New York State Common Retirement Fund Sells 217,400 Shares of Intel Corporation $INTC

New York State Common Retirement Fund lessened its holdings in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 4.1% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 5,050,573 shares of the chip maker’s stock after selling 217,400 shares during the quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund’s holdings in Intel were worth $169,447,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in INTC. Corundum Trust Company INC bought a new position in shares of Intel during the third quarter valued at about $29,000. GoalVest Advisory LLC purchased a new position in Intel in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $34,000. Global Wealth Strategies & Associates lifted its position in Intel by 214.5% in the third quarter. Global Wealth Strategies & Associates now owns 1,173 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 800 shares during the last quarter. Investors Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Spolka Akcyjna purchased a new stake in shares of Intel during the second quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, Eukles Asset Management grew its holdings in shares of Intel by 55.6% in the second quarter. Eukles Asset Management now owns 1,400 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares during the last quarter. 64.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Intel

In other news, EVP David Zinsner purchased 5,882 shares of Intel stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 26th. The stock was bought at an average price of $42.50 per share, with a total value of $249,985.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 247,392 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,514,160. The trade was a 2.44% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.04% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Key Stories Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Insider buy: Intel EVP David Zinsner purchased ~5,882 shares at ~$42.50, signaling management confidence and giving traders a buy cue. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Foundry/client rumors: Reports say Nvidia (and possibly Apple-related work) could use Intel foundries or packaging for future GPU production (2028 timelines cited), which would be a material revenue/credibility boost if confirmed. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support & price-target increases: Multiple firms have raised targets or upgraded coverage (New Street, Citic, Tigress/others), drawing value buyers after the recent sell-off. Upgrades lift near-term sentiment. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Sector tailwinds: A broad chip rally (after strong results at Texas Instruments and ASML) is lifting semiconductor peers, helping push INTC higher even when Intel-specific fundamentals remain mixed. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Employee/Govt relations PR: Intel said it will match a government child-payment program for employees — a positive internal PR move but with limited direct impact on earnings. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Guidance & supply issues remain the key risk: Management flagged weak near-term guidance, inventory depletion and ramp/yield challenges on advanced nodes — the primary reason for the earlier large sell-off and a tangible drag until execution improves. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst skepticism & downside scenarios: Some firms maintain sell ratings or warn shares could reprice materially if foundry wins or yield ramps disappoint; valuation and execution doubts keep downside risk high. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Auditor/accounting and sell ratings: DZ Bank reiterated a sell and reports of accounting/auditor disputes add near?term sentiment risk and could restrain upside until transparency improves. Read More.

Intel Price Performance

INTC opened at $48.78 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $243.66 billion, a PE ratio of -609.67, a P/E/G ratio of 18.41 and a beta of 1.35. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $40.85 and a 200-day moving average price of $33.47. Intel Corporation has a 1 year low of $17.67 and a 1 year high of $54.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 2.02 and a quick ratio of 1.65.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 22nd. The chip maker reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.08 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $13.67 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.37 billion. Intel had a negative net margin of 0.51% and a negative return on equity of 0.44%. Intel’s revenue for the quarter was down 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.13 EPS. Intel has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.000-0.000 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Intel Corporation will post -0.11 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. Cantor Fitzgerald upped their price target on shares of Intel from $36.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, October 20th. Loop Capital upped their price objective on shares of Intel from $40.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Intel in a research note on Monday, December 29th. UBS Group upped their price target on Intel from $49.00 to $52.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Barclays set a $45.00 price objective on Intel in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-six have issued a Hold rating and six have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $45.65.

About Intel

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.