JT Stratford LLC Purchases 15,380 Shares of Intel Corporation $INTC

JT Stratford LLC raised its position in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 169.9% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 24,432 shares of the chip maker’s stock after buying an additional 15,380 shares during the period. JT Stratford LLC’s holdings in Intel were worth $820,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Investors Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Spolka Akcyjna bought a new stake in shares of Intel in the 2nd quarter valued at $28,000. Corundum Trust Company INC acquired a new position in Intel in the third quarter valued at about $29,000. Eukles Asset Management increased its holdings in shares of Intel by 55.6% in the second quarter. Eukles Asset Management now owns 1,400 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. Provenance Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Intel by 89.2% during the third quarter. Provenance Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 946 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 446 shares during the period. Finally, Strengthening Families & Communities LLC bought a new position in shares of Intel during the 3rd quarter valued at about $33,000. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Intel Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ INTC opened at $45.95 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 2.02 and a quick ratio of 1.65. The business has a 50-day moving average of $45.32 and a 200-day moving average of $37.91. The stock has a market capitalization of $229.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -574.30, a PEG ratio of 16.89 and a beta of 1.37. Intel Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $17.67 and a fifty-two week high of $54.60.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 22nd. The chip maker reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.08 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $13.67 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $13.37 billion. Intel had a negative return on equity of 0.44% and a negative net margin of 0.51%.The business’s quarterly revenue was down 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.13 earnings per share. 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 fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently issued reports on INTC. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Intel in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Melius Research upgraded shares of Intel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $50.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Monday, January 5th. Wedbush reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $30.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. KeyCorp lifted their price target on Intel from $60.00 to $65.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, HSBC raised Intel from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $26.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-six have issued a Hold rating and six have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $45.74.

Insider Activity at Intel

In other news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 20,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $49.05, for a total transaction of $981,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 113,060 shares in the company, valued at $5,545,593. The trade was a 15.03% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, EVP David Zinsner purchased 5,882 shares of Intel stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 26th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $42.50 per share, with a total value of $249,985.00. Following the acquisition, 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 SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Corporate insiders own 0.04% of the company’s stock.

Intel News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CFO and management comments indicate Intel may commercialize its advanced 18A node and is seeing strong server demand — a potential revenue and capacity upside if Intel sells 18A foundry services or fills more data‑center capacity. Reuters: Intel CEO Tan reconsidering fate of chipmaker’s 18A manufacturing tech
• Positive Sentiment: Market reacted to management’s capacity and server-demand comments with an intra‑day rally, suggesting investors are pricing in near‑term revenue strength from data‑center customers. Investing.com: Intel stock jumps on strong server demand, capacity comments
• Neutral Sentiment: Board leadership is changing — long‑time chair Frank Yeary is departing and Dr. Craig Barratt has been named chairman. Governance changes can be neutral in the short term but matter for long‑term strategy execution. Seeking Alpha: Intel names Dr. Craig Barratt as chairman
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel’s CFO flagged potential memory‑chip supply tightness — a signal that industry dynamics could lift pricing or shift component availability. That remark is more consequential for memory suppliers (Micron, SanDisk) but informs macro capacity/demand expectations for Intel. TipRanks: Intel CFO warns of memory chip shortage
• Negative Sentiment: A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers raised national‑security concerns about Intel testing chipmaking tools from a Chinese‑linked supplier (ACM Research). That scrutiny introduces regulatory and political risk — potential delays, added compliance costs, or reputational pressure that could weigh on the stock if escalated. Reuters: US lawmakers raise concerns over Intel’s testing of tools made by Chinese-linked firm

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.