Intel Corporation $INTC Shares Purchased by Johnson Financial Group LLC

Johnson Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 308.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 30,627 shares of the chip maker’s stock after buying an additional 23,127 shares during the period. Johnson Financial Group LLC’s holdings in Intel were worth $1,130,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Legacy Bridge LLC acquired a new position in shares of Intel during the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in Intel during the fourth quarter worth about $29,000. Provenance Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Intel by 89.2% in the 3rd quarter. Provenance Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 946 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 446 shares during the last quarter. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC acquired a new position in Intel in the 3rd quarter valued at about $33,000. Finally, HighMark Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Intel by 177.7% in the 4th quarter. HighMark Wealth Management LLC now owns 886 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 567 shares during the period. 64.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Intel Stock Performance

NASDAQ INTC opened at $112.67 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 2.31 and a quick ratio of 1.85. The company has a market cap of $566.29 billion, a P/E ratio of -181.73 and a beta of 2.21. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $85.86 and a two-hundred day moving average of $57.98. Intel Corporation has a 1-year low of $18.97 and a 1-year high of $132.75.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.01 by $0.28. The business had revenue of $13.58 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.32 billion. Intel had a negative net margin of 5.90% and a positive return on equity of 0.39%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.13 earnings per share. Intel has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.200-0.200 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Intel Corporation will post 0.63 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently commented on INTC shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Intel from $35.00 to $45.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Intel from $85.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday. Seaport Research Partners upped their price target on Intel from $65.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Raymond James Financial upgraded Intel from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of Intel from $56.00 to $73.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. One investment 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 given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Intel presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $83.35.

Intel News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel unveiled new AI infrastructure products at Computex, including Xeon 6 Plus processors, Ethernet E835 controllers, and the Crescent Island AI GPU, reinforcing its push into data-center, cloud, and edge AI markets. Intel Announces New AI Innovations at Computex
• Positive Sentiment: Intel said it is working with partners such as Phison to bring larger local AI workloads to Intel AI PC platforms, highlighting ecosystem support for its PC and AI strategy. Phison Collaborates with Intel to Bring Larger Local AI Workloads
• Positive Sentiment: Several reports say Intel is gaining on the back of stronger CPU demand, improving sentiment toward its turnaround, and investor optimism that its chips remain central to the broader AI buildout. Intel Calls Taiwan Semiconductor Trusted Partner, Not Rival
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel also launched a YieldMax option-income ETF tied to INTC, which may increase trading interest but does not directly change Intel’s fundamentals. YieldMax Introduces Option Income Strategy ETF on Intel Corp. (INTC)
• Negative Sentiment: Some commentary notes that Nvidia’s new AI PC chip is pressuring Intel and rivals, reminding investors that competition in AI chips remains intense. Nvidia’s new PC chips represent CEO Huang’s bid to win at every layer of AI stack

Insider Activity at Intel

In other news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 40,256 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction 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 sale, the executive vice president owned 105,077 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,458,313.81. This represents a 27.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.05% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.