Soltis Investment Advisors LLC Sells 5,931 Shares of Intel Corporation $INTC

Soltis Investment Advisors LLC lowered its position in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 15.3% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 32,834 shares of the chip maker’s stock after selling 5,931 shares during the period. Soltis Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Intel were worth $4,585,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Southern Financial Group LLC grew its position in Intel by 0.6% in the first quarter. Southern Financial Group LLC now owns 14,313 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $632,000 after acquiring an additional 90 shares in the last quarter. Harrell Investment Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Intel by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. Harrell Investment Partners LLC now owns 23,277 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $3,250,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Wynn Capital LLC boosted its holdings in Intel by 0.4% in the second quarter. Wynn Capital LLC now owns 27,162 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $3,793,000 after purchasing an additional 104 shares in the last quarter. Demars Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in Intel by 1.7% in the first quarter. Demars Financial Group LLC now owns 7,675 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $339,000 after purchasing an additional 125 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Human Investing LLC increased its position in Intel by 0.9% during the first quarter. Human Investing LLC now owns 14,525 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $641,000 after buying an additional 126 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

INTC has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Citigroup raised Intel from a “positive” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Zacks Research lowered shares of Intel from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Tigress Financial boosted their price objective on shares of Intel from $66.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. BTIG Research raised shares of Intel from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Intel from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating, thirty-one have given a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $107.46.

Intel Stock Performance

Intel stock opened at $92.13 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 1.60 and a quick ratio of 1.25. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $109.12 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $84.96. Intel Corporation has a 52-week low of $22.77 and a 52-week high of $142.35. The firm has a market capitalization of $464.70 billion, a P/E ratio of -43.66 and a beta of 2.22.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last issued 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 negative net margin of 19.79% and a positive return on equity of 2.62%. The company had revenue of $16.13 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.43 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned ($0.10) EPS. The firm’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. As a group, analysts anticipate that Intel Corporation will post 1.01 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Intel

In other news, CEO Lip Bu Tan purchased 105,263 shares of Intel stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $95.00 per share, for a total transaction of $9,999,985.00. Following the completion of 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 purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 0.05% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Intel News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel is embarking on a roughly $15 billion stock offering aimed at expanding its ability to capitalize on demand for AI infrastructure. While the financing could support growth in processors, data centers and foundry operations, investors will also assess the potential dilution. Intel embarks on $15 billion stock offering to capitalize on AI demand
• Positive Sentiment: Tiger Global increased its Intel position during the second quarter, providing an additional institutional vote of confidence in the company’s AI, data-center and foundry prospects. Tiger Global Added to Its Position in Intel in Q2
• Positive Sentiment: CEO Lip-Bu Tan reportedly purchased another 105,000-plus Intel shares, following his roughly $10 million open-market investment earlier in August. The buying signals management confidence after second-quarter revenue grew 25% year over year. CEO Lip-Bu Tan Just Bought Another 105,000 Shares of Intel Stock
• Positive Sentiment: Demand for server CPUs is reportedly strengthening as agentic AI workloads expand, potentially creating a new growth opportunity for Intel while its turnaround progresses. Intel is also seeking to challenge TSMC in advanced AI chip packaging. The AI Boom Has a New Chip Shortage. Intel Is Ready
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel’s client-computing business is gaining momentum from AI PCs, edge AI, robotics and physical AI, but investors are looking for evidence that these opportunities can produce sustained growth beyond traditional PC demand. INTC’s Client Computing Business Gains Momentum
• Negative Sentiment: Stanley Druckenmiller’s Duquesne Family Office exited its entire Intel position—about 411,400 shares—during the second quarter and redirected capital toward other AI infrastructure stocks. The sale adds pressure to sentiment despite Intel’s recent operating improvement. Druckenmiller Dumped Micron, Intel, and Broadcom
• Negative Sentiment: Intel is being pressured by a broader semiconductor selloff and concerns that Google’s reported $12.2 billion custom-chip deal with Marvell could intensify competition for AI hardware spending. Broadcom Holds Steady as ARK Buys the Dip, Intel Slips
• Negative Sentiment: The planned equity issuance raises dilution concerns, particularly after Intel’s recent secondary financing. Investors may be questioning whether the substantial capital requirements of Intel’s foundry and AI strategies will translate into profitable returns quickly.

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.