Mather Group LLC. Acquires 57,230 Shares of Intel Corporation $INTC

Mather Group LLC. lifted its holdings in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 194.1% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 86,710 shares of the chip maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 57,230 shares during the quarter. Mather Group LLC.’s holdings in Intel were worth $10,425,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in INTC. First Pacific Financial grew its holdings in shares of Intel by 43.5% in the third quarter. First Pacific Financial now owns 977 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $117,000 after purchasing an additional 296 shares in the last quarter. Fortune 45 LLC increased its stake in Intel by 178.6% during the 3rd quarter. Fortune 45 LLC now owns 14,204 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $1,708,000 after buying an additional 9,106 shares during the period. Strategy Asset Managers LLC increased its stake in Intel by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. Strategy Asset Managers LLC now owns 17,951 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $2,158,000 after buying an additional 116 shares during the period. Johnson Bixby & Associates LLC lifted its holdings in Intel by 9.1% during the 3rd quarter. Johnson Bixby & Associates LLC now owns 43,289 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $5,205,000 after buying an additional 3,624 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Weil Company Inc. lifted its holdings in Intel by 8.8% during the 3rd quarter. Weil Company Inc. now owns 7,114 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $855,000 after buying an additional 574 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have commented on the stock. Daiwa Securities Group cut shares of Intel from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. Cantor Fitzgerald dropped their price target on shares of Intel from $150.00 to $125.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, July 24th. KeyCorp set a $125.00 price objective on Intel in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Tigress Financial increased their price objective on Intel from $118.00 to $145.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 15th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on Intel from $75.00 to $84.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating, twenty-seven have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $109.06.

Insider Activity

In other Intel news, CEO Lip Bu Tan acquired 105,263 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $95.00 per share, for a total transaction of $9,999,985.00. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer owned 1,314,669 shares in the company, valued at $124,893,555. The trade was a 8.70% increase in their position. The purchase 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 Price Performance

Intel stock opened at $98.12 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.60, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $103.38 and a 200-day simple moving average of $101.03. The stock has a market cap of $494.92 billion, a P/E ratio of -46.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 10.97 and a beta of 2.22. Intel Corporation has a 12-month low of $32.89 and a 12-month high of $142.35.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last posted its earnings results 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 firm had revenue of $16.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.43 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted ($0.10) earnings per share. Intel’s revenue for the quarter was up 25.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Intel Corporation will post 1.04 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Key Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel’s 350-watt Crescent Island GPU has reached customer testing. The inference-focused accelerator is designed for standard air-cooled servers, with up to 480 GB of memory, potentially giving Intel a lower-cost alternative for enterprise AI workloads. Intel GPU customer testing article
• Positive Sentiment: Recent coverage highlights Intel’s strongest quarterly revenue growth in roughly 15 years, with second-quarter sales up about 25% year over year. Analysts at Erste Group also modestly raised their 2026 and 2027 earnings estimates, while KeyBanc named Intel among its preferred chip stocks ahead of earnings. Intel revenue growth article
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel’s upcoming quarterly report will be closely watched for evidence that improving chip supply is translating into stronger fourth-quarter growth and whether its foundry operation is attracting major external customers. Intel earnings preview
• Negative Sentiment: An explosion at Intel’s Kiryat Gat facility in Israel prompted investor concern about possible disruption to operations. Reports did not establish the extent of any production or facility damage, but the incident added near-term uncertainty. Intel Israel facility explosion article
• Negative Sentiment: Intel remains under pressure from heavy foundry losses: foundry revenue reportedly grew about 31%, but the division posted an operating loss near $2.1 billion. The company’s expensive manufacturing transition, suspended dividend and elevated valuation make execution risk particularly important for investors. Intel foundry losses article
• Negative Sentiment: The broader semiconductor decline also weighed on Intel, as investors took profits after a strong run and questioned elevated chip valuations, financing conditions, Chinese competition and the pace at which AI infrastructure spending can generate returns. Semiconductor sell-off article

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.