SevenBridge Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC – Free Report) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 4,048 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $179,000.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Sivia Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in Intel by 271.7% during the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 34,201 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $766,000 after acquiring an additional 25,001 shares during the period. United Bank acquired a new stake in Intel in the second quarter valued at $205,000. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL lifted its holdings in Intel by 12.3% in the second quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 13,737 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $308,000 after acquiring an additional 1,508 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Intel by 29.6% during the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 158,277 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $3,545,000 after purchasing an additional 36,116 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. boosted its position in shares of Intel by 9.9% during the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 828,352 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $18,556,000 after purchasing an additional 74,838 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Seaport Research Partners increased their target price on shares of Intel from $65.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. KGI Securities lowered Intel from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $71.00 price target on the stock. in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Wolfe Research began coverage on Intel in a report on Thursday, June 11th. They issued a “peer perform” rating on the stock. HSBC raised Intel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $50.00 to $95.00 in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Finally, BTIG Research raised Intel from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating, twenty-eight have assigned a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Intel presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $93.93.
Insider Buying and Selling at Intel
In other Intel news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 40,256 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 1st. The stock was 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 $10,458,313.81. The trade was a 27.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.
Intel Stock Up 6.0%
INTC opened at $139.63 on Wednesday. Intel Corporation has a 12 month low of $18.97 and a 12 month high of $142.35. The business has a 50-day moving average of $112.23 and a two-hundred day moving average of $69.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 2.31 and a quick ratio of 1.85. The stock has a market capitalization of $701.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -225.21 and a beta of 2.21.
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.29 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 revenue was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.13 earnings per share. Intel has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.200-0.200 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Intel Corporation will post 0.63 earnings per share for the current year.
Key Intel News
Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Intel stock is benefiting from a broad AI-chip rally, with semiconductors leading the market and the sector posting historic gains this quarter. Record chip rally adds $2 trillion in combined value to Micron, Intel and AMD in second quarter
- Positive Sentiment: Sentiment was also helped by analyst enthusiasm after Cantor Fitzgerald raised its price target on Intel to $150 from $90, reinforcing hopes that Intel’s foundry turnaround and AI strategy are gaining credibility. Intel Stock Jumps as Price-Target Hike Adds to Foundry Momentum
- Positive Sentiment: Several articles point to Intel’s improving narrative around advanced manufacturing, including risk production on its 18A-P process and leadership changes at Intel Foundry, which are helping investors view the company as a potential AI and chip-packaging winner. Intel Stock (NASDAQ:INTC) Surges on Word of Cost Advantage Over Key Rival
- Neutral Sentiment: Intel also announced it will report second-quarter 2026 financial results soon, keeping attention on whether the rally is backed by fundamentals and guidance. Intel to Report Second-Quarter 2026 Financial Results
- Negative Sentiment: Some commentary warns that a lot of the good news may already be priced in, and one article highlighted risk from stretched valuation after the sharp run-up in Intel shares. Intel: Good News Priced In, Extreme Valuation Clouds Investing
- Negative Sentiment: There is also caution that competition in AI chips is spreading spending across more semiconductor companies, which could limit Intel’s upside if the rally cools. How Nvidia Became a Chip Stock Loser—and Why It Might Stay That Way
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.
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