Portfolio Design Labs LLC Takes Position in Intel Corporation $INTC

Portfolio Design Labs LLC acquired a new position in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 38,785 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $5,416,000. Intel comprises about 0.9% of Portfolio Design Labs LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 24th biggest position.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Financially Speaking Inc boosted its stake in Intel by 69.2% during the fourth quarter. Financially Speaking Inc now owns 682 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 279 shares during the period. Financial Life Planners bought a new position in Intel during the 1st quarter valued at about $25,000. Glynn Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Intel in the 2nd quarter worth about $29,000. Knuff & Co LLC purchased a new position in shares of Intel during the second quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Finally, Swiss RE Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Intel during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Intel news, CEO Lip Bu Tan acquired 105,263 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $95.00 per share, with a total value of $9,999,985.00. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,314,669 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $124,893,555. The trade was a 8.70% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Intel Stock Performance

Shares of Intel stock opened at $89.47 on Monday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $104.64 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $86.65. The firm has a market capitalization of $451.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -42.40, a PEG ratio of 9.89 and a beta of 2.22. Intel Corporation has a 12-month low of $23.68 and a 12-month high of $142.35. The company has a current ratio of 1.60, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 firm had revenue of $16.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.43 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned ($0.10) earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 25.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. Analysts predict that Intel Corporation will post 1 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “hold” rating and set a $100.00 price target on shares of Intel in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. UBS Group reduced their price objective on Intel from $121.00 to $112.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. Wolfe Research assumed coverage on Intel in a report on Thursday, June 11th. They issued a “peer perform” rating for the company. Roth Capital boosted their price objective on shares of Intel from $100.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Finally, TD Cowen lifted their target price on Intel from $75.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, July 13th. 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 stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $107.46.

Intel News Roundup

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

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.