Intel Corporation $INTC Shares Bought by Lavaca Capital LLC

Lavaca Capital LLC grew its stake in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 208.6% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 15,488 shares of the chip maker’s stock after buying an additional 10,469 shares during the period. Lavaca Capital LLC’s holdings in Intel were worth $683,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of INTC. Demars Financial Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Intel by 1.7% during the 1st quarter. Demars Financial Group LLC now owns 7,675 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $339,000 after buying an additional 125 shares during the period. Human Investing LLC boosted its holdings in Intel by 0.9% in the 1st quarter. Human Investing LLC now owns 14,525 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $641,000 after acquiring an additional 126 shares during the period. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Intel by 15.9% in the 1st quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 924 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 127 shares during the period. Angeles Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Intel by 0.7% in the first quarter. Angeles Wealth Management LLC now owns 19,107 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $843,000 after acquiring an additional 134 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Signature Resources Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Intel by 21.5% during the first quarter. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC now owns 831 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 147 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Intel

In other Intel news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 40,256 shares of Intel stock in a transaction on Friday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.53, for a total value of $4,006,679.68. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 105,077 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,458,313.81. The trade was a 27.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. 0.05% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Key Headlines Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel’s foundry business landed its first named outside customer under CEO Lip-Bu Tan, with Fortinet signing on to use Intel Foundry for its Security Processor 6 on Intel 4. The announcement also reinforced the idea that Intel is gaining traction in contract manufacturing. Intel’s foundry lands first named customer under CEO Lip-Bu Tan, as Fortinet signs on for security chips
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst and market commentary turned more constructive ahead of earnings, with reports citing stronger server demand, pricing gains, and a likely Q2 revenue beat. Several funds were also said to be buying Intel stock ahead of the results. Wedbush delivers bold verdict on Intel stock ahead of earnings
• Positive Sentiment: Intel also benefited from a broader chip rebound and optimism around AI demand, with several stories suggesting its turnaround, foundry efforts, and AI infrastructure exposure could support upside if Thursday’s report confirms momentum. Intel results test if AI-fueled rally has room to run
• Neutral Sentiment: There were also reports that Intel is seeking a partner for its Ohio chip fab, rather than selling it outright, and SK hynix quickly denied acquisition talks. That kept the rumor mill active but did not create a clear new strategic catalyst. Intel mulls partnership for Ohio chip fab, SK Hynix among candidates – report
• Negative Sentiment: Pressure remains from a sluggish PC market, high expectations after a huge year-to-date run, and reports of fresh data-center layoffs as CEO Lip-Bu Tan continues restructuring. Investors appear concerned that earnings may need to be very strong to justify the recent rally. Intel plans layoffs within its data center group

Intel Trading Down 2.7%

NASDAQ:INTC opened at $102.62 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.85, a current ratio of 2.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. The business’s 50 day moving average is $116.48 and its two-hundred day moving average is $77.54. Intel Corporation has a 52 week low of $18.97 and a 52 week high of $142.35. The company has a market cap of $515.77 billion, a PE ratio of -165.51 and a beta of 2.18.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.29 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.01 by $0.28. The business had revenue of $13.58 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.32 billion. Intel had a positive return on equity of 0.39% and a negative net margin of 5.90%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.13 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Intel Corporation will post 0.65 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

INTC has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. DZ Bank raised shares of Intel from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Benchmark lifted their price target on shares of Intel from $105.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on shares of Intel from $50.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Intel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, July 18th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “hold” rating and set a $100.00 target price on shares of Intel in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $102.77.

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.