Proficio Capital Partners LLC Purchases New Shares in Intel Corporation $INTC

Proficio Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 19,015 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $2,655,000.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Financially Speaking Inc raised its position in Intel by 69.2% during the 4th 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 last quarter. Financial Life Planners acquired a new stake in shares of Intel during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Swiss RE Ltd. acquired a new position in Intel during the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Glynn Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Intel during the 2nd quarter worth $29,000. Finally, Knuff & Co LLC acquired a new position in Intel during the second quarter worth about $29,000. 64.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Intel

In related news, CEO Lip Bu Tan acquired 105,263 shares of Intel stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $95.00 per share, for a total transaction of $9,999,985.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,314,669 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $124,893,555. This trade represents a 8.70% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 0.05% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on INTC. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Intel in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. KeyCorp set a $125.00 price target on shares of Intel in a report on Friday, July 24th. UBS Group reduced their price objective on Intel from $121.00 to $112.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. BTIG Research raised shares of Intel from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities boosted their price target on Intel from $65.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. One research 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 issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $107.01.

Intel News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Dell’s strong server performance supported Intel’s data-center outlook. Dell reported a 122% increase in server revenue, prompting analysts to argue that demand for Intel CPUs is accelerating as AI infrastructure requires a substantial number of traditional processors alongside GPUs. Intel stock rises as Dell earnings point to CPU demand
• Positive Sentiment: A bullish $200 price target added momentum. Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry identified Intel as a direct beneficiary of rising CPU-to-GPU ratios in AI clusters, the continued enterprise presence of x86 processors and the potential of Intel’s Clearwater Forest architecture. The target implies substantial upside, although it is an individual analyst forecast rather than a consensus estimate. Dell earnings and Intel CPU demand
• Positive Sentiment: Estimate revisions have been trending higher. Analysts cited AI demand, manufacturing improvements and growth in custom silicon as potential offsets to supply constraints and competitive pressure. Intel’s recent revenue growth and plans for more than $20 billion in 2026 capital spending also reinforce the long-term recovery narrative. Intel estimate revisions
• Neutral Sentiment: Semiconductor-sector strength provided a broad-market tailwind. Intel, AMD and Nvidia advanced even as stronger employment data increased expectations for a possible Federal Reserve rate hike. Separate commentary arguing that Nvidia’s earnings reduced fears of an AI spending bubble also helped maintain investor interest in chip stocks. Chip stocks rise despite rate concerns
• Negative Sentiment: Mizuho lowered its Intel price target to $92 from $109 and maintained a Hold rating. The analyst warned that weaker PC demand and near-term margin pressure could limit the benefit from Intel’s AI-related growth. Nvidia’s expanding server CPU business also remains a competitive risk. Mizuho lowers Intel price target

Intel Stock Performance

NASDAQ:INTC opened at $95.80 on Monday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $100.45 and its two-hundred day moving average is $88.20. Intel Corporation has a 52 week low of $24.05 and a 52 week high of $142.35. The company has a market cap of $483.22 billion, a PE ratio of -45.40, a P/E/G ratio of 10.58 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 (NASDAQ:INTC) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.43 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned ($0.10) earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 25.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Intel Corporation will post 1.01 EPS for the current year.

Intel Company Profile

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.