MBA Advisors LLC Boosts Position in Intel Corporation $INTC

MBA Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 105.4% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 10,494 shares of the chip maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,386 shares during the period. Intel comprises approximately 0.5% of MBA Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 28th largest holding. MBA Advisors LLC’s holdings in Intel were worth $1,465,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Financially Speaking Inc increased its position in Intel by 69.2% during the 4th quarter. Financially Speaking Inc now owns 682 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 279 shares during the period. Financial Life Planners purchased a new stake in shares of Intel in the 1st quarter worth about $25,000. Swiss RE Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Intel in the 4th quarter worth about $29,000. Osbon Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Intel during the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Finally, Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Intel by 3,185.7% during the 2nd quarter. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC now owns 230 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 223 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Intel

In related news, CEO Lip Bu Tan acquired 105,263 shares of Intel stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was 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 in the company, valued at approximately $124,893,555. This represents a 8.70% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.05% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

INTC has been the subject of a number of research reports. UBS Group decreased their price target on shares of Intel from $121.00 to $112.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. BTIG Research raised Intel from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Freedom Capital upgraded Intel from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 28th. New Street Research increased their target price on Intel from $100.00 to $122.00 in a research report on Friday, June 26th. Finally, Evercore set a $95.00 target price on Intel in a research note on Friday, April 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, thirty-two have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Intel presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $107.85.

Key Headlines Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CEO Lip-Bu Tan purchased 105,263 Intel shares at $95 each, investing approximately $10 million and increasing his direct stake by 8.7%. The purchase is viewed as a vote of confidence in Intel’s recovery strategy. Intel insider purchase filing
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst and media coverage highlighted Intel’s approximately $20 billion equity raise as potential funding for expanded foundry capacity, production growth and new customer wins. Some analysts believe demand for Intel’s server processors is currently exceeding its manufacturing capacity. Intel foundry capital raise article
• Positive Sentiment: Intel’s second-quarter results showed strong momentum: revenue rose roughly 25% year over year to $16.1 billion, with Data Center and AI revenue reportedly increasing 59%. The results exceeded analyst expectations and reinforced the AI-related CPU growth narrative. Intel revenue growth article
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel is considering a return to the memory-chip market, supported by the capital raise and the appointment of former SK Hynix CEO Seok-Hee Lee to Intel Foundry. The opportunity could expand Intel’s addressable market, but the plan remains exploratory and would require substantial investment. Intel memory market article
• Negative Sentiment: The $20 billion common-stock offering creates significant dilution for existing shareholders and has encouraged profit-taking after Intel’s substantial rally. Investors are also focused on whether management can convert the new capital into profitable foundry growth and sustained free cash flow. Intel stock offering discussion

Intel Trading Down 2.0%

NASDAQ:INTC opened at $102.50 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $517.01 billion, a P/E ratio of -48.58 and a beta of 2.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 1.60 and a quick ratio of 1.25. Intel Corporation has a one year low of $22.77 and a one year high of $142.35. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $110.26 and its 200 day simple moving average is $83.29.

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

Intel Company 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.