West Tower Group LLC Lowers Stock Holdings in Intel Corporation $INTC

West Tower Group LLC decreased its position in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 58.8% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 10,000 shares of the chip maker’s stock after selling 14,300 shares during the period. Intel makes up approximately 0.8% of West Tower Group LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 25th biggest holding. West Tower Group LLC’s holdings in Intel were worth $369,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. PKO Investment Management Joint Stock Co grew its stake in shares of Intel by 33.3% during the third quarter. PKO Investment Management Joint Stock Co now owns 120,000 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $4,026,000 after buying an additional 30,000 shares during the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp grew its stake in shares of Intel by 18.3% during the third quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 55,521,741 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $1,862,755,000 after buying an additional 8,569,812 shares during the last quarter. Heritage Investment Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Intel in the fourth quarter worth about $219,000. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 13,692,624 shares during the period. Finally, Katamaran Capital LLP purchased a new position in Intel during the 3rd quarter valued at about $349,000. 64.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 40,256 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 in the company, valued at $10,458,313.81. The trade was a 27.70% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.05% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “hold” rating and set a $100.00 price target on shares of Intel in a report on Tuesday. Citigroup raised Intel from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $48.00 to $95.00 in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Melius Research set a $75.00 price objective on Intel in a research report on Friday, April 10th. Bank of America lifted their price objective on Intel from $48.00 to $56.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group lifted their price objective on Intel from $41.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating, twenty-five have assigned a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Intel presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $77.38.

Key Headlines Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel shares are being lifted by reports of preliminary Apple foundry talks, which could create a major new manufacturing relationship and significantly expand future revenue. Why Are Intel (INTC) Shares Soaring Today
• Positive Sentiment: Mizuho raised its price target on Intel, reinforcing the view that agentic AI and server demand are validating the turnaround story. Mizuho Hikes Intel Price Target to $124 as Agentic AI Server Demand Validates the Turnaround
• Positive Sentiment: Several recent articles highlight Intel as a beneficiary of the AI infrastructure boom, with investors reassessing the stock’s long-term earnings power. Intel: The Path To AI Sovereignty
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts still rate Intel mostly as a Hold on average, suggesting the rally has improved sentiment but not erased execution concerns. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) Receives Average Recommendation of “Hold” from Analysts
• Negative Sentiment: Some market coverage says the recent surge may have gone too far in the short term, with profit-taking and “buyer exhaustion” weighing on the chip sector. Why Intel’s stock is falling and guiding the chip sector toward its worst day of the year

Intel Price Performance

INTC stock opened at $120.61 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $63.30 and a 200-day moving average price of $49.30. Intel Corporation has a 52-week low of $18.97 and a 52-week high of $132.75. The firm has a market capitalization of $606.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -194.53 and a beta of 2.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 1.85 and a current ratio of 2.31.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.29 earnings per share (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 analyst estimates of $12.32 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.13 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. Intel has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.200-0.200 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post 0.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.