Intel Corporation $INTC Shares Purchased by Syon Capital LLC

Syon Capital LLC boosted its position in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 56.5% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 28,335 shares of the chip maker’s stock after buying an additional 10,228 shares during the quarter. Syon Capital LLC’s holdings in Intel were worth $3,956,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Primecap Management Co. CA acquired a new position in shares of Intel during the 2nd quarter worth $10,507,291,000. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Intel during the 4th quarter valued at about $2,233,159,000. Legal & General Group Plc purchased a new position in Intel during the 2nd quarter valued at about $4,096,110,000. Capital Research Global Investors raised 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. Finally, Capital World Investors lifted its holdings in shares of Intel by 20.3% in the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 104,060,268 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $3,839,833,000 after purchasing an additional 17,557,147 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Lip Bu Tan bought 105,263 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $95.00 per share, for a total transaction of $9,999,985.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief executive officer owned 1,314,669 shares in the company, valued at $124,893,555. This trade represents a 8.70% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Intel from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 8th. Piper Sandler initiated coverage on Intel in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. They issued a “neutral” rating on the stock. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Intel in a report on Friday, July 24th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Intel from $110.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Moffett Nathanson downgraded Intel to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have given a Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Intel currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $107.74.

Intel Trading Up 9.1%

Shares of Intel stock opened at $104.47 on Wednesday. Intel Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $24.05 and a fifty-two week high of $142.35. The business’s fifty day moving average is $99.03 and its two-hundred day moving average is $88.96. The company has a quick ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 1.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. The firm has a market cap of $526.95 billion, a PE ratio of -49.51, a P/E/G ratio of 10.58 and a beta of 2.22.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 business had revenue of $16.13 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.43 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned ($0.10) earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 25.2% on a year-over-year basis. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Intel Corporation will post 1.01 earnings per share for the current year.

Key Stories Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel is reportedly preparing another price increase of roughly 10% for PC and enterprise CPUs, potentially beginning in October. Rising supply-chain costs are a stated reason, but the increase also suggests strong demand and limited customer willingness to switch suppliers. Intel’s stock is rising as the company looks primed to boost prices even more
• Positive Sentiment: Intel and ASML reported that Intel Foundry has processed more than one million wafers using High-NA EUV equipment. The technology is being applied to selected layers of Intel’s 18A process and upcoming Panther Lake chips, offering evidence that Intel’s substantial fabrication investments are moving toward production-scale execution. Intel Foundry and ASML Collaborate to Accelerate Industry Readiness for High NA EUV
• Positive Sentiment: Northland Securities upgraded Intel from Market Perform to Outperform, citing improved pricing power and the possibility that Elon Musk’s proposed Terafab could provide additional scale for Intel’s currently loss-making foundry business. Wall Street analyst upgrades Intel stock price target
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel’s AI-PC initiative, including an on-device AI agent developed with the University of South Australia, highlights potential product differentiation, although its near-term revenue impact remains uncertain. Can Intel’s AI PC Innovation With ASU Strengthen Its Market Position?
• Negative Sentiment: Mizuho reportedly reduced its price target to $92, pointing to dilution concerns after Intel’s sharp rally and capital needs. This remains a key risk because foundry expansion requires substantial investment and could limit per-share gains. 5-star analyst resets Intel stock price target

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.