North Star Investment Management Corp. Lowers Stock Position in Intel Corporation $INTC

North Star Investment Management Corp. cut its position in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 11.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 60,331 shares of the chip maker’s stock after selling 7,479 shares during the quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp.’s holdings in Intel were worth $2,226,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Intel by 3.5% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 404,522,308 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $14,926,873,000 after purchasing an additional 13,692,624 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors lifted its stake in Intel by 32.5% during the third quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 86,503,121 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $2,902,180,000 after purchasing an additional 21,230,715 shares during the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Intel by 18.3% in the 3rd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 55,521,741 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $1,862,755,000 after purchasing an additional 8,569,812 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Intel by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 47,658,924 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $1,598,957,000 after buying an additional 312,485 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc lifted its position in Intel by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 33,589,413 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $1,126,925,000 after buying an additional 288,828 shares during the last quarter. 64.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Intel Trading Down 0.9%

Shares of INTC traded down $0.81 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $93.94. The company had a trading volume of 62,814,791 shares, compared to its average volume of 113,653,680. Intel Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $18.97 and a fifty-two week high of $95.69. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $53.62 and a 200-day simple moving average of $45.44. The stock has a market cap of $469.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -151.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 9.31 and a beta of 1.35. The company has a current ratio of 2.31, a quick ratio of 1.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.01 by $0.28. The company had revenue of $13.58 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.32 billion. Intel had a positive return on equity of 0.39% and a negative net margin of 5.90%.Intel’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.13 EPS. Intel has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.200-0.200 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Intel Corporation will post 0.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Key Headlines Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 results beat and constructive guidance — Intel reported stronger‑than‑expected Q1 revenue and EPS and gave upbeat near‑term commentary that re‑priced expectations for AI/data‑center demand. Intel Q1 results
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades and estimate revisions — Freedom Capital upgraded INTC to strong‑buy and several firms (Northland, Erste) have sharply raised FY2026/2027 EPS forecasts and price targets, boosting investor confidence in sustainable earnings improvement. Zacks Freedom Capital upgrade
• Positive Sentiment: High‑profile bullish coverage and media momentum — Jim Cramer and multiple outlets are spotlighting Intel’s “cultural shift” under management and its role in AI infrastructure, which has amplified retail and institutional demand. Cramer on Intel
• Positive Sentiment: Industry positioning in new computing paradigms — a recent neuromorphic computing report cites Intel as a major player in energy‑efficient, brain‑inspired chips for edge AI and sensing, widening potential addressable markets beyond GPUs. Neuromorphic market report
• Positive Sentiment: CPU supply tightness and AI infrastructure demand — reports of stretched server CPU lead times and Intel’s emphasis on CPUs as an AI infrastructure layer support a durable revenue tail for Intel’s data‑center and foundry businesses. CEO emphasizes CPU role
• Neutral Sentiment: Capital‑allocation move — Intel is pursuing a bond sale to buy back a stake in its Irish fab (Fab 34); that accelerates consolidation of manufacturing assets but increases leverage in the short term. Bond sale for Fab 34 stake
• Negative Sentiment: Executive departure — the company lost its Chief Accounting Officer, which some investors view as a governance/continuity risk until a permanent replacement is named. CAO departure
• Negative Sentiment: Momentum risks and valuation headlines — several outlets warn the rally may be overbought and that “every little good news” is being priced in; earlier reports about OpenAI revenue misses briefly pressured chip names. These raise short‑term profit‑taking risk. Hype/valuation caution OpenAI revenue doubt

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 20,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was 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. This trade represents a 15.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

INTC has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Rosenblatt Securities raised their price target on Intel from $30.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Melius Research set a $75.00 price target on shares of Intel in a research report on Friday, April 10th. Daiwa Securities Group boosted their target price on shares of Intel from $41.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. TD Cowen increased their price target on shares of Intel from $60.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Truist Financial upped their price target on shares of Intel from $49.00 to $81.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating, twenty-five have issued a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Intel presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $72.98.

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.