Intel Corporation $INTC Stock Holdings Lifted by Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL

Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL increased its holdings in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 467.6% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 16,999 shares of the chip maker’s stock after buying an additional 14,004 shares during the period. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL’s holdings in Intel were worth $570,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of INTC. Insight Advisors LLC PA raised its stake in Intel by 0.5% during the third quarter. Insight Advisors LLC PA now owns 58,521 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $1,963,000 after acquiring an additional 275 shares during the period. Lakeshore Capital Group Inc. boosted its stake in Intel by 1.4% in the third quarter. Lakeshore Capital Group Inc. now owns 20,906 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $701,000 after acquiring an additional 279 shares during the period. Integrated Advisors Network LLC grew its holdings in shares of Intel by 3.1% during the third quarter. Integrated Advisors Network LLC now owns 9,750 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $327,000 after purchasing an additional 290 shares during the last quarter. WealthPlan Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Intel by 0.4% during the third quarter. WealthPlan Investment Management LLC now owns 71,772 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $2,408,000 after purchasing an additional 295 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Investors Research Corp raised its position in shares of Intel by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. Investors Research Corp now owns 40,597 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $1,362,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Intel

In other Intel news, EVP David Zinsner purchased 5,882 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, January 26th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $42.50 per share, with a total value of $249,985.00. Following the acquisition, the executive vice president owned 247,392 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,514,160. The trade was a 2.44% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Boise April Miller sold 20,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $49.05, for a total transaction of $981,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 113,060 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,545,593. This trade represents a 15.03% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.04% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently issued reports on INTC. Needham & Company LLC restated a “hold” rating on shares of Intel in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. DZ Bank reaffirmed a “sell” rating on shares of Intel in a research report on Monday, January 26th. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Intel in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Evercore boosted their price target on shares of Intel from $41.10 to $45.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price target on shares of Intel from $38.00 to $41.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-six have given a Hold rating and six have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Intel currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $45.74.

Key Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: New advanced packaging plant in Malaysia is being highlighted as a capacity and supply-chain catalyst for Intel’s advanced packaging business, supporting margin and product rollout expectations. Intel Stock Surges With New Malaysian Advanced Packaging Plant
• Positive Sentiment: Intel’s partnership with NVIDIA on Xeon 6 (to power NVIDIA DGX Rubin NVL8 systems) gives Intel a clear enterprise/AI-inference revenue pathway and underpins investor optimism about server CPU relevance in AI workloads. Can Intel’s Partnership With NVIDIA on Xeon 6 Propel Its Shares?
• Positive Sentiment: Recent consumer/OEM wins and product launches — including new Core Ultra HX‑class laptop/gaming chips — help the narrative that Intel is regaining competitiveness in client and gaming segments. Intel Launches Faster Chips For Laptops And Gamers Will Love It
• Neutral Sentiment: Malaysia chipmakers are monitoring potential helium supply disruptions tied to Middle East tensions; industry sources say no operational interruptions yet, but it’s a watch item for packaging fabs. Chipmakers in Malaysia monitoring risks from helium supply disruptions, association says
• Negative Sentiment: Wall-of-skepticism headlines after NVIDIA’s GTC announcements (Vera CPU, Groq 3/LPU) and commentary that Intel was sidelined on parts of the GTC CPU roadmap have raised concerns that NVIDIA (and other rivals) could erode Intel’s data‑center CPU positioning. Intel: Left Out Of Nvidia’s GTC CPU Roadmap, Left Behind In AI
• Negative Sentiment: Some outlets flagged short-term sell pressure tied to aggressive new CPU rollouts (fragmented product messaging and inventory concerns), which has depressed the stock on recent sessions. Intel Stock (NASDAQ:INTC) Plunges as it Rolls Out More New Processors
• Negative Sentiment: Escalating Middle East strikes and headlines about energy‑market volatility are creating broader market risk‑off moves that can pressure cyclicals and chip stocks, including Intel. U.S. Intelligence Saw No Change in Iran’s Missile Capabilities Before War – The New York Times

Intel Price Performance

NASDAQ INTC opened at $45.03 on Thursday. Intel Corporation has a 12 month low of $17.67 and a 12 month high of $54.60. The firm has a market capitalization of $224.92 billion, a PE ratio of -562.80, a P/E/G ratio of 16.33 and a beta of 1.37. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $46.61 and its 200 day simple moving average is $39.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 2.02 and a quick ratio of 1.65.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 22nd. The chip maker reported $0.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.08 by $0.07. Intel had a negative return on equity of 0.44% and a negative net margin of 0.51%.The firm had revenue of $13.67 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $13.37 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.13 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. Intel has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.000-0.000 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post -0.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.