Waverly Advisors LLC Increases Stake in Intel Corporation $INTC

Waverly Advisors LLC lifted its position in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 2.7% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 225,422 shares of the chip maker’s stock after buying an additional 5,952 shares during the period. Waverly Advisors LLC’s holdings in Intel were worth $9,948,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Sivia Capital Partners LLC raised its stake in Intel by 271.7% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 34,201 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $766,000 after buying an additional 25,001 shares in the last quarter. United Bank bought a new stake in Intel during the 2nd quarter valued at $205,000. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL boosted its position in Intel by 12.3% during the 2nd quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 13,737 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $308,000 after acquiring an additional 1,508 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Intel by 29.6% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 158,277 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $3,545,000 after acquiring an additional 36,116 shares during the period. Finally, Sei Investments Co. increased its holdings in shares of Intel by 9.9% in the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 828,352 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $18,556,000 after acquiring an additional 74,838 shares during the period. 64.53% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on INTC shares. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Intel in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Seaport Research Partners reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $125.00 target price on shares of Intel in a research note on Friday. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Intel from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Intel from $65.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, June 1st. Finally, Robert W. Baird raised their price target on shares of Intel from $75.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Intel has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $107.93.

Intel Price Performance

Shares of INTC stock opened at $91.67 on Tuesday. Intel Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $18.97 and a fifty-two week high of $142.35. The firm has a market capitalization of $460.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -43.45 and a beta of 2.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 1.60. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $115.51 and its 200-day simple moving average is $78.71.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $16.13 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 revenue for the quarter was up 25.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted ($0.10) earnings per share. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post 0.65 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Intel news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 40,256 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.53, for a total transaction of $4,006,679.68. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 105,077 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,458,313.81. This represents a 27.70% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Key Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel reported its strongest quarter in roughly 15 years, with revenue rising 25% year over year to $16.13 billion and adjusted earnings of $0.42 per share—both well above consensus estimates of $14.43 billion and $0.21. Intel Corporation Just Had Its Best Quarter in 15 Years
• Positive Sentiment: Data-center momentum is improving: Wells Fargo cited higher server pricing and stronger gross margins, suggesting Intel is regaining pricing power as AI-related demand strains supply. Intel’s Server Pricing Power Shows Sharp Improvement
• Positive Sentiment: Intel is adding foundry and packaging opportunities, including a reported Fortinet customer win and a collaboration with Lens Technology on glass-based advanced packaging for AI hardware. Intel Secured a Foundry Customer
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel plans to spend more than $20 billion on capital expenditures in 2026, with spending expected to rise again in 2027 to expand foundry capacity. The investment supports long-term AI demand but increases execution and cash-flow risk. Intel’s Capex Plans and Foundry Execution
• Negative Sentiment: Investors appear to be taking profits after Intel’s substantial 2026 rally. Analysts note that the stock’s valuation already reflects a successful turnaround, leaving limited room for execution setbacks despite the earnings beat. Intel Is Up 170% in 2026
• Negative Sentiment: CEO Lip-Bu Tan warned that AI infrastructure shortages will persist for the foreseeable future. Supply constraints could limit Intel’s ability to fully capitalize on demand and may contribute to the planned spending surge. Intel CEO Warns AI Supply Crunch Will Persist
• Negative Sentiment: A wider semiconductor sell-off and concerns about intensifying Chinese competition are weighing on Intel alongside company-specific fundamentals. Chip Stocks Drop on China’s Competitive Threat

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.