West Tower Group LLC Has $349,000 Stake in Intel Corporation $INTC

West Tower Group LLC trimmed its stake in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 75.0% during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 2,500 shares of the chip maker’s stock after selling 7,500 shares during the period. West Tower Group LLC’s holdings in Intel were worth $349,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Intel by 3,185.7% in the 2nd quarter. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC now owns 230 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 223 shares in the last quarter. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Intel by 167.0% during the 2nd quarter. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 267 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 167 shares during the last quarter. Ramsey Quantitative Systems acquired a new position in Intel in the second quarter valued at about $50,000. Allied Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Intel during the second quarter worth about $68,000. Finally, Financial Life Planners acquired a new stake in shares of Intel during the first quarter worth approximately $25,000. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Intel Price Performance

Shares of INTC stock opened at $92.80 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $468.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -43.98 and a beta of 2.22. Intel Corporation has a 12 month low of $22.77 and a 12 month high of $142.35. 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 stock has a 50-day moving average price of $109.62 and a 200 day moving average price of $84.64.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $16.13 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.43 billion. Intel had a negative net margin of 19.79% and a positive return on equity of 2.62%. The company’s revenue was up 25.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted ($0.10) EPS. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. Research analysts expect that Intel Corporation will post 1.01 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Intel news, CEO Lip Bu Tan acquired 105,263 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $95.00 per share, for a total transaction of $9,999,985.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,314,669 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $124,893,555. This represents a 8.70% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.05% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Key Headlines Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CEO Lip-Bu Tan purchased approximately $10 million of Intel stock, or more than 105,000 shares, at about $95 each. The open-market purchase signals management confidence in Intel’s turnaround, although it has not offset broader selling pressure. Insiders Are Buying Intel
• Positive Sentiment: Intel secured Socionext as a customer for its 18A-P process, supporting the company’s foundry strategy and suggesting progress in attracting external chip-design clients. Intel Lands Socionext for Chiplets
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and industry coverage point to potential growth from AI PCs, edge AI, robotics, agentic-AI server demand and advanced packaging, where Intel is seeking to compete with Taiwan Semiconductor. The AI Boom Has a New Chip Shortage
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel GPU prices reportedly rose 48% in one month as memory costs increased. Higher prices could support revenue, but rising component costs may also weaken demand and margins. Intel GPU Prices Jump 48%
• Negative Sentiment: Intel and AMD are declining alongside a broader chip selloff tied to worries that AI infrastructure spending may be peaking. Softer sentiment toward major AI-chip demand has pressured the entire semiconductor group. Why Intel and AMD Stocks Are Falling
• Negative Sentiment: Investors remain concerned about dilution following Intel’s $20 billion equity offering and the stock’s sharp prior rally, which has raised valuation and profit-execution expectations. Intel’s $20 Billion Equity Raise
• Negative Sentiment: Recent Qualcomm testing highlighted competitive pressure from Snapdragon chips, adding to concerns about Intel’s position in client computing and power-efficient processors. Intel Stock After Snapdragon Testing

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

INTC has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Weiss Ratings upgraded Intel from a “sell (d-)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. KeyCorp set a $125.00 price objective on Intel in a research report on Friday, July 24th. DZ Bank raised Intel from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Barclays increased their target price on Intel from $65.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, June 1st. Finally, HSBC restated a “buy” rating on shares of Intel in a research note on Friday, July 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, thirty-two have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Intel presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $107.46.

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.