PCM Encore LLC Acquires Shares of 18,770 Intel Corporation $INTC

PCM Encore LLC bought a new position in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund bought 18,770 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $2,621,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Trillium Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Intel in the 2nd quarter valued at about $792,000. Vise Technologies Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Intel in the second quarter worth approximately $15,864,000. Algebris UK Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Intel in the second quarter worth approximately $794,000. August Group Capital Ltd bought a new position in shares of Intel in the second quarter valued at approximately $471,000. Finally, E Fund Management Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Intel during the second quarter valued at approximately $209,174,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Intel Price Performance

Intel stock opened at $89.47 on Monday. Intel Corporation has a twelve month low of $23.68 and a twelve month high of $142.35. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $104.64 and a 200-day moving average price of $86.65. The company has a market capitalization of $451.29 billion, a P/E ratio of -42.40, a P/E/G ratio of 9.89 and a beta of 2.22. 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 (NASDAQ:INTC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 business had revenue of $16.13 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.43 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned ($0.10) earnings per share. Intel’s revenue for the quarter was up 25.2% on a year-over-year basis. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Intel Corporation will post 1 EPS for the current year.

Intel News Roundup

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

INTC has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Intel in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. TD Cowen raised their price target on shares of Intel from $75.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, July 13th. DA Davidson boosted their price target on shares of Intel from $77.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued a “market perform” rating and set a $110.00 target price on shares of Intel in a research report on Monday, July 27th. Finally, BTIG Research raised Intel from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, June 11th. One equities 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 issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $107.46.

Insider Transactions at Intel

In related news, CEO Lip Bu Tan bought 105,263 shares of Intel stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $95.00 per share, with a total value of $9,999,985.00. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,314,669 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $124,893,555. This represents a 8.70% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

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.