Aviva PLC Grows Holdings in Intel Corporation $INTC

Aviva PLC grew its holdings in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 5.7% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,664,298 shares of the chip maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 197,006 shares during the period. Aviva PLC’s holdings in Intel were worth $135,213,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Fox Hill Wealth Management increased its stake in Intel by 61.6% in the fourth quarter. Fox Hill Wealth Management now owns 33,421 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $1,233,000 after purchasing an additional 12,738 shares during the period. Resurgent Financial Advisors LLC increased its stake in Intel by 33.2% in the fourth quarter. Resurgent Financial Advisors LLC now owns 11,855 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $437,000 after purchasing an additional 2,955 shares during the period. Banco BTG Pactual S.A. purchased a new stake in Intel in the fourth quarter worth $1,747,000. Caerus Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in Intel by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. Caerus Investment Advisors LLC now owns 42,589 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $1,572,000 after purchasing an additional 1,317 shares during the period. Finally, Kovack Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of Intel by 238.5% during the fourth quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. now owns 217,675 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $8,032,000 after buying an additional 153,375 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

More Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Bank of America’s double upgrade and higher target are the main catalyst, reinforcing the view that Intel’s CPU and foundry businesses could drive meaningful longer-term growth. Intel rallies as BofA double-upgrades stock on increased CPU, foundry visibility
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts also lifted earnings estimates, suggesting the market is becoming more optimistic about Intel’s profitability outlook over the next couple of years.
• Positive Sentiment: Broader semiconductor stocks are rebounding as investors return to beaten-down AI and chip names, adding support to Intel’s advance.
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel’s recent rally has been amplified by growing enthusiasm around its foundry turnaround and possible AI-related opportunities, but these remain longer-term execution stories rather than near-term fundamentals.
• Negative Sentiment: One item investors may watch closely is an insider sale reported today, which can sometimes temper sentiment even when the stock is rallying.

Intel Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ INTC opened at $116.96 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 1.85 and a current ratio of 2.31. The company has a market cap of $587.84 billion, a PE ratio of -188.64 and a beta of 2.21. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $93.64 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $61.12. Intel Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $18.97 and a fifty-two week high of $132.75.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.29 earnings per share 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 business had revenue of $13.58 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.32 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.13 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue 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 analysts expect that Intel Corporation will post 0.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently weighed in on the company. Freedom Capital upgraded Intel from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 28th. Susquehanna increased their target price on shares of Intel from $65.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Tigress Financial increased their target price on shares of Intel from $66.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Northland Securities cut shares of Intel from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane upgraded shares of Intel from an “underperform” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $60.00 target price on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $87.31.

Insider Activity at Intel

In related news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 40,256 shares of Intel stock in a transaction dated 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. The trade was a 27.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.05% of the stock is 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.