforce the long-term recovery narrative. Intel estimate revisions
• Neutral Sentiment: Semiconductor-sector strength provided a broad-market tailwind. Intel, AMD and Nvidia advanced even as stronger employment data increased expectations for a possible Federal Reserve rate hike. Separate commentary arguing that Nvidia’s earnings reduced fears of an AI spending bubble also helped maintain investor interest in chip stocks. Chip stocks rise despite rate concerns
• Negative Sentiment: Mizuho lowered its Intel price target to $92 from $109 and maintained a Hold rating. The analyst warned that weaker PC demand and near-term margin pressure could limit the benefit from Intel’s AI-related growth. Nvidia’s expanding server CPU business also remains a competitive risk. Mizuho lowers Intel price target

Insider Activity at Intel

In other Intel news, CEO Lip Bu Tan acquired 105,263 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $95.00 per share, with a total value of $9,999,985.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,314,669 shares in the company, valued at $124,893,555. The trade was a 8.70% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Intel Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ INTC opened at $95.80 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.60, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. The firm has a market capitalization of $483.22 billion, a PE ratio of -45.40, a PEG ratio of 10.58 and a beta of 2.22. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $100.45 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $88.20. Intel Corporation has a one year low of $24.05 and a one year high of $142.35.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 firm had revenue of $16.13 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.43 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm 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, analysts predict that Intel Corporation will post 1.01 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.