Bristlecone Value Partners LLC Takes Position in Intel Corporation $INTC

Bristlecone Value Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 14,919 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $551,000. Intel comprises approximately 0.6% of Bristlecone Value Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 26th biggest holding.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Sivia Capital Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Intel by 271.8% during the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 34,201 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $766,000 after buying an additional 25,001 shares during the last quarter. United Bank purchased a new position in shares of Intel during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $205,000. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL boosted its stake in shares of Intel by 12.3% during the 2nd quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 13,737 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $308,000 after buying an additional 1,508 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Intel by 29.6% during the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 158,277 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $3,545,000 after buying an additional 36,116 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. boosted its stake in shares of Intel by 9.9% during the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 828,352 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $18,556,000 after buying an additional 74,838 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Intel Stock Performance

INTC stock opened at $124.57 on Friday. Intel Corporation has a 12-month low of $18.97 and a 12-month high of $132.75. The company has a current ratio of 2.31, a quick ratio of 1.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $95.17 and its 200 day simple moving average is $61.56. The firm has a market cap of $626.09 billion, a P/E ratio of -200.92 and a beta of 2.21.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.01 by $0.28. The company had revenue of $13.58 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $12.32 billion. Intel had a positive return on equity of 0.39% and a negative net margin of 5.90%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.13 earnings per share. Intel has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.200-0.200 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Intel Corporation will post 0.63 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on Intel from $65.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Intel from $85.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Rosenblatt Securities upped their price target on Intel from $30.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Cantor Fitzgerald upped their price target on Intel from $65.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Intel from $35.00 to $45.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Intel has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $87.31.

Insider Transactions at Intel

In other Intel news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 40,256 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $99.53, for a total value of $4,006,679.68. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 105,077 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,458,313.81. This trade represents a 27.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Intel News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Bank of America double-upgraded Intel to Buy and lifted its price target, signaling renewed confidence in the company’s CPU and foundry growth outlook. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple reports highlighted Intel’s improving foundry story and its ability to benefit from AI-related semiconductor demand, which supported the stock’s move higher. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel’s recent gains have also been linked to broader sector rotation back into beaten-down chip stocks, as investors looked past near-term macro and geopolitical concerns. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Some commentary warned that Intel and other chip stocks could face downside if the AI trade proves overextended and the market starts pricing in a bubble-like scenario. Article Title

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.