Polianta Ltd Makes New $1.60 Million Investment in Intel Corporation $INTC

Polianta Ltd acquired a new stake in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund acquired 47,700 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $1,600,000. Intel comprises 0.7% of Polianta Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 19th largest holding.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Intel by 2.3% in the 2nd 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. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Intel by 1.6% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 203,617,629 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $4,561,035,000 after buying an additional 3,168,824 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Intel by 1.8% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 97,563,079 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $2,174,854,000 after buying an additional 1,760,773 shares during the last quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA raised its holdings in Intel by 4.3% in the 2nd quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 80,298,180 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $1,798,679,000 after acquiring an additional 3,313,890 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new position in Intel in the 2nd quarter worth $1,579,378,000. Institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Intel Price Performance

Shares of INTC stock opened at $36.08 on Friday. Intel Corporation has a 12 month low of $17.67 and a 12 month high of $44.02. The company has a market capitalization of $172.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 3,611.61 and a beta of 1.34. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $38.00 and a two-hundred day moving average of $29.74. The company has a current ratio of 1.60, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.23 EPS for the quarter. Intel had a negative return on equity of 0.75% and a net margin of 0.37%.The business had revenue of $13.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $13.10 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted ($0.46) earnings per share. Intel’s revenue was up 3.0% on a year-over-year basis. Intel has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.080-0.080 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Intel Corporation will post -0.11 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

INTC has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Northland Securities raised their price target on Intel from $28.00 to $42.00 in a research report on Friday, September 19th. Hsbc Global Res downgraded Intel from a “hold” rating to a “moderate sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 7th. Citigroup reaffirmed an “underperform” rating on shares of Intel in a research report on Tuesday, December 16th. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on Intel from $23.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, October 20th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price objective on Intel from $30.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-four have assigned a Hold rating and eight have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Intel has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $34.84.

Trending Headlines about Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: BofA raises its Intel price target to $40 and highlights growing opportunity for Intel Foundry to win external business in advanced packaging — a medium-term revenue and margin tailwind if Intel converts customers. BofA Sees Advanced Packaging Potential for Intel Foundry
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst coverage notes a material expansion in Intel’s non-GAAP gross margin (reported recently) driven by better product mix and cost cuts — supports the thesis that Intel’s fundamentals are improving beyond mere optimism. Intel Rides on Strong Gross Margin Expansion
• Neutral Sentiment: Market context: INTC is up strongly on the year (TipRanks notes ~80% YTD), which makes further upside more dependent on execution and new customer wins rather than sentiment alone — analysts remain cautious heading into 2026. Intel Stock Is Up 80+ YTD, But Wall Street Remains Cautious Into 2026
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader analysis pieces and industry coverage (S&P/Seeking Alpha, AI trend articles) are discussing whether Intel can sustain a foundry comeback — useful background but not immediate drivers of stock moves. S&P Global: Intelligence Player Intelligent Here?
• Negative Sentiment: Core driver of today’s weakness: multiple outlets report Nvidia halted testing of Intel’s 18A process — investors see this as a setback for Intel’s effort to attract major fab customers and validate its leading-edge nodes. That report triggered the immediate share decline. Nvidia Tested Making Chips With Intel’s 18A Process, But Stopped
• Negative Sentiment: Follow-up coverage and commentary emphasize execution risk: headlines note the testing halt and question whether Intel can compete with TSMC and other foundries — sentiment pressure could persist until Intel lands marquee external customers or demonstrates 18A at scale. Reuters: Nvidia Halted Testing of Intel 18A Process

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.