Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. Sells 170,742 Shares of Intel Corporation $INTC

Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. trimmed its position in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 10.9% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 1,401,180 shares of the chip maker’s stock after selling 170,742 shares during the period. Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Intel were worth $47,230,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Corundum Trust Company INC bought a new position in shares of Intel in the 3rd quarter valued at about $29,000. GoalVest Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in Intel in the 3rd quarter valued at about $34,000. Global Wealth Strategies & Associates grew its holdings in Intel by 214.5% during the third quarter. Global Wealth Strategies & Associates now owns 1,173 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 800 shares during the period. Investors Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Spolka Akcyjna acquired a new position in Intel during the second quarter worth approximately $28,000. Finally, West Branch Capital LLC bought a new stake in Intel in the second quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently commented on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their target price on Intel from $50.00 to $48.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Intel in a report on Friday. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Intel in a research report on Monday, December 29th. HSBC upgraded shares of Intel from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $26.00 to $50.00 in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of Intel from $38.00 to $41.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-six have given a Hold rating and six have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $44.10.

Intel Price Performance

NASDAQ:INTC opened at $45.07 on Friday. Intel Corporation has a 52 week low of $17.67 and a 52 week high of $54.60. The firm has a market cap of $215.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -563.32, a P/E/G ratio of 34.55 and a beta of 1.35. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $40.23 and its 200 day simple moving average is $32.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 1.60.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 22nd. The chip maker reported $0.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.08 by $0.07. Intel had a negative net margin of 0.51% and a negative return on equity of 0.46%. The firm had revenue of $13.67 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.37 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.13 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Intel has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.000-0.000 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Intel Corporation will post -0.11 earnings per share for the current year.

Key Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 beat on headline numbers — Intel exceeded expectations for revenue and EPS (Q4 revenue $13.67B; non‑GAAP EPS $0.15), showing demand traction for AI and PC products. Intel Q4 results
• Positive Sentiment: Some analysts raised targets or reiterated support post‑report, citing the long‑term foundry/AI opportunity (examples: Benchmark raised its target and Jefferies nudged its target higher), which underpins the bullish narrative for a multi‑year turnaround. Benchmark price target raise
• Neutral Sentiment: Street reaction is mixed — several firms kept Hold/Neutral ratings while others moved to Buy or Sell; commentary is split between excitement about long‑term AI demand and skepticism about near‑term execution. Analyst reaction roundup
• Negative Sentiment: Weak Q1 guidance was the main trigger — management guided Q1 revenue below consensus ($11.7B–$12.7B vs. ~$12.6B expected) and issued flat/very low EPS guidance, signaling supply will constrain growth in the near term. Reuters: Q1 guidance
• Negative Sentiment: Manufacturing and yield troubles — multiple reports and management comments point to capacity/yield shortfalls that prevent Intel from meeting booming AI/server demand; investors worry margins and inventory dynamics will be pressured. Bloomberg Tech: manufacturing snags
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive and supply‑chain implications — rivals and component makers (AMD, Micron, TSMC-related stories) are seeing relative upside as Intel’s supply issues create share and pricing opportunities for others. MarketWatch: AMD vs Intel

Intel 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.