Teacher Retirement System of Texas Grows Stock Position in Intel Corporation $INTC

Teacher Retirement System of Texas boosted its holdings in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 203.0% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 2,315,580 shares of the chip maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,551,454 shares during the period. Teacher Retirement System of Texas’ holdings in Intel were worth $77,688,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bank of Nova Scotia increased its position in Intel by 2.3% during the second quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 2,332,433 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $52,246,000 after buying an additional 51,383 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Intel during the second quarter valued at $1,579,378,000. Engineers Gate Manager LP increased its position in Intel by 91.8% during the 2nd quarter. Engineers Gate Manager LP now owns 765,091 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $17,138,000 after purchasing an additional 366,092 shares in the last quarter. Isthmus Partners LLC raised its stake in Intel by 100.1% in the 2nd quarter. Isthmus Partners LLC now owns 247,660 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $5,548,000 after purchasing an additional 123,895 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Intel by 2.3% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 385,903,735 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $8,644,244,000 after purchasing an additional 8,513,298 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Beat on Q4 results — Intel topped consensus on both EPS ($0.15) and revenue (~$13.7B), demonstrating demand strength (notably in data‑center/server chips). Intel Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2025 Financial Results
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support — Several firms raised price targets or reiterated coverage (Jefferies, UBS, HSBC among them), reflecting confidence in AI/server demand and Intel’s turnaround potential even where ratings remain cautious. Intel: Near-Term Earnings Constraints Balance Long-Term Foundry Upside, Supporting Hold Rating
• Neutral Sentiment: Long‑term foundry and AI upside vs. capital discipline — Management emphasizes prioritizing manufacturing efficiency and disciplined capex rather than an aggressive capacity buildout, which supports margin control but slows potential near‑term revenue expansion. Intel Won’t Rush Costly Chip Capacity Buildout Despite AI Boom
• Negative Sentiment: Soft Q1 guidance — Intel guided Q1 revenue and profit below Street estimates (Q1 revenue range below consensus midpoint; EPS guidance short), citing supply constraints that limit its ability to fulfill strong demand. This is the main driver of recent weakness. Intel forecasts first-quarter sales and profit below estimates
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction and supply risk — The guidance and comments about constrained supply triggered after‑hours selling and analyst caution; investors should watch management updates on supply improvements (timing expected Q2+) and margin guidance. Intel stock falls after company offers soft first-quarter guidance

Intel Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:INTC opened at $54.32 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $40.04 and a two-hundred day moving average of $32.79. The firm has a market capitalization of $259.49 billion, a PE ratio of 5,437.44, a P/E/G ratio of 34.51 and a beta of 1.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 1.60 and a quick ratio of 1.25. Intel Corporation has a 12 month low of $17.67 and a 12 month high of $54.60.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 22nd. The chip maker reported $0.15 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.08 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $13.67 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $13.37 billion. Intel had a negative return on equity of 0.75% and a net margin of 0.37%.The company’s revenue was down 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.13 EPS. Intel has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.000-0.000 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post -0.11 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Barclays set a $45.00 price target on shares of Intel in a report on Thursday, January 15th. TD Cowen increased their price target on Intel from $38.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Mizuho lifted their price objective on Intel from $39.00 to $41.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Intel in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, HSBC raised Intel from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $26.00 to $50.00 in a research note on Tuesday. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-five have issued a Hold rating and six have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $42.29.

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.