United Capital Financial Advisors LLC Buys 14,599 Shares of Intel Corporation $INTC

United Capital Financial Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 8.1% during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 195,474 shares of the chip maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 14,599 shares during the period. United Capital Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Intel were worth $27,294,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of INTC. ABS Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in Intel during the 2nd quarter worth $694,101,000. Knuff & Co LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Intel in the 2nd quarter valued at $29,000. Glynn Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Intel during the second quarter worth $29,000. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Intel by 3,185.7% during the second quarter. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC now owns 230 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 223 shares during the period. Finally, Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Intel by 167.0% in the second quarter. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 267 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 167 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Lip Bu Tan purchased 105,263 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was bought at an average price of $95.00 per share, with a total value of $9,999,985.00. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,314,669 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $124,893,555. This represents a 8.70% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.05% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Key Stories Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Dell’s strong server performance supported Intel’s data-center outlook. Dell reported a 122% increase in server revenue, prompting analysts to argue that demand for Intel CPUs is accelerating as AI infrastructure requires a substantial number of traditional processors alongside GPUs. Intel stock rises as Dell earnings point to CPU demand
• Positive Sentiment: A bullish $200 price target added momentum. Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry identified Intel as a direct beneficiary of rising CPU-to-GPU ratios in AI clusters, the continued enterprise presence of x86 processors and the potential of Intel’s Clearwater Forest architecture. The target implies substantial upside, although it is an individual analyst forecast rather than a consensus estimate. Dell earnings and Intel CPU demand
• Positive Sentiment: Estimate revisions have been trending higher. Analysts cited AI demand, manufacturing improvements and growth in custom silicon as potential offsets to supply constraints and competitive pressure. Intel’s recent revenue growth and plans for more than $20 billion in 2026 capital spending also reinforce the long-term recovery narrative. Intel estimate revisions
• Neutral Sentiment: Semiconductor-sector strength provided a broad-market tailwind. Intel, AMD and Nvidia advanced even as stronger employment data increased expectations for a possible Federal Reserve rate hike. Separate commentary arguing that Nvidia’s earnings reduced fears of an AI spending bubble also helped maintain investor interest in chip stocks. Chip stocks rise despite rate concerns
• Negative Sentiment: Mizuho lowered its Intel price target to $92 from $109 and maintained a Hold rating. The analyst warned that weaker PC demand and near-term margin pressure could limit the benefit from Intel’s AI-related growth. Nvidia’s expanding server CPU business also remains a competitive risk. Mizuho lowers Intel price target

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently commented on the company. Moffett Nathanson lowered Intel to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Intel in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of Intel from $65.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, June 1st. Piper Sandler started coverage on shares of Intel in a report on Thursday, June 11th. They issued a “neutral” rating on the stock. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reduced their price objective on shares of Intel from $150.00 to $125.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, July 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, thirty-one have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $107.01.

Intel Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:INTC opened at $95.80 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $100.45 and its 200 day simple moving average is $87.91. Intel Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $24.05 and a fifty-two week high of $142.35. The company has a market capitalization of $483.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -45.40, a P/E/G ratio of 10.12 and a beta of 2.22. 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 quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.21. Intel had a negative net margin of 19.79% and a positive return on equity of 2.62%. The firm had revenue of $16.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.43 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned ($0.10) earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 25.2% on a year-over-year basis. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post 1.01 earnings per share for the current 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.