International Assets Investment Management LLC lessened its position in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC – Free Report) by 83.8% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 24,121 shares of the chip maker’s stock after selling 125,181 shares during the quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Intel were worth $2,894,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of INTC. ABS Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Intel in the 2nd quarter worth $694,101,000. Montgomery Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in Intel during the 2nd quarter valued at $26,000. Knuff & Co LLC bought a new stake in Intel during the 2nd quarter valued at $29,000. Glynn Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Intel during the second quarter worth $29,000. Finally, Pathway Financial Advisers LLC acquired a new position in Intel during the third quarter worth $25,000. Institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.
Key Headlines Impacting Intel
Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Intel joined a broad recovery in semiconductor stocks as investors bought shares after Thursday’s steep AI-related selloff. The rebound lifted the Nasdaq, though worries about interest rates and AI spending persisted. Market and chip-stock rebound
- Positive Sentiment: CEO Lip-Bu Tan bought 150,000 shares for about $9.7 million, increasing his direct ownership by 11.4%. The insider purchase may signal confidence, although it does not resolve Intel’s operating challenges. Report on CEO share purchase
- Positive Sentiment: Intel technology is being used in Atsign’s EdgeAI platform, while a separate report highlighted Xeon processors for enterprise AI workloads. These developments support Intel’s effort to build AI-related demand beyond traditional PC chips. Intel EdgeAI and Xeon developments
- Negative Sentiment: The recovery follows pressure from Intel’s fourth-quarter revenue outlook of $15 billion to $16 billion and management’s warning that PC weakness could extend into 2027. A securities law firm has also announced an investigation into potential investor claims; this is an investigation notice, not a finding of wrongdoing. Investigation notice and outlook concerns
- Negative Sentiment: Analyst estimate reductions and ongoing concerns about losses in Intel Foundry add to doubts about earnings momentum and the execution of its turnaround. Analysis of Intel Foundry risks
Intel Stock Up 7.7%
INTC opened at $56.28 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 2.31 and a quick ratio of 1.86. The company’s 50-day moving average is $97.95 and its 200 day moving average is $86.60. Intel Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $32.89 and a fifty-two week high of $142.35. The firm has a market capitalization of $299.13 billion, a P/E ratio of -23.35, a PEG ratio of 6.02 and a beta of 2.42.
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 29th. The chip maker reported $0.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.41 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $16.51 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.56 billion. Intel had a negative net margin of 20.09% and a positive return on equity of 4.70%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 20.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.23 EPS. Research analysts expect that Intel Corporation will post 1.04 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Insider Buying and Selling at Intel
In other Intel news, CEO Lip Tan bought 150,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 2nd. The shares were purchased at an average price of $64.73 per share, for a total transaction of $9,709,500.00. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,464,669 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $94,808,024.37. This represents a 11.41% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.05% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of research analysts have weighed in on INTC shares. Wedbush reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $98.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a research note on Tuesday, October 27th. HSBC reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Intel in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “hold” rating on shares of Intel in a report on Tuesday, October 27th. National Bank Financial set a $85.00 price target on shares of Intel in a research report on Monday, October 19th. Finally, KGI Securities upgraded Intel from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $95.00 price target for the company in a research note on Friday, October 30th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have given a Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $97.42.
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