Intel Corporation $INTC Stock: Milestone Asset Management LLC Boosts Position

Milestone Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 227.5% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 15,604 shares of the chip maker’s stock after buying an additional 10,839 shares during the period. Milestone Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Intel were worth $1,876,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Southern Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Intel by 0.6% in the 1st quarter. Southern Financial Group LLC now owns 14,313 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $632,000 after buying an additional 90 shares during the period. Harrell Investment Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Intel by 0.4% during the second quarter. Harrell Investment Partners LLC now owns 23,277 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $3,250,000 after buying an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. TFR Capital LLC. increased its stake in shares of Intel by 0.4% during the second quarter. TFR Capital LLC. now owns 26,643 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $3,720,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the period. Walker Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Intel by 1.9% during the third quarter. Walker Asset Management LLC now owns 5,433 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $653,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the period. Finally, Wynn Capital LLC increased its stake in shares of Intel by 0.4% during the second quarter. Wynn Capital LLC now owns 27,162 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $3,793,000 after buying an additional 104 shares during the period. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Intel Stock Down 2.8%

INTC stock opened at $95.37 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $103.29 and a 200 day moving average price of $101.39. Intel Corporation has a 12 month low of $32.89 and a 12 month high of $142.35. The company has a market cap of $481.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -45.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 10.47 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 (NASDAQ:INTC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.21. Intel had a positive return on equity of 2.62% and a negative net margin of 19.79%. The firm had revenue of $16.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.43 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted ($0.10) earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 25.2% on a year-over-year basis. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Intel Corporation will post 1.04 earnings per share for the current year.

Intel News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel’s Crescent Island inference GPU has reportedly reached customer testing, supporting the company’s effort to expand beyond CPUs and compete in lower-cost AI inference. Intel’s 350-Watt Inference GPU Reaches Customer Testing
• Positive Sentiment: Recent results showed approximately 25% year-over-year quarterly revenue growth, while strong AI-chip demand forecasts from ASML and analyst support for Intel ahead of its next earnings report provide a potential longer-term tailwind. AI Demand to Exceed Supply
• Neutral Sentiment: A technical trading signal reportedly triggered a rebound during the session, but this reflects short-term trading activity rather than a change in Intel’s fundamentals. Intel Shares Rise After Key Trading Signal
• Negative Sentiment: An explosion and fire at Intel’s Kiryat Gat manufacturing facility in Israel, with serious injuries and reported fatalities, raised concerns about operational disruption, employee safety and potential production impacts. Intel Slides After Plant Blast in Israel
• Negative Sentiment: TSMC’s comments that it could support customers if Intel’s advanced-packaging ramp falls short highlighted execution risk and intensified competitive pressure on Intel’s foundry strategy. TSMC Comments on Intel’s Advanced Packaging Ramp
• Negative Sentiment: The wider chip sector faced selling pressure amid reported progress by Chinese memory maker CXMT, concerns about slowing or difficult-to-finance AI infrastructure spending, higher interest rates and renewed inflation worries. These factors are particularly significant for Intel after its substantial 2026 rally. What Is Driving Attention on Intel Stock

Insider Transactions at Intel

In other Intel news, CEO Lip Bu Tan acquired 105,263 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $95.00 per share, for a total transaction of $9,999,985.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,314,669 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $124,893,555. The trade was a 8.70% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on INTC shares. Daiwa Securities Group lowered shares of Intel from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. Citigroup assumed coverage on shares of Intel in a research note on Tuesday, September 8th. They set a “buy” rating for the company. Susquehanna increased their target price on Intel from $80.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Rosenblatt Securities raised their price target on Intel from $65.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Finally, New Street Research raised their price target on Intel from $100.00 to $122.00 in a research note on Friday, June 26th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating, twenty-seven have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $109.06.

About Intel

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) is a global semiconductor company that designs and manufactures computing and connectivity products. Its portfolio includes central processing units (CPUs), graphics and accelerator products, chipsets, networking components, and other semiconductor solutions used in personal computers, servers, cloud infrastructure, artificial intelligence systems, and embedded applications.

The company serves a broad range of customers, including original equipment manufacturers, cloud service providers, enterprise businesses, telecommunications companies, government organizations, and other technology firms.