Diamant Asset Management Inc. Makes New $208,000 Investment in Intel Corporation $INTC

Diamant Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm purchased 5,640 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $208,000.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. iA Global Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Intel by 17.0% during the fourth quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. now owns 593,043 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $21,883,000 after purchasing an additional 86,189 shares during the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Intel by 18.3% during the third quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 55,521,741 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $1,862,755,000 after purchasing an additional 8,569,812 shares during the last quarter. Heritage Investment Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Intel during the fourth quarter worth $219,000. 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 purchasing an additional 13,692,624 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Katamaran Capital LLP acquired a new stake in shares of Intel during the third quarter worth $349,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently issued reports on INTC. KeyCorp raised their price objective on Intel from $70.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Cantor Fitzgerald raised their price objective on Intel from $65.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Citigroup lifted their target price on Intel from $95.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Intel from $35.00 to $45.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, UBS Group set a $51.00 target price on Intel in a report on Monday, February 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating, twenty-five have assigned a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $81.52.

Intel Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of INTC opened at $118.50 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $73.01 and its two-hundred day moving average is $52.98. The stock has a market cap of $595.58 billion, a PE ratio of -191.13 and a beta of 2.18. Intel Corporation has a 12 month low of $18.97 and a 12 month high of $132.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 2.31 and a quick ratio of 1.85.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter, topping 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% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.13 earnings per share. Intel has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.200-0.200 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post 0.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Key Headlines Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel is being viewed as a beneficiary of a broader move into undervalued chip stocks, with heavy trading volume and strong year-to-date gains suggesting institutional money is rotating into the name. Intel is also being highlighted as part of the AI infrastructure build-out. Silicon Shake-Up: The AI Trade Is Moving Beyond NVIDIA
• Positive Sentiment: Reports that Intel is in early-stage talks to acquire AI-chip startup Tenstorrent have boosted the stock, as investors see the deal as a way to strengthen Intel’s AI hardware capabilities and expand into promising chip architectures. Intel Takes Aim at Tenstorrent, Intel Stock (NASDAQ:INTC) Slips
• Positive Sentiment: Intel has also been helped by bullish commentary around its turnaround and manufacturing progress, including coverage that says the company is closing the gap with rivals and executing a “new Intel” strategy focused on speed and discipline. Intel CEO Is Building A ‘New Intel’ That Works At ‘Speed Of Light’
• Neutral Sentiment: Several articles are focused on Intel’s strong relative performance versus peers, noting that the stock has outperformed AMD and other chip names this year. That supports sentiment, but it is more a reflection of recent momentum than a new company-specific catalyst. Intel Has Doubled AMD’s 2026 Gains. Is It Time to Rebalance Your Chip Stocks?
• Negative Sentiment: Some coverage warns the rally may already be rich after Intel’s big run, with one piece arguing much of the re-rating is already priced in and assigning a price target below recent trading levels. Buy, Sell or Hold Intel At $110
• Negative Sentiment: There is also some caution around the stock’s surge, including analyst commentary that investors may want to wait for a better entry point after the recent sharp move higher. ‘Wait for It,’ Says Top Investor About Intel Stock

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.