Ninepoint Partners LP Takes Position in Intel Corporation $INTC

Ninepoint Partners LP bought a new position in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 14,830 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $2,071,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Financially Speaking Inc raised its holdings in Intel by 69.2% in the 4th quarter. Financially Speaking Inc now owns 682 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 279 shares in the last quarter. Financial Life Planners bought a new position in Intel in the 1st quarter valued at about $25,000. Glynn Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Intel during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Knuff & Co LLC bought a new position in Intel in the second quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Finally, Swiss RE Ltd. bought a new stake in Intel during the fourth quarter worth $29,000. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Lip Bu Tan acquired 105,263 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $95.00 per share, with a total value of $9,999,985.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,314,669 shares in the company, valued at $124,893,555. This trade represents a 8.70% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently weighed in on the company. TD Cowen raised their price objective on Intel from $75.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, July 13th. Rosenblatt Securities upped their price objective on shares of Intel from $65.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Roth Capital raised their target price on shares of Intel from $100.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. UBS Group dropped their price target on Intel from $121.00 to $112.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating on shares of Intel in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating, thirty-one have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Intel currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $107.46.

Key Headlines Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Chief Executive Officer Lip-Bu Tan reportedly purchased approximately $10 million of Intel stock at $95 per share earlier this month. The shares now trade below that level, making the purchase a potential signal of management’s confidence in Intel’s turnaround. Intel CEO insider purchase article
• Positive Sentiment: Fundstrat ETFs added Intel to a quarterly rebalance, which could provide incremental institutional demand and reflects improving sentiment toward the chipmaker. Fundstrat ETF rebalance article
• Positive Sentiment: Intel has gained attention from investors following reports of a new Advantech connection and its potential role in AI infrastructure. Strong Nvidia results also reinforced expectations that demand for data-center and AI-related hardware remains robust. Intel Advantech connection article
• Neutral Sentiment: Reports that investor Nancy Pelosi bought Intel shares and call options may support retail and political-investor interest, but the trade does not change Intel’s operating outlook. Nancy Pelosi Intel investment article
• Negative Sentiment: Intel’s manufacturing operations reportedly continue to lose money on wafers, much of which are sold internally. The stock’s elevated valuation appears to assume that the foundry business eventually becomes profitable, leaving substantial execution risk if losses persist. Intel manufacturing losses article
• Negative Sentiment: Intel is also being pressured by broad semiconductor profit-taking after Nvidia’s earnings-fueled rally. Raymond James reportedly prefers AMD over Intel among the two AI-exposed CPU companies, highlighting competitive concerns and uncertainty over Intel’s ability to convert AI demand into durable growth. Semiconductor profit-taking article

Intel Price Performance

Shares of INTC opened at $89.47 on Monday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $104.64 and its 200 day moving average is $86.65. Intel Corporation has a 12-month low of $23.68 and a 12-month high of $142.35. 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 stock has a market cap of $451.29 billion, a P/E ratio of -42.40, a P/E/G ratio of 9.89 and a beta of 2.22.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $16.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.43 billion. Intel had a negative net margin of 19.79% and a positive return on equity of 2.62%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 25.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned ($0.10) earnings per share. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Intel Corporation will post 1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.