Clearbridge Investments LLC Sells 133,617 Shares of Intel Corporation $INTC

Clearbridge Investments LLC trimmed its stake in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 3.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 3,301,142 shares of the chip maker’s stock after selling 133,617 shares during the period. Clearbridge Investments LLC’s holdings in Intel were worth $121,812,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in INTC. Sivia Capital Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Intel by 271.8% in the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 34,201 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $766,000 after acquiring an additional 25,001 shares in the last quarter. United Bank bought a new position in shares of Intel in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $205,000. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL raised its stake in shares of Intel by 12.3% in the 2nd quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 13,737 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $308,000 after acquiring an additional 1,508 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Intel by 29.6% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 158,277 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $3,545,000 after acquiring an additional 36,116 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. raised its stake in shares of Intel by 9.9% in the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 828,352 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $18,556,000 after acquiring an additional 74,838 shares in the last quarter. 64.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Intel Price Performance

Intel stock opened at $99.17 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 1.85 and a current ratio of 2.31. The firm has a market cap of $498.43 billion, a P/E ratio of -159.95 and a beta of 2.21. The business’s fifty day moving average is $88.25 and its two-hundred day moving average is $58.97. Intel Corporation has a 52 week low of $18.97 and a 52 week high of $132.75.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last posted 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 analyst estimates of $12.32 billion. Intel had a positive return on equity of 0.39% and a negative net margin of 5.90%.The business’s revenue was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.13 earnings per share. Intel has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.200-0.200 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post 0.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Intel news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 40,256 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $99.53, for a total value of $4,006,679.68. Following the transaction, the executive vice president 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 transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have commented on INTC. HSBC raised Intel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $50.00 to $95.00 in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Roth Mkm raised Intel from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $100.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 24th. KeyCorp lifted their price target on Intel from $70.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Mizuho lifted their price target on Intel from $124.00 to $128.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $80.00 price target on shares of Intel in a research report on Monday, May 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating, twenty-six have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $83.35.

Trending Headlines about Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel announced strategic collaborations with Foxconn and Hitachi to accelerate next-generation AI infrastructure, industrial AI, and intelligent computing platforms, which could expand its role in the AI buildout over time. Reuters: Foxconn announces strategic collaboration with Intel on next-gen AI infrastructure
• Positive Sentiment: Intel continues to benefit from investor enthusiasm around AI inference and CPU demand, with recent reports noting strong options activity and a sharp rally earlier in the week. Motley Fool: Why Intel Stock Rallied Today
• Neutral Sentiment: Several articles highlighted that Intel’s stock has had a huge run over the past year, suggesting traders may be weighing valuation after the recent surge rather than treating the AI deals as immediate earnings drivers.
• Negative Sentiment: NVIDIA’s launch of a new PC chip is being seen as a direct challenge to Intel’s most important businesses, increasing fears of longer-term competitive pressure in personal computers and CPUs. 24/7 Wall St.: Nvidia Launches PC Chip in a Direct Challenge Against Intel
• Negative Sentiment: Intel was also caught up in a broad semiconductor and tech selloff tied to Broadcom’s weak AI outlook, which pressured chip stocks across the group. Invezz: Intel, AMD stocks slide again in aftermath of Broadcom’s weak outlook

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.