Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd Sells 458,376 Shares of Intel Corporation $INTC

Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd reduced its stake in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 39.8% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 693,049 shares of the chip maker’s stock after selling 458,376 shares during the period. Intel makes up 0.6% of Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 9th largest position. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd’s holdings in Intel were worth $23,252,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. West Branch Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Intel during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Investors Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Spolka Akcyjna acquired a new stake in Intel during the second quarter valued at $28,000. Corundum Trust Company INC purchased a new position in Intel in the third quarter valued at $29,000. Eukles Asset Management increased its holdings in Intel by 55.6% in the second quarter. Eukles Asset Management now owns 1,400 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GoalVest Advisory LLC acquired a new position in shares of Intel in the third quarter worth about $34,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Intel Stock Down 17.0%

Shares of INTC opened at $45.07 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $40.23 and a 200 day moving average price of $32.95. Intel Corporation has a one year low of $17.67 and a one year high of $54.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 1.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $215.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -563.32, a PEG ratio of 34.55 and a beta of 1.35.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, January 22nd. The chip maker reported $0.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 company had revenue of $13.67 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $13.37 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.13 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. Intel has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.000-0.000 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post -0.11 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Intel News Summary

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently commented on INTC. HSBC upgraded Intel from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and raised their target price for the company from $26.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Tuesday. Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their price objective on Intel from $35.00 to $36.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Melius Research raised Intel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $50.00 target price for the company in a research note on Monday, January 5th. BNP Paribas Exane lifted their price target on shares of Intel from $19.00 to $30.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Finally, Mizuho set a $48.00 price target on shares of Intel in a report on Friday. Four equities research 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.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $44.10.

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.