Spartan Wealth Advisory Services LLC Takes $766,000 Position in Intel Corporation $INTC

Spartan Wealth Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 17,354 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $766,000.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Intel in the 4th quarter valued at about $2,233,159,000. Capital Research Global Investors lifted its position in Intel by 285.9% during the fourth quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 26,619,928 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $982,279,000 after acquiring an additional 19,722,010 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors lifted its position in Intel by 20.3% during the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 104,060,268 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $3,839,833,000 after acquiring an additional 17,557,147 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Intel by 3.5% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 404,522,308 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $14,926,873,000 after acquiring an additional 13,692,624 shares during the period. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted its holdings in shares of Intel by 20.4% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 65,249,269 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $2,407,698,000 after acquiring an additional 11,056,090 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Intel

In other Intel news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 40,256 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.53, for a total transaction of $4,006,679.68. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 105,077 shares in the company, valued at $10,458,313.81. The trade was a 27.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 0.05% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Key Headlines Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel’s expanded Google Cloud partnership and use of Gemini Enterprise could improve chip design efficiency and support enterprise growth. Sundar Pichai Says ‘Great’ to see Intel Using Gemini Enterprise as Chipmaker Expands Google Cloud Partnership for AI-Powered Chip Design
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and options traders are turning more constructive ahead of earnings, with some expecting Intel to post another beat and others positioning for a sizable post-earnings move. Intel Stock (INTC) Faces a Crucial Earnings Test. Options Traders Expect a 15% Move
• Positive Sentiment: Retail investors have been buying INTC shares ahead of Q2 results, suggesting sentiment remains strong despite the recent pullback. Investors Snapping Up INTC Stock Ahead of Q2 Earnings, According to Crowd Wisdom Data
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple articles highlighted Intel’s upcoming Q2 earnings release, keeping attention focused on whether management can validate the recent rally and turnaround narrative. Intel (INTC) Stock Price Braces for a 15% Move as Q2 Earnings Near
• Negative Sentiment: Intel is being hit by a broader semiconductor rout as investors worry about slowing AI spending and softer chip-sector momentum. AMD Falls 5%, Intel Drops 4%, NVIDIA Slides 3% Before Recovering as Rotation Hits Semiconductor Stocks
• Negative Sentiment: Recent commentary also questioned Intel’s foundry turnaround and the durability of its AI-related valuation after the stock’s sharp run-up. TSMC’s 68% Margins Show Why Intel’s Foundry Turnaround Won’t Be Easy

Intel Price Performance

INTC stock opened at $95.04 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.85, a current ratio of 2.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. Intel Corporation has a 12 month low of $18.97 and a 12 month high of $142.35. The firm has a market cap of $477.67 billion, a P/E ratio of -153.29 and a beta of 2.18. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $117.79 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $76.18.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.01 by $0.28. Intel had a negative net margin of 5.90% and a positive return on equity of 0.39%. The company had revenue of $13.58 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $12.32 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.13 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Intel has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.200-0.200 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Intel Corporation will post 0.65 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have recently commented on INTC. Oppenheimer assumed coverage on Intel in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. They issued an “outperform” rating on the stock. New Street Research boosted their price target on Intel from $100.00 to $122.00 in a research note on Friday, June 26th. Seaport Research Partners upped their price objective on Intel from $65.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Mizuho set a $135.00 price objective on Intel in a research report on Sunday, June 21st. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on Intel in a report on Thursday, June 25th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $150.00 target price for the company. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $102.72.

Intel Company 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.