Cardano Risk Management B.V. Buys Shares of 1,341,703 Intel Corporation $INTC

Cardano Risk Management B.V. purchased a new stake in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 1,341,703 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $187,342,000. Intel accounts for about 1.4% of Cardano Risk Management B.V.’s portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest position.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Intel in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $2,233,159,000. Capital Research Global Investors raised its holdings in Intel by 285.9% during the fourth quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 26,619,928 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $982,279,000 after purchasing an additional 19,722,010 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors boosted its position in Intel by 20.3% during the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 104,060,268 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $3,839,833,000 after purchasing an additional 17,557,147 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Intel by 3.5% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 404,522,308 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $14,926,873,000 after purchasing an additional 13,692,624 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Stanley grew its holdings in Intel by 20.4% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 65,249,269 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $2,407,698,000 after purchasing an additional 11,056,090 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Intel Stock Up 1.8%

Shares of NASDAQ:INTC opened at $101.65 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 1.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. Intel Corporation has a 52-week low of $19.61 and a 52-week high of $142.35. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $111.01 and its 200-day simple moving average is $81.51. The company has a market capitalization of $512.72 billion, a P/E ratio of -48.18 and a beta of 2.22.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.21. Intel had a positive return on equity of 2.62% and a negative net margin of 19.79%.The firm had revenue of $16.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.43 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted ($0.10) EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 25.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post 1.01 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

INTC has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Sanford C. Bernstein restated a “market perform” rating and issued a $110.00 price target on shares of Intel in a research report on Monday, July 27th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Intel in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Freedom Capital raised shares of Intel from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 28th. DZ Bank upgraded shares of Intel from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane upgraded shares of Intel from an “underperform” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $60.00 target price for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating, thirty-two have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $107.93.

Key Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Progress toward HDMI 2.1 support is boosting optimism about Intel’s consumer-PC and graphics capabilities, potentially improving the appeal of its platforms in home-entertainment and gaming devices. Intel Stock Gains With Progress on HDMI 2.1
• Positive Sentiment: Intel appointed new leadership focused on customer engagement and growth. The move is intended to strengthen relationships with customers and support execution of the company’s turnaround strategy. Intel Announces Leadership Appointment
• Positive Sentiment: Recent coverage continues to highlight Intel’s strongest revenue growth in more than 15 years, narrowing Foundry losses, improving 18A manufacturing yields and demand-linked capital spending. Second-quarter revenue was about $16.1 billion, up roughly 25% year over year, with adjusted EPS of $0.42. Intel’s Turnaround Entered a New Phase
• Positive Sentiment: SoftBank’s earnings benefited substantially from gains on its Intel investment, providing a favorable external signal for INTC and reinforcing investor interest in Intel’s AI and semiconductor exposure. SoftBank Earnings Benefit From Intel Investment
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel is reportedly involved in a planned Texas chip-factory project with SpaceX and Tesla. If completed, the project could support domestic manufacturing and AI infrastructure, but its long-term financial impact is not yet clear. SpaceX and Tesla Chip Factory
• Negative Sentiment: Daiwa Securities Group downgraded Intel to Hold, signaling that valuation and execution risks may limit further gains after the stock’s substantial rebound. Intel Cut to Hold at Daiwa Securities
• Negative Sentiment: Reports of a new CPU-level security attack created concern about potential vulnerabilities in Intel processors and could increase reputational, remediation and customer-support costs. Intel Stock Slips on CPU-Level Attack Reports
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts continue to question whether Intel can compete with TSMC in leading-edge manufacturing. TSMC’s larger revenue base and stronger execution highlight the substantial challenge facing Intel Foundry.

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.