CoreCap Advisors LLC Buys 13,842 Shares of Intel Corporation $INTC

CoreCap Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 15.9% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 100,752 shares of the chip maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 13,842 shares during the quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC’s holdings in Intel were worth $12,113,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Financially Speaking Inc increased its position in Intel by 69.2% during the fourth quarter. Financially Speaking Inc now owns 682 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 279 shares during the last quarter. Financial Life Planners bought a new position in shares of Intel during the first quarter valued at $25,000. Montgomery Financial Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of Intel during the second quarter worth $26,000. Glynn Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Intel in the second quarter worth $29,000. Finally, Knuff & Co LLC bought a new stake in shares of Intel in the second quarter worth $29,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Intel News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan reaffirmed that the company will continue working with Elon Musk on the Terafab advanced chipmaking project. This eased earlier concerns that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing could displace Intel, although the project’s final structure remains uncertain. Intel to keep working on Musk’s Terafab chipmaking venture
• Positive Sentiment: Reports highlighted Intel’s progress with high-NA EUV manufacturing technology, strengthening the credibility of its foundry comeback. Investors are now focused on whether Intel can attract customers, achieve high factory utilization and generate acceptable returns. Is Intel a Buy After Its High-NA EUV Breakthrough?
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel’s strong second-quarter results and major rally earlier this year remain part of the investment debate. Analysts increasingly say the next meaningful catalyst will be third-quarter gross margin—guided at roughly 42%—rather than revenue, with results scheduled for October 29.
• Neutral Sentiment: TSMC reported record quarterly sales, confirming that AI-chip demand remains robust. However, the broader market is questioning whether semiconductor valuations already reflect much of that growth, limiting the benefit to Intel and its peers. Nvidia, AMD, Intel stocks despite record AI demand
• Negative Sentiment: Rising Treasury yields and surging oil prices intensified a risk-off selloff in technology and semiconductor stocks. Intel declined alongside AMD and Nvidia, with profit-taking amplified by Intel’s substantial gains over the past year. Why are Intel and AMD stocks plunging on Thursday?
• Negative Sentiment: Investors remain concerned that TSMC could receive a larger role in Terafab, potentially reducing the strategic and financial upside Intel expects from the project. TSMC Could Partner with Elon Musk’s Terafab
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that Microsoft’s flagship laptop uses Nvidia technology rather than Intel reinforce concerns about competitive pressure in PCs and the risk that Intel’s turnaround will take longer to translate into earnings growth. Microsoft’s Most Powerful Laptop Ever Runs on Nvidia, Not Intel

Insider Buying and Selling at Intel

In related news, CEO Lip Bu Tan acquired 105,263 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were bought at an average price 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $124,893,555. This trade represents a 8.70% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Intel Trading Down 5.3%

Shares of Intel stock traded down $6.04 on Thursday, reaching $107.08. 119,550,223 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 116,831,570. The company has a market capitalization of $540.11 billion, a P/E ratio of -50.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 12.01 and a beta of 2.22. Intel Corporation has a 52 week low of $32.89 and a 52 week high of $142.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 1.60. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $102.58 and its two-hundred day moving average is $98.98.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $16.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted ($0.10) EPS. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Intel Corporation will post 1.04 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts recently issued reports on INTC shares. Barclays raised Intel from a “hold” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Intel from $45.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Mizuho increased their price target on Intel from $92.00 to $114.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Bank of America lowered their price objective on Intel from $160.00 to $145.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Intel in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating, twenty-six have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $109.06.

Intel Profile

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) is a global semiconductor company that designs and manufactures computing and connectivity products. Its portfolio includes central processing units (CPUs), graphics and accelerator products, chipsets, networking components, and other semiconductor solutions used in personal computers, servers, cloud infrastructure, artificial intelligence systems, and embedded applications.

The company serves a broad range of customers, including original equipment manufacturers, cloud service providers, enterprise businesses, telecommunications companies, government organizations, and other technology firms.