Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. Purchases New Shares in Intel Corporation $INTC

Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm purchased 14,059 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $519,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Financially Speaking Inc grew its position in Intel by 69.2% during the fourth quarter. Financially Speaking Inc now owns 682 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 279 shares during the period. Legacy Bridge LLC acquired a new stake in Intel during the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Intel during the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. Swiss RE Ltd. acquired a new stake in Intel during the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. Finally, HighMark Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Intel by 177.7% during the fourth 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. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently commented on INTC. Melius Research set a $150.00 price target on shares of Intel in a research report on Monday, May 18th. DA Davidson raised their price target on shares of Intel from $45.00 to $77.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $80.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a report on Monday, May 4th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on shares of Intel from $65.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Morgan Stanley downgraded shares of Intel from an “overweight” rating to an “underweight” rating in a report on Thursday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $87.31.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 40,256 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.53, for a total transaction of $4,006,679.68. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 105,077 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,458,313.81. The trade was a 27.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel is benefiting from a sector-wide chip rally, with semiconductor stocks leading the market higher as investors rotate into AI and memory names.
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple recent articles highlighted Intel’s improving turnaround under CEO Lip-Bu Tan, including its potential to win more AI buildout and hyperscaler business. INTC Growing Role in AI Buildout Through Hyperscalers, Inference & CPU
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst and media coverage also reinforced the bullish narrative around Intel as a possible alternative to TSMC and a direct beneficiary of AI data-center growth. Jim Cramer Says Intel (INTC) Is An Alternative To TSMC
• Positive Sentiment: Investor attention remains elevated after a “double upgrade” and other bullish writeups, suggesting improving sentiment around Intel’s turnaround and AI positioning. Double Upgrade Hits Intel Stock (NASDAQ:INTC): What Moved the Needle
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel is also being discussed heavily as a trending stock, which can support momentum trading but does not add new fundamental information. Here is What to Know Beyond Why Intel Corporation (INTC) is a Trending Stock
• Negative Sentiment: One article raised the possibility that Intel may need to raise capital to fund its turnaround, which could create dilution concerns for shareholders. Why Experts Think Intel Should Raise Capital Right Now, and What It Means for INTC Stock

Intel Stock Performance

INTC opened at $127.86 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.85, a current ratio of 2.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. The company has a market cap of $642.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -206.22 and a beta of 2.21. Intel Corporation has a 52-week low of $18.97 and a 52-week high of $132.75. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $96.72 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $62.39.

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, beating the consensus estimate of $0.01 by $0.28. The business had revenue of $13.58 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.32 billion. Intel had a negative net margin of 5.90% and a positive return on equity of 0.39%. The company’s revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.13 earnings per share. Intel has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.200-0.200 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Intel Corporation will post 0.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.