IFM Investors Pty Ltd Boosts Stake in Intel Corporation $INTC

IFM Investors Pty Ltd raised its position in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 4.3% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 881,085 shares of the chip maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 36,129 shares during the period. IFM Investors Pty Ltd’s holdings in Intel were worth $32,512,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of INTC. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Intel during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $2,233,159,000. Capital World Investors grew its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 21,230,715 shares during the period. Capital Research Global Investors grew its position in shares of Intel by 285.9% during the 4th 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 period. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Intel by 3.5% during the 4th 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 period. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Intel by 61.3% during the 3rd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 25,001,621 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $838,804,000 after acquiring an additional 9,503,402 shares during the period. 64.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Bank of America’s double upgrade and higher target are the main catalyst, reinforcing the view that Intel’s CPU and foundry businesses could drive meaningful longer-term growth. Intel rallies as BofA double-upgrades stock on increased CPU, foundry visibility
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts also lifted earnings estimates, suggesting the market is becoming more optimistic about Intel’s profitability outlook over the next couple of years.
• Positive Sentiment: Broader semiconductor stocks are rebounding as investors return to beaten-down AI and chip names, adding support to Intel’s advance.
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel’s recent rally has been amplified by growing enthusiasm around its foundry turnaround and possible AI-related opportunities, but these remain longer-term execution stories rather than near-term fundamentals.
• Negative Sentiment: One item investors may watch closely is an insider sale reported today, which can sometimes temper sentiment even when the stock is rallying.

Intel Stock Up 9.3%

Shares of NASDAQ:INTC opened at $116.96 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $93.64 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $61.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 2.31 and a quick ratio of 1.85. Intel Corporation has a one year low of $18.97 and a one year high of $132.75. The company has a market cap of $587.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -188.64 and a beta of 2.21.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.01 by $0.28. Intel had a negative net margin of 5.90% and a positive return on equity of 0.39%. The firm had revenue of $13.58 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.32 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.13 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Intel has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.200-0.200 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Intel Corporation will post 0.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Truist Financial increased their target price on shares of Intel from $49.00 to $81.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Moffett Nathanson downgraded shares of Intel to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday. Melius Research set a $150.00 target price on shares of Intel in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Intel in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $80.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a report on Monday, May 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating, twenty-seven have assigned a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Intel currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $87.31.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Intel news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 40,256 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.53, for a total value of $4,006,679.68. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 105,077 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,458,313.81. This trade represents a 27.70% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 0.05% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.