Diamant Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC – Free Report) by 4,313.0% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 248,893 shares of the chip maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 243,253 shares during the quarter. Diamant Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Intel were worth $1,098,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Intel by 3.5% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 404,522,308 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $14,926,873,000 after buying an additional 13,692,624 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its position in Intel by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 208,536,784 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $7,695,007,000 after buying an additional 5,714,400 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors lifted its position in Intel by 20.3% during the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 104,060,268 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $3,839,833,000 after buying an additional 17,557,147 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Intel by 3.2% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 101,931,512 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $3,744,406,000 after acquiring an additional 3,124,798 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Stanley grew its holdings in Intel by 20.4% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 65,249,269 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $2,407,698,000 after acquiring an additional 11,056,090 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company’s stock.
Insider Transactions at Intel
In other Intel news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 40,256 shares of Intel stock in a transaction on Friday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.53, for a total transaction of $4,006,679.68. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 105,077 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,458,313.81. The trade was a 27.70% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.
Intel Stock Performance
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.01 by $0.28. The company had revenue of $13.58 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $12.32 billion. Intel had a negative net margin of 5.90% and a positive return on equity of 0.39%. Intel’s revenue was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.13 EPS. Intel has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.200-0.200 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Intel Corporation will post 0.63 earnings per share for the current year.
Analyst Ratings Changes
INTC has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Seaport Research Partners boosted their target price on shares of Intel from $65.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Moffett Nathanson cut shares of Intel to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Piper Sandler initiated coverage on shares of Intel in a report on Thursday, June 11th. They issued a “neutral” rating for the company. Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on shares of Intel in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. They issued a “buy” rating for the company. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Intel from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating, twenty-eight have assigned a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Intel presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $90.79.
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Key Intel News
Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Goldman Sachs began coverage of Intel with a neutral rating and a $150 price target, reinforcing the view that the stock still has upside after its big run. Goldman Sachs coverage on Intel
- Positive Sentiment: Micron’s blockbuster earnings and upbeat outlook for smartphones and PCs helped boost sentiment across semiconductors, including Intel, AMD, Arm, and Qualcomm. Micron article
- Positive Sentiment: Articles highlighting Intel’s turnaround, foundry push, and diversification away from Taiwan-based manufacturing are supporting the bullish narrative that Intel could gain share in advanced chips over time.
- Neutral Sentiment: Intel remains one of the most heavily watched stocks, with multiple articles focused on whether the recent rally is justified after the shares have already surged sharply this year.
- Neutral Sentiment: Congressional-trading and political headlines, including references to Intel-linked holdings and U.S. chip policy, are adding visibility but do not directly change near-term fundamentals.
- Negative Sentiment: Some market commentary says the valuation has run ahead of fundamentals, and broader chip stocks have also seen periods of renewed selling pressure, which could limit further upside if sentiment cools.
Intel 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.
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