Diversify Advisory Services LLC Invests $2.49 Million in Intel Corporation $INTC

Diversify Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 27,201 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $2,494,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of INTC. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Intel in the fourth quarter valued at about $2,233,159,000. Capital Research Global Investors increased its stake in shares of Intel by 285.9% in the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 26,619,928 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $982,279,000 after buying an additional 19,722,010 shares during the period. Capital World Investors grew its holdings in Intel by 20.3% during the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 104,060,268 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $3,839,833,000 after acquiring an additional 17,557,147 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley increased its stake 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 in the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Intel by 61.3% during the third quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 25,001,621 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $838,804,000 after acquiring an additional 9,503,402 shares in the last quarter. 64.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have weighed in on INTC. KeyCorp set a $125.00 price target on Intel in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Rosenblatt Securities boosted their price objective on Intel from $65.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Roth Capital boosted their price target on shares of Intel from $100.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “hold” rating and set a $100.00 price target on shares of Intel in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, Wolfe Research began coverage on Intel in a report on Thursday, June 11th. They set a “peer perform” rating for the company. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating, thirty-one have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Intel currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $107.46.

Intel Stock Performance

Intel stock opened at $89.47 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. The company has a market cap of $451.29 billion, a PE ratio of -42.40 and a beta of 2.22. Intel Corporation has a twelve month low of $23.68 and a twelve month high of $142.35. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $104.64 and its 200-day moving average price is $86.39.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $16.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.43 billion. Intel had a positive return on equity of 2.62% and a negative net margin of 19.79%.The firm’s revenue was up 25.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted ($0.10) earnings per share. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post 1 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Intel

In other news, CEO Lip Bu Tan bought 105,263 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $95.00 per share, with a total value of $9,999,985.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,314,669 shares in the company, valued at $124,893,555. The trade was a 8.70% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Key Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Chief Executive Officer Lip-Bu Tan reportedly purchased approximately $10 million of Intel stock at $95 per share earlier this month. The shares now trade below that level, making the purchase a potential signal of management’s confidence in Intel’s turnaround. Intel CEO insider purchase article
• Positive Sentiment: Fundstrat ETFs added Intel to a quarterly rebalance, which could provide incremental institutional demand and reflects improving sentiment toward the chipmaker. Fundstrat ETF rebalance article
• Positive Sentiment: Intel has gained attention from investors following reports of a new Advantech connection and its potential role in AI infrastructure. Strong Nvidia results also reinforced expectations that demand for data-center and AI-related hardware remains robust. Intel Advantech connection article
• Neutral Sentiment: Reports that investor Nancy Pelosi bought Intel shares and call options may support retail and political-investor interest, but the trade does not change Intel’s operating outlook. Nancy Pelosi Intel investment article
• Negative Sentiment: Intel’s manufacturing operations reportedly continue to lose money on wafers, much of which are sold internally. The stock’s elevated valuation appears to assume that the foundry business eventually becomes profitable, leaving substantial execution risk if losses persist. Intel manufacturing losses article
• Negative Sentiment: Intel is also being pressured by broad semiconductor profit-taking after Nvidia’s earnings-fueled rally. Raymond James reportedly prefers AMD over Intel among the two AI-exposed CPU companies, highlighting competitive concerns and uncertainty over Intel’s ability to convert AI demand into durable growth. Semiconductor profit-taking article

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.