Intel Corporation $INTC Stock Acquired by Tactive Advisors LLC

Tactive Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 63.6% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 12,341 shares of the chip maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,797 shares during the period. Tactive Advisors LLC’s holdings in Intel were worth $1,484,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in INTC. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in Intel by 1.2% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 216,849,675 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $30,278,720,000 after purchasing an additional 2,528,657 shares in the last quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA acquired a new stake in shares of Intel in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $10,507,291,000. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in shares of Intel by 35.7% in the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 31,724,362 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $4,429,673,000 after buying an additional 8,342,514 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc purchased a new stake in shares of Intel in the second quarter valued at approximately $4,096,110,000. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. grew its holdings in Intel by 45.5% during the second quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 16,151,467 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $2,255,229,000 after acquiring an additional 5,053,424 shares during the period. 64.53% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. TD Cowen reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $115.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a research report on Thursday, September 24th. Oppenheimer assumed coverage on shares of Intel in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. They set an “outperform” rating for the company. Cantor Fitzgerald lowered their price target on shares of Intel from $150.00 to $125.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Intel from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 8th. Finally, HC Wainwright set a $150.00 price objective on Intel in a research report on Monday, June 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating, twenty-six have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Intel has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $109.06.

Key Stories Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan said the company will remain involved in Musk’s Terafab advanced-chip project. Although TSMC is reportedly discussing a potential role, Musk indicated that TSMC may sublease part of the facility rather than replace Intel entirely. Continued participation preserves a potential long-term growth catalyst tied to AI-chip manufacturing and packaging. Intel Stock Is Falling Thursday: What’s Going On?
• Positive Sentiment: Recent coverage highlights Intel’s high-NA EUV manufacturing progress and a possible CPU comeback. These developments could strengthen Intel’s foundry strategy, but investors still want evidence of customer commitments, factory utilization and attractive returns. Is Intel a Buy After Its High-NA EUV Breakthrough?
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel is scheduled to report third-quarter 2026 results on October 29. Investors are likely to focus less on revenue—which recently exceeded company guidance—and more on whether gross margin improves from 41.8% in the prior quarter toward the approximately 42% outlook. Prediction: The Number That Will Move Intel Stock in October Isn’t Revenue
• Negative Sentiment: Chip stocks broadly sold off as higher energy prices and firm bond yields weakened appetite for growth shares. Intel’s recent gains may also have encouraged profit-taking, with no fresh company-specific guidance cut reported. Why Intel Corporation Stock Is Down Today
• Negative Sentiment: Potential TSMC involvement in Terafab raises the risk that Intel’s expected role and economic benefits could be smaller than previously hoped. Separately, Microsoft’s flagship laptop using Nvidia rather than Intel reinforces concerns about competitive pressure in PCs and AI computing. TSMC Could Partner With Elon Musk’s Terafab

Intel Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ INTC traded down $7.38 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $105.74. 66,350,428 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 116,504,977. Intel Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $32.89 and a fifty-two week high of $142.35. The firm has a market cap of $533.33 billion, a PE ratio of -50.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 12.01 and a beta of 2.22. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $102.58 and a 200-day simple moving average of $98.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 1.60 and a quick ratio of 1.25.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 analysts’ expectations of $14.43 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted ($0.10) earnings per share. Intel’s 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. Equities research analysts anticipate that Intel Corporation will post 1.04 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Lip Bu Tan acquired 105,263 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $95.00 per share, for a total transaction of $9,999,985.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,314,669 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $124,893,555. The trade was a 8.70% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Intel Company Profile

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.