MUFG Securities EMEA plc increased its stake in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC – Free Report) by 1,524.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,566,428 shares of the chip maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,470,001 shares during the quarter. Intel comprises about 0.7% of MUFG Securities EMEA plc’s portfolio, making the stock its 27th biggest holding. MUFG Securities EMEA plc’s holdings in Intel were worth $57,801,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Legacy Bridge LLC acquired a new stake in Intel in the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Intel in the fourth quarter worth about $29,000. HighMark Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in Intel by 177.7% in the fourth quarter. HighMark Wealth Management LLC now owns 886 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 567 shares during the period. Provenance Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Intel by 89.2% in 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, Winch Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in Intel by 28.3% in the fourth quarter. Winch Advisory Services LLC now owns 966 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 213 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several research firms recently weighed in on INTC. Evercore set a $95.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a report on Friday, April 24th. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of Intel from $45.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their price target on shares of Intel from $65.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on shares of Intel from $56.00 to $73.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane upgraded shares of Intel from an “underperform” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $60.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating, twenty-six have assigned a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Intel presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $81.52.
Intel Trading Down 5.1%
NASDAQ:INTC opened at $114.68 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 2.31 and a quick ratio of 1.85. Intel Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $18.97 and a fifty-two week high of $132.75. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $81.94 and its two-hundred day moving average is $56.32. The stock has a market cap of $576.38 billion, a PE ratio of -184.96 and a beta of 2.18.
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.29 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.01 by $0.28. Intel had a positive return on equity of 0.39% and a negative net margin of 5.90%.The company had revenue of $13.58 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $12.32 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.13 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. Intel has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.200-0.200 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post 0.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Key Intel News
Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Intel and Acer launched new gaming handhelds and laptops powered by Intel’s latest Arc G-Series and Core processors, highlighting stronger traction in portable gaming and AI PC hardware. Acer Expands Gaming Portfolio With Predator Atlas 8 Handheld Powered by Intel
- Positive Sentiment: Reuters reported that Intel and 3DGS will invest about $3.3 billion to build a substrate manufacturing plant in India, which supports Intel’s foundry and advanced packaging ambitions. Intel, 3DGS to set up $3.3 billion substrate plant in India’s Odisha state
- Positive Sentiment: MediaTek said it supports both TSMC’s and Intel’s advanced packaging technologies, a sign that Intel is gaining credibility as a packaging option for major chip designers. Taiwan’s MediaTek says it supports both TSMC and Intel’s advanced packaging technologies
Insider Buying and Selling
In other Intel news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 40,256 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $99.53, for a total transaction of $4,006,679.68. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 105,077 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,458,313.81. This represents a 27.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.
About Intel
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.
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