Intel Corporation $INTC Holdings Lifted by QRG Capital Management Inc.

QRG Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 33.8% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 649,888 shares of the chip maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 164,339 shares during the period. Intel makes up about 0.6% of QRG Capital Management Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 28th biggest position. QRG Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Intel were worth $90,744,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Southern Financial Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Intel by 0.6% in the 1st quarter. Southern Financial Group LLC now owns 14,313 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $632,000 after purchasing an additional 90 shares during the period. Harrell Investment Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Intel by 0.4% during the second quarter. Harrell Investment Partners LLC now owns 23,277 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $3,250,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period. TFR Capital LLC. boosted its holdings in shares of Intel by 0.4% during the second quarter. TFR Capital LLC. now owns 26,643 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $3,720,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period. Wynn Capital LLC grew its position in Intel by 0.4% during the second quarter. Wynn Capital LLC now owns 27,162 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $3,793,000 after purchasing an additional 104 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bell Investment Advisors Inc grew its position in Intel by 4.3% during the second quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc now owns 2,895 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $404,000 after purchasing an additional 119 shares in the last quarter. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Lip Bu Tan acquired 105,263 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were 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 owned 1,314,669 shares in the company, valued at approximately $124,893,555. The trade was a 8.70% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Company insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Intel Stock Down 1.0%

Shares of Intel stock traded down $1.26 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $122.60. 85,042,890 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 117,859,727. The company has a market cap of $618.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -58.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 13.00 and a beta of 2.22. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $97.51 and its 200 day simple moving average is $93.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 1.60. Intel Corporation has a 52 week low of $29.23 and a 52 week high of $142.35.

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, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $16.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.43 billion. Intel had a negative net margin of 19.79% and a positive return on equity of 2.62%. Intel’s revenue for the quarter was up 25.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period 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. Equities analysts expect that Intel Corporation will post 1.04 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Key Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan said customer demand for processors is exceeding supply, with the company reportedly able to fulfill only about half of requested CPU orders. The shortage suggests strong demand from AI-agent and data-center workloads, although it also highlights near-term capacity constraints. Intel Can Fill Only Half Its CPU Orders
• Positive Sentiment: Several analysts remain constructive on Intel’s recovery, citing renewed CPU demand from persistent AI agents, potential foundry value from its 18A and 14A process technologies, and possible strategic interest in its Ohio manufacturing site from SK hynix. These developments could improve utilization and create additional foundry revenue opportunities. Intel Is Storming Back Into the AI Conversation
• Positive Sentiment: Intel expanded its Core Ultra Series 3 processors into additional Googlebook laptops, supporting its push into AI-enabled PCs and broader client-device adoption. Intel Core Ultra Expansion With Googlebook
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel’s quantum strategy received attention after IonQ demonstrated a quantum error-correction decoder running on a conventional CPU with minimal reported overhead. The test supports Intel’s view that quantum processors may work alongside CPUs and GPUs, but it does not represent near-term revenue for Intel. Intel CEO Discusses Quantum Computing and CPUs
• Negative Sentiment: Wednesday’s weakness appears primarily tied to sector-wide profit-taking after Intel’s powerful recent advance. Commentary also noted that the stock has moved above average analyst price targets, raising concerns that much of the turnaround optimism is already reflected in the valuation. Why Is Intel Stock Falling on Wednesday?
• Negative Sentiment: Meta’s Muse AI announcement is strengthening the broader CPU thesis, but Meta has not confirmed using Intel hardware or made a purchase commitment. Investors may therefore view the recent AI-driven rally as speculative, particularly while Intel remains loss-making and faces execution risks. Intel Falls as Muse Keeps the CPU Thesis Alive

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

INTC has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of Intel from $110.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Oppenheimer assumed coverage on shares of Intel in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. They issued an “outperform” rating on the stock. Cantor Fitzgerald cut their price objective on Intel from $150.00 to $125.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, July 24th. Roth Capital lifted their price objective on Intel from $100.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Wedbush upped their target price on Intel from $60.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating, twenty-six have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $108.49.

Intel Company Profile

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) is a global semiconductor company that designs and manufactures computing and communications products. Its portfolio includes Intel Core processors for personal computers, Xeon processors for data centers and enterprise systems, and products for edge computing, networking, and other specialized applications.

Intel also develops graphics processing units under its Intel Arc and Intel Data Center GPU brands, Gaudi artificial intelligence accelerators, Ethernet products, software, and related platform technologies.