VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al Buys Shares of 742,744 Intel Corporation $INTC

VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al purchased a new stake in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor purchased 742,744 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $103,709,000. Intel makes up 0.6% of VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 27th largest holding.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. California State Teachers Retirement System grew its position in Intel by 13,422.7% in the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 931,579,105 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $130,076,390,000 after acquiring an additional 924,690,115 shares during the period. Primecap Management Co. CA acquired a new stake in Intel during the second quarter worth $10,507,291,000. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Intel in the fourth quarter valued at $2,233,159,000. Legal & General Group Plc purchased a new stake in Intel in the second quarter valued at $4,096,110,000. Finally, Capital Research Global Investors lifted its stake in shares of Intel by 285.9% in the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 26,619,928 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $982,279,000 after purchasing an additional 19,722,010 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Intel

In other news, CEO Lip Bu Tan bought 105,263 shares of Intel stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $95.00 per share, with a total value of $9,999,985.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,314,669 shares in the company, valued at $124,893,555. The trade was a 8.70% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel-backed Altera is reportedly preparing an IPO that could raise more than $2 billion as early as 2026. A successful listing could highlight the value of Intel’s semiconductor assets and provide potential liquidity or valuation support. Reuters Altera IPO report
• Positive Sentiment: Intel and ASML are expanding work on High-NA EUV manufacturing, supporting the company’s argument that its foundry technology is progressing. Intel also continues to receive attention for possible memory-market opportunities and reported pricing power in enterprise CPUs.
• Neutral Sentiment: A partnership with Atsign reportedly delivered an approximately 88-fold improvement in encrypted Edge AI performance using Intel hardware. The announcement supports Intel’s AI and edge-computing positioning, but it does not yet indicate a material revenue contribution. Atsign and Intel Edge AI article
• Negative Sentiment: Piper Sandler initiated coverage with a Neutral rating, suggesting investors may have missed the better entry point after Intel’s major rally. The cautious stance reinforced valuation concerns. Piper Sandler Intel coverage
• Negative Sentiment: Mizuho reportedly reduced its price target to $92, citing valuation risk despite improving server demand and execution. Other commentary similarly argues that Intel’s recent gains have outpaced its current fundamentals. Mizuho Intel price target article
• Negative Sentiment: The broader semiconductor group also weakened as investors locked in profits, while Nvidia’s efforts to extend its AI-chip dominance raised competitive concerns for Intel and AMD. Intel’s shares had gained more than 20% over the prior five sessions, increasing selling pressure after the steep run-up. Intel profit-taking article

Intel Trading Down 5.6%

INTC opened at $100.32 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $98.21 and a 200 day moving average price of $89.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 1.60 and a quick ratio of 1.25. Intel Corporation has a 12 month low of $24.05 and a 12 month high of $142.35. The stock has a market capitalization of $506.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -47.54, a PEG ratio of 11.38 and a beta of 2.22.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last posted its quarterly 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 analyst estimates of $14.43 billion. Intel had a positive return on equity of 2.62% and a negative net margin of 19.79%.Intel’s revenue for the quarter was up 25.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned ($0.10) EPS. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Intel Corporation will post 1.04 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

INTC has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated a “market perform” rating and set a $110.00 price target on shares of Intel in a report on Monday, July 27th. Roth Capital upped their target price on shares of Intel from $100.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Intel from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Pivotal Research assumed coverage on shares of Intel in a research report on Tuesday. They set a “buy” rating for the company. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on shares of Intel in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. They issued a “buy” rating on the stock. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $107.80.

Intel Company Profile

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) is a global semiconductor company that designs and manufactures computing and communications products. Its portfolio includes Intel Core processors for personal computers, Xeon processors for data centers and enterprise systems, and products for edge computing, networking, and other specialized applications.

Intel also develops graphics processing units under its Intel Arc and Intel Data Center GPU brands, Gaudi artificial intelligence accelerators, Ethernet products, software, and related platform technologies.