TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. Increases Holdings in Intel Corporation $INTC

TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. grew its stake in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 93.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 369,989 shares of the chip maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 179,187 shares during the quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.’s holdings in Intel were worth $47,003,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of INTC. Financially Speaking Inc raised its position in shares of Intel by 69.2% in the 4th quarter. Financially Speaking Inc now owns 682 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 279 shares during the last quarter. Financial Life Planners purchased a new stake in Intel during the 1st quarter valued at about $25,000. Swiss RE Ltd. bought a new stake in Intel during the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Osbon Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Intel during the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Finally, Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Intel by 3,185.7% in the second quarter. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC now owns 230 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 223 shares during the last quarter. 64.53% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Intel News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: AI and server growth are improving the outlook. Bank of America maintained a Buy rating, citing potential expansion in the CPU market and a 43% increase in server-chip pricing. Intel’s Q2 data-center and AI revenue reportedly rose 59%, helping drive overall revenue growth of roughly 25% year over year. Intel Stock Jumps as Bank of America Sees Bigger CPU Market
• Positive Sentiment: The $20 billion capital raise could fund Intel’s turnaround. Analysts view the upsized offering as providing capital to accelerate foundry expansion, increase production capacity and support AI-related investments. BofA characterized the financing as a sign of management’s confidence in the foundry business rather than solely a defensive balance-sheet move. Intel: BofA sees $20B raise fueling foundry and server CPU growth
• Positive Sentiment: CEO Lip-Bu Tan’s participation supports investor confidence. Tan and a family member agreed to invest $12 million in the offering, which market commentators interpreted as a personal vote of confidence in Intel’s AI-driven recovery and long-term strategy. Lip-Bu Tan Investing $12 Million of His Own Money into Intel Raise
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel is considering a return to the memory market. Management has indicated that memory products, including potential memory-CPU integration, could create additional growth opportunities amid tight chip supply. However, the strategy is preliminary and would place Intel against established leaders such as Micron and SK Hynix. Déjà Vu. Why Intel Is Eyeing a Return to Memory
• Negative Sentiment: The equity offering dilutes existing shareholders. Intel priced the upsized offering at $95 per share, increasing the share count and potentially reducing near-term EPS by approximately 4% to 5%. Investors remain focused on whether the new capital produces customer wins and profitable foundry growth. Intel upsizes stock offering to $20B, prices at $95
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive and valuation risks remain. Qualcomm’s potential threat to Intel’s laptop processor business, execution challenges in the foundry buildout and a stock price well above its longer-term average have limited enthusiasm among more cautious investors. The company must convert strong revenue momentum into sustainable earnings and cash flow.

Analyst Ratings Changes

INTC has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price target on shares of Intel from $120.00 to $110.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, July 24th. Melius Research set a $150.00 price objective on Intel in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued a “market perform” rating and issued a $110.00 target price on shares of Intel in a research report on Monday, July 27th. Citigroup upgraded shares of Intel from a “positive” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Finally, UBS Group dropped their price target on shares of Intel from $121.00 to $112.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating, thirty-two have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $107.85.

Intel Price Performance

NASDAQ INTC opened at $104.56 on Friday. Intel Corporation has a 52 week low of $21.90 and a 52 week high of $142.35. The firm has a market capitalization of $527.40 billion, a P/E ratio of -49.55 and a beta of 2.22. The company has a quick ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 1.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $110.19 and a 200-day moving average price of $83.15.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $16.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.43 billion. Intel had a negative net margin of 19.79% and a positive return on equity of 2.62%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 25.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned ($0.10) EPS. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Intel Corporation will post 1.01 earnings per share for the current year.

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.