370,393 Shares in Intel Corporation $INTC Purchased by PBU The Pension Fund of Early Childhood & Youth Educators

PBU The Pension Fund of Early Childhood & Youth Educators purchased a new stake in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 370,393 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $13,668,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in Intel by 3.5% in the fourth 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 period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in Intel by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 101,931,512 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $3,744,406,000 after purchasing an additional 3,124,798 shares during the period. Capital World Investors increased its position in Intel by 32.5% in 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 period. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Intel in the fourth quarter worth about $2,233,159,000. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp increased its position in Intel by 18.3% in the third 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 during the period. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Intel Stock Down 11.3%

Shares of Intel stock opened at $99.17 on Friday. Intel Corporation has a 1 year low of $18.97 and a 1 year high of $132.75. The business has a 50-day moving average of $88.25 and a two-hundred day moving average of $58.80. The company has a market capitalization of $498.43 billion, a P/E ratio of -159.95 and a beta of 2.21. 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 (NASDAQ:INTC) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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. 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.32 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.13 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Intel has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.200-0.200 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Intel Corporation will post 0.63 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently commented on the company. Cantor Fitzgerald lifted their price objective on Intel from $65.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Barclays lifted their price objective on Intel from $65.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday. Freedom Capital upgraded Intel from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 28th. Susquehanna increased their target price on Intel from $65.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Bank of America increased their target price on Intel from $48.00 to $56.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating, twenty-six have given a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Intel has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $83.35.

Insider Activity

In other Intel news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 40,256 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $99.53, for a total value of $4,006,679.68. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 105,077 shares in the company, valued at $10,458,313.81. This represents a 27.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 0.05% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Trending Headlines about Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel announced strategic collaborations with Foxconn and Hitachi to accelerate next-generation AI infrastructure, industrial AI, and intelligent computing platforms, which could expand its role in the AI buildout over time. Reuters: Foxconn announces strategic collaboration with Intel on next-gen AI infrastructure
• Positive Sentiment: Intel continues to benefit from investor enthusiasm around AI inference and CPU demand, with recent reports noting strong options activity and a sharp rally earlier in the week. Motley Fool: Why Intel Stock Rallied Today
• Neutral Sentiment: Several articles highlighted that Intel’s stock has had a huge run over the past year, suggesting traders may be weighing valuation after the recent surge rather than treating the AI deals as immediate earnings drivers.
• Negative Sentiment: NVIDIA’s launch of a new PC chip is being seen as a direct challenge to Intel’s most important businesses, increasing fears of longer-term competitive pressure in personal computers and CPUs. 24/7 Wall St.: Nvidia Launches PC Chip in a Direct Challenge Against Intel
• Negative Sentiment: Intel was also caught up in a broad semiconductor and tech selloff tied to Broadcom’s weak AI outlook, which pressured chip stocks across the group. Invezz: Intel, AMD stocks slide again in aftermath of Broadcom’s weak outlook

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.