First Growth Capital LLC Purchases Shares of 13,409 Intel Corporation $INTC

First Growth Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund purchased 13,409 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $495,000.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Intel in the fourth quarter worth approximately $2,233,159,000. Capital World Investors increased its position in Intel by 32.5% during the 3rd quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 86,503,121 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $2,902,180,000 after purchasing an additional 21,230,715 shares during the period. Capital Research Global Investors raised its holdings in Intel by 285.9% during the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 26,619,928 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $982,279,000 after purchasing an additional 19,722,010 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in Intel by 3.5% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 404,522,308 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $14,926,873,000 after purchasing an additional 13,692,624 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted its position in shares of Intel by 20.4% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 65,249,269 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $2,407,698,000 after purchasing an additional 11,056,090 shares during the period. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 40,256 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the executive vice president owned 105,077 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,458,313.81. This represents a 27.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

INTC has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. New Street Research assumed coverage on shares of Intel in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. They issued a “buy” rating on the stock. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Intel in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Morgan Stanley lowered shares of Intel from an “overweight” rating to an “underweight” rating in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Jefferies Financial Group assumed coverage on shares of Intel in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. Finally, Barclays increased their price target on Intel from $65.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, June 1st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $87.09.

Trending Headlines about Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: President Trump said Apple has agreed to work with Intel to design and manufacture chips in the U.S., which would be a major validation of Intel’s foundry strategy and a potential long-term revenue driver. Trump says Apple to work with Intel to manufacture chips in US
• Positive Sentiment: Intel also announced a leadership change at Intel Foundry, naming industry veteran Seok-Hee Lee to lead its advanced packaging push, signaling tighter execution in a key growth area. Intel taps industry veteran Seok-Hee Lee to lead foundry packaging push
• Positive Sentiment: Separately, Intel’s progress on its advanced 18A-P manufacturing node entering risk production continued to fuel turnaround optimism and support the stock’s momentum. INTC Stock Alert: Intel to Begin Production of Its Most Advanced Chip
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader semiconductor strength and a rebound in tech stocks also helped lift sentiment around Intel, alongside growing investor interest in AI infrastructure plays. Intel taps industry veteran Seok-Hee Lee to lead foundry packaging push
• Negative Sentiment: Despite the surge, some Wall Street coverage remains cautious, with commentary suggesting Intel’s valuation has run ahead of fundamentals and that execution risks still matter. Trump Just Sent Intel Stock Soaring. Here’s Why.

Intel Stock Performance

NASDAQ:INTC opened at $133.99 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $101.08 and a 200-day moving average of $64.21. The firm has a market capitalization of $673.43 billion, a P/E ratio of -216.11 and a beta of 2.21. The company has a quick ratio of 1.85, a current ratio of 2.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. Intel Corporation has a twelve month low of $18.97 and a twelve month high of $135.48.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.01 by $0.28. The company had revenue of $13.58 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.32 billion. Intel had a negative net margin of 5.90% and a positive return on equity of 0.39%. Intel’s quarterly revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Intel Corporation will post 0.63 EPS for the current year.

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.