Prospera Financial Services Inc Has $2.83 Million Stock Position in Intel Corporation $INTC

Prospera Financial Services Inc lifted its holdings in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 29.8% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 84,255 shares of the chip maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 19,352 shares during the quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc’s holdings in Intel were worth $2,827,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the business. Bank of Nova Scotia lifted its holdings in shares of Intel by 2.3% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 2,332,433 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $52,246,000 after acquiring an additional 51,383 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new position in Intel in the second quarter valued at approximately $1,579,378,000. Engineers Gate Manager LP raised its position in Intel by 91.8% during the second quarter. Engineers Gate Manager LP now owns 765,091 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $17,138,000 after purchasing an additional 366,092 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Intel by 2.3% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 385,903,735 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $8,644,244,000 after purchasing an additional 8,513,298 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Isthmus Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Intel by 100.1% in the 2nd quarter. Isthmus Partners LLC now owns 247,660 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $5,548,000 after purchasing an additional 123,895 shares in the last quarter. 64.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel committed roughly $100M to SambaNova and is pushing renewed GPU and foundry initiatives (potential Nvidia foundry partner for 2028) — bullish for Intel’s ability to capture larger AI/data‑center wallet share if execution holds. A $100 Million Reason to Buy Intel Stock Now
• Positive Sentiment: Intel unveiled a new ZAM prototype and continues pushing memory (Saimemory) projects — product diversification (memory + GPUs + AI chips) would improve addressable market and margin optionality over time. Intel Stock (NASDAQ:INTC) Snaps Up With New ZAM Prototype
• Positive Sentiment: Intel expanded its AI use cases into healthcare with an update on the CKM health empowerment trial — a demonstration of enterprise AI applications that could lead to partnerships or recurring software/service revenue. Intel’s AI Push in Chronic Disease: Inside the New CKM Health Empowerment Trial
• Positive Sentiment: Media pieces note continued institutional/bullish interest and coverage calling Intel a buy on its AI transition — supportive sentiment that can limit downside if execution evidence accumulates. Despite a blistering start to the new year, the smart money is still riding with Intel (INTC) stock
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage on Intel’s AI/GPU pivot highlights that valuation and momentum are now under scrutiny — the pivot is positive long term but creates near‑term volatility as investors re‑rate the business. Intel’s AI And GPU Pivot Puts Valuation And Momentum In Focus
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest data in the feed is inconsistent (shows zeros/NaN and a 0.0 days ratio) — current reported figures don’t provide a clear signal and should be treated with caution until cleaned, verified data is available.
• Negative Sentiment: A leak about Nova Lake die sizes prompted investor concern about product competitiveness, yields or roadmap timing — this appears to be a direct driver of today’s selling pressure as it raises near‑term execution risk. Nova Lake Die Sizes Leak Sends Intel Stock (NASDAQ:INTC) Sliding
• Negative Sentiment: India’s antitrust regulator fined Intel ~$3.3M for a discriminatory warranty policy — the penalty is small financially but adds to regulatory/friction headlines in a key market. India’s Antitrust Watchdog Penalizes Intel $3.3 Million Over Discriminatory Warranty Policy

Insider Activity at Intel

In related news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $49.05, for a total value of $981,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 113,060 shares in the company, valued at $5,545,593. This represents a 15.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP David Zinsner bought 5,882 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, January 26th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $42.50 per share, for a total transaction of $249,985.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the executive vice president directly owned 247,392 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,514,160. This trade represents a 2.44% increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 0.04% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on INTC shares. UBS Group set a $51.00 price target on Intel in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Intel from $38.00 to $41.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Rosenblatt Securities boosted their target price on Intel from $25.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Cantor Fitzgerald increased their target price on shares of Intel from $36.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, October 20th. Finally, Susquehanna lifted their price target on shares of Intel from $40.00 to $45.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-five have assigned a Hold rating and six have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Intel currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $45.74.

Intel Price Performance

Intel stock opened at $46.48 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $43.07 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $35.35. Intel Corporation has a 12 month low of $17.67 and a 12 month high of $54.60. The company has a market capitalization of $232.17 billion, a PE ratio of -580.93, a P/E/G ratio of 17.44 and a beta of 1.38. The company has a current ratio of 2.02, a quick ratio of 1.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 22nd. The chip maker reported $0.15 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.08 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $13.67 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $13.37 billion. Intel had a negative return on equity of 0.44% and a negative net margin of 0.51%.The business’s quarterly revenue was down 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.13 earnings per share. Intel has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.000-0.000 EPS. Analysts expect that Intel Corporation will post -0.11 EPS 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.