NewEdge Advisors LLC Lowers Holdings in Intel Corporation $INTC

NewEdge Advisors LLC trimmed its holdings in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 19.3% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 242,434 shares of the chip maker’s stock after selling 57,916 shares during the quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC’s holdings in Intel were worth $10,699,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Intel by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 404,522,308 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $14,926,873,000 after acquiring an additional 13,692,624 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Intel by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 208,536,784 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $7,695,007,000 after purchasing an additional 5,714,400 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors grew its position in shares of Intel by 20.3% during the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 104,060,268 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $3,839,833,000 after purchasing an additional 17,557,147 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Intel by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 101,931,512 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $3,744,406,000 after purchasing an additional 3,124,798 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased its holdings in shares of Intel by 20.4% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 65,249,269 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $2,407,698,000 after purchasing an additional 11,056,090 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Intel Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ INTC opened at $101.65 on Monday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $111.01 and its two-hundred day moving average is $81.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 1.60 and a quick ratio of 1.25. Intel Corporation has a 1-year low of $19.61 and a 1-year high of $142.35. The stock 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 issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $16.13 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.43 billion. Intel had a positive return on equity of 2.62% and a negative net margin of 19.79%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 25.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted ($0.10) earnings per share. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Intel Corporation will post 1.01 EPS for the current year.

Intel News Roundup

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.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

INTC has been the subject of a number of research reports. Rosenblatt Securities increased their price target on Intel from $65.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Benchmark lifted their price objective on Intel from $105.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Susquehanna upped their price objective on Intel from $80.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Zacks Research downgraded Intel from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating on shares of Intel in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, thirty-two have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $107.93.

Intel Company Profile

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.