Wasatch Advisors LP Reduces Stock Holdings in Intel Corporation $INTC

Wasatch Advisors LP lowered its position in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 47.9% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 29,774 shares of the chip maker’s stock after selling 27,376 shares during the period. Wasatch Advisors LP’s holdings in Intel were worth $4,157,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Intel during the 4th quarter worth approximately $2,233,159,000. Capital Research Global Investors lifted its holdings in Intel by 285.9% in the fourth quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 26,619,928 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $982,279,000 after acquiring an additional 19,722,010 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors lifted its holdings in Intel by 20.3% in the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 104,060,268 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $3,839,833,000 after acquiring an additional 17,557,147 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in 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 acquiring an additional 13,692,624 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Stanley grew its position in Intel by 20.4% in the fourth 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 period. 64.53% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. New Street Research raised their target price on Intel from $100.00 to $122.00 in a research note on Friday, June 26th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Intel in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Intel from a “sell (d-)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. Mizuho cut their price objective on Intel from $135.00 to $109.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Roth Capital boosted their price objective on shares of Intel from $100.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating, thirty-two have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Intel has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $107.85.

Intel Stock Up 3.3%

Shares of NASDAQ INTC opened at $100.95 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 1.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. The business’s 50 day moving average is $110.34 and its two-hundred day moving average is $82.73. Intel Corporation has a 52-week low of $21.36 and a 52-week high of $142.35. The firm has a market cap of $509.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -47.84 and a beta of 2.22.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $16.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.43 billion. Intel had a positive return on equity of 2.62% and a negative net margin of 19.79%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 25.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted ($0.10) earnings per share. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. Research analysts predict that Intel Corporation will post 1.01 EPS for the current year.

Intel News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: $20 billion raise strengthens Intel’s financial position. Intel priced 210.5 million new shares at $95 each, with an additional underwriter option. The proceeds are expected to fund AI-related manufacturing and reduce balance-sheet pressure. Bank of America views the offering as evidence of management’s increased confidence in the foundry strategy. Intel: BofA sees $20B raise fueling foundry and server CPU growth
• Positive Sentiment: AI infrastructure demand is lifting semiconductor sentiment. Strong earnings across the server and AI supply chain provided a favorable read-through for Intel, AMD and Nvidia. Analysts and commentators also highlighted Intel as a potential beneficiary of renewed data-center spending. AMD, Intel, and NVIDIA All Rally Wednesday After Series of Blockbuster AI Earnings Reports
• Positive Sentiment: Intel’s turnaround narrative is attracting renewed attention. Jim Cramer named Intel a major focus company, while recent coverage pointed to stronger revenue growth, AI PC demand and narrowing foundry losses. Intel Foundry revenue reportedly rose 31% year over year in the latest quarter, although most revenue still came from Intel’s own products. Jim Cramer Just Called Intel a Major Focus Name
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation has become a key debate. Intel’s exceptional one-year gain has improved its access to capital but leaves less room for disappointing execution. Some valuation models view the shares as near fair value, while market multiples appear more favorable. Intel Stock Looks Above Fair Value After a Very Large Run
• Negative Sentiment: The offering dilutes existing shareholders. Bank of America estimates the larger share count could reduce near-term earnings per share by roughly 4% to 5%. The capital must generate substantial returns to offset that dilution. A $20 Billion Reason Why Intel Stock Is in Focus
• Negative Sentiment: Execution and profitability remain unresolved. Intel’s foundry is growing but continues to lose billions, and the company is still investing heavily before proving that external customers will scale meaningfully. Market commentary also warns that enthusiasm surrounding AI-linked stocks may reflect bubble-like conditions. Intel: $20 Billion Bought Time, Not A Customer

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.