Mystic Asset Management Inc. Makes New Investment in Intel Corporation $INTC

Mystic Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 51,209 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $7,150,000. Intel makes up about 1.5% of Mystic Asset Management Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest holding.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of INTC. Southern Financial Group LLC increased its holdings in Intel by 0.6% during the 1st quarter. Southern Financial Group LLC now owns 14,313 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $632,000 after purchasing an additional 90 shares during the period. Harrell Investment Partners LLC increased its stake 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 during the period. 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. Wynn Capital LLC lifted its stake 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 acquiring an additional 104 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bell Investment Advisors Inc grew its holdings in Intel by 4.3% during the 2nd quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc now owns 2,895 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $404,000 after acquiring an additional 119 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Intel news, CEO Lip Bu Tan acquired 105,263 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $95.00 per share, with a total value of $9,999,985.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,314,669 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $124,893,555. This trade represents a 8.70% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. 0.05% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Key Headlines Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Chief Executive Officer Lip-Bu Tan reportedly purchased approximately $10 million of Intel stock at $95 per share earlier this month. The shares now trade below that level, making the purchase a potential signal of management’s confidence in Intel’s turnaround. Intel CEO insider purchase article
• Positive Sentiment: Fundstrat ETFs added Intel to a quarterly rebalance, which could provide incremental institutional demand and reflects improving sentiment toward the chipmaker. Fundstrat ETF rebalance article
• Positive Sentiment: Intel has gained attention from investors following reports of a new Advantech connection and its potential role in AI infrastructure. Strong Nvidia results also reinforced expectations that demand for data-center and AI-related hardware remains robust. Intel Advantech connection article
• Neutral Sentiment: Reports that investor Nancy Pelosi bought Intel shares and call options may support retail and political-investor interest, but the trade does not change Intel’s operating outlook. Nancy Pelosi Intel investment article
• Negative Sentiment: Intel’s manufacturing operations reportedly continue to lose money on wafers, much of which are sold internally. The stock’s elevated valuation appears to assume that the foundry business eventually becomes profitable, leaving substantial execution risk if losses persist. Intel manufacturing losses article
• Negative Sentiment: Intel is also being pressured by broad semiconductor profit-taking after Nvidia’s earnings-fueled rally. Raymond James reportedly prefers AMD over Intel among the two AI-exposed CPU companies, highlighting competitive concerns and uncertainty over Intel’s ability to convert AI demand into durable growth. Semiconductor profit-taking article

Intel Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ INTC opened at $89.47 on Monday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $104.64 and a 200 day moving average price of $86.65. The stock has a market cap of $451.29 billion, a PE ratio of -42.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 9.89 and a beta of 2.22. The company has a quick ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 1.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. Intel Corporation has a 52-week low of $23.68 and a 52-week high of $142.35.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $16.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.43 billion. Intel had a positive return on equity of 2.62% and a negative net margin of 19.79%.The firm’s revenue was up 25.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted ($0.10) earnings per share. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post 1 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have commented on the stock. Cantor Fitzgerald dropped their price objective on shares of Intel from $150.00 to $125.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Mizuho dropped their target price on Intel from $135.00 to $109.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, July 24th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Intel from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 18th. Wedbush upped their price objective on Intel from $60.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Finally, New Street Research increased their price objective on Intel from $100.00 to $122.00 in a report on Friday, June 26th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating, thirty-one have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $107.46.

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.