Intel Corporation $INTC Shares Bought by Fortune 45 LLC

Fortune 45 LLC raised its stake in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 178.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 14,204 shares of the chip maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,106 shares during the period. Intel accounts for approximately 0.7% of Fortune 45 LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 13th biggest holding. Fortune 45 LLC’s holdings in Intel were worth $1,708,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Strategy Asset Managers LLC grew its stake in Intel by 0.7% in the third quarter. Strategy Asset Managers LLC now owns 17,951 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $2,158,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Johnson Bixby & Associates LLC raised its stake in Intel by 9.1% during the third quarter. Johnson Bixby & Associates LLC now owns 43,289 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $5,205,000 after buying an additional 3,624 shares in the last quarter. Weil Company Inc. raised its stake in Intel by 8.8% during the third quarter. Weil Company Inc. now owns 7,114 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $855,000 after buying an additional 574 shares in the last quarter. Financial Planning Navigators CORP raised its stake in Intel by 39.7% during the third quarter. Financial Planning Navigators CORP now owns 2,230 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $268,000 after buying an additional 634 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Triumph Capital Management lifted its holdings in Intel by 2.8% during the 3rd quarter. Triumph Capital Management now owns 7,223 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $868,000 after buying an additional 197 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

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

Intel Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ INTC opened at $98.12 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $103.38 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $101.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 1.60. The firm has a market cap of $494.92 billion, a P/E ratio of -46.50, a PEG ratio of 10.97 and a beta of 2.22. Intel Corporation has a 1 year low of $32.89 and a 1 year high of $142.35.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.21. Intel had a positive return on equity of 2.62% and a negative net margin of 19.79%. The company had revenue of $16.13 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.43 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned ($0.10) EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 25.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post 1.04 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Key Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel’s 350-watt Crescent Island GPU has reached customer testing. The inference-focused accelerator is designed for standard air-cooled servers, with up to 480 GB of memory, potentially giving Intel a lower-cost alternative for enterprise AI workloads. Intel GPU customer testing article
• Positive Sentiment: Recent coverage highlights Intel’s strongest quarterly revenue growth in roughly 15 years, with second-quarter sales up about 25% year over year. Analysts at Erste Group also modestly raised their 2026 and 2027 earnings estimates, while KeyBanc named Intel among its preferred chip stocks ahead of earnings. Intel revenue growth article
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel’s upcoming quarterly report will be closely watched for evidence that improving chip supply is translating into stronger fourth-quarter growth and whether its foundry operation is attracting major external customers. Intel earnings preview
• Negative Sentiment: An explosion at Intel’s Kiryat Gat facility in Israel prompted investor concern about possible disruption to operations. Reports did not establish the extent of any production or facility damage, but the incident added near-term uncertainty. Intel Israel facility explosion article
• Negative Sentiment: Intel remains under pressure from heavy foundry losses: foundry revenue reportedly grew about 31%, but the division posted an operating loss near $2.1 billion. The company’s expensive manufacturing transition, suspended dividend and elevated valuation make execution risk particularly important for investors. Intel foundry losses article
• Negative Sentiment: The broader semiconductor decline also weighed on Intel, as investors took profits after a strong run and questioned elevated chip valuations, financing conditions, Chinese competition and the pace at which AI infrastructure spending can generate returns. Semiconductor sell-off article

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently commented on INTC. Citigroup initiated coverage on Intel in a research report on Tuesday, September 8th. They issued a “buy” rating for the company. Wall Street Zen downgraded Intel from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, August 8th. Pivotal Research initiated coverage on shares of Intel in a report on Tuesday, September 8th. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. Mizuho raised their price target on Intel from $92.00 to $114.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 6th. Finally, Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on Intel from $75.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Intel presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $109.06.

About Intel

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) is a global semiconductor company that designs and manufactures computing and connectivity products. Its portfolio includes central processing units (CPUs), graphics and accelerator products, chipsets, networking components, and other semiconductor solutions used in personal computers, servers, cloud infrastructure, artificial intelligence systems, and embedded applications.

The company serves a broad range of customers, including original equipment manufacturers, cloud service providers, enterprise businesses, telecommunications companies, government organizations, and other technology firms.