Intel Corporation $INTC Position Increased by Wealthfront Advisers LLC

Wealthfront Advisers LLC increased its position in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 37.3% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 269,805 shares of the chip maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 73,241 shares during the period. Wealthfront Advisers LLC’s holdings in Intel were worth $9,052,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Lakeshore Capital Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Intel by 1.4% in the third quarter. Lakeshore Capital Group Inc. now owns 20,906 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $701,000 after purchasing an additional 279 shares in the last quarter. WealthPlan Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Intel by 0.4% during the third quarter. WealthPlan Investment Management LLC now owns 71,772 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $2,408,000 after buying an additional 295 shares in the last quarter. Investors Research Corp raised its position in Intel by 0.7% during the third quarter. Investors Research Corp now owns 40,597 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $1,362,000 after buying an additional 300 shares during the period. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in shares of Intel by 27.1% in the 3rd quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,406 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $47,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares during the period. Finally, First Interstate Bank lifted its position in shares of Intel by 1.7% in the third quarter. First Interstate Bank now owns 17,550 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $589,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Intel

In other news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 20,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $49.05, for a total value of $981,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 113,060 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,545,593. This trade represents a 15.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP David Zinsner bought 5,882 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 26th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $42.50 per share, for a total transaction of $249,985.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 247,392 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,514,160. This trade represents a 2.44% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Insiders own 0.04% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

INTC has been the subject of a number of research reports. Mizuho set a $48.00 target price on shares of Intel in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on Intel from $35.00 to $42.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Intel from $30.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Roth Mkm raised their price objective on shares of Intel from $40.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their target price on shares of Intel from $21.00 to $39.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-five have assigned a Hold rating and six have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $45.76.

Key Stories Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel said it will invest at least $100M in SambaNova, a move analysts (Wedbush cited) view as accelerating Intel’s AI push and strengthening its GPU/accelerator roadmap and partner ecosystem. Intel investing at least $100M into SambaNova should help AI push: Wedbush
• Positive Sentiment: Intel unveiled a new ZAM memory prototype (Saimemory / ZAM project) — a tangible step toward returning to memory products and diversifying beyond CPUs, which investors view as a potential long-term revenue and margin catalyst. Intel Stock (NASDAQ:INTC) Snaps Up With New ZAM Prototype
• Positive Sentiment: Intel’s most recent quarter beat consensus on EPS and revenue (Jan 22 report: $0.15 EPS vs. $0.08 estimate; revenue $13.67B vs. $13.37B estimate). That earnings surprise improves near-term sentiment and supports today’s buying interest.
• Positive Sentiment: Continued AI infrastructure spending by large tech firms (the “Magnificent Seven” planning big capex increases) supports demand for chips, GPUs and data‑center equipment — a structural tailwind for Intel’s AI and data-center business. The “Magnificent Seven” Plan to Spend $680 Billion Largely on Artificial Intelligence Capex
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage and commentary are highlighting Intel’s strategic AI/GPU pivot and asking whether valuation and momentum justify a re-rating — this creates both upside if execution accelerates and risk if expectations outpace delivery. Intel’s AI And GPU Pivot Puts Valuation And Momentum In Focus
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest data are noisy in recent feeds (some Feb. feeds show anomalous “0” values), but the latest reliable January snapshot showed a material decline in short interest vs. mid-January (about 111.6M shares short on Jan 30, ~2.2% of float). That reduction in shorts can reduce downside pressure but the mixed data create short-term uncertainty.

Intel Price Performance

Shares of Intel stock opened at $48.29 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $42.95 and a 200-day simple moving average of $35.27. The company has a current ratio of 2.02, a quick ratio of 1.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. Intel Corporation has a 1-year low of $17.67 and a 1-year high of $54.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $241.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -603.55, a PEG ratio of 17.02 and a beta of 1.38.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last posted its earnings results 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. The business had revenue of $13.67 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $13.37 billion. Intel had a negative net margin of 0.51% and a negative return on equity of 0.44%. Intel’s revenue was down 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.13 EPS. Intel has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.000-0.000 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Intel Corporation will post -0.11 earnings per share for the current year.

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.