Moore Capital Management LP Takes Position in Intel Corporation $INTC

Moore Capital Management LP bought a new position in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 27,121 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $3,787,000.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Southern Financial Group LLC boosted its position in Intel by 0.6% during the first quarter. Southern Financial Group LLC now owns 14,313 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $632,000 after purchasing an additional 90 shares during the period. Harrell Investment Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Intel by 0.4% in the second quarter. Harrell Investment Partners LLC now owns 23,277 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $3,250,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period. TFR Capital LLC. lifted its stake in shares of Intel by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. TFR Capital LLC. now owns 26,643 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $3,720,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Wynn Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of Intel by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. Wynn Capital LLC now owns 27,162 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $3,793,000 after buying an additional 104 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bell Investment Advisors Inc boosted its holdings in shares of Intel by 4.3% during the 2nd quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc now owns 2,895 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $404,000 after buying an additional 119 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

INTC has been the topic of several research analyst reports. DA Davidson increased their price target on shares of Intel from $77.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on Intel from $75.00 to $84.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. Benchmark upped their target price on Intel from $105.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on Intel in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. Finally, KeyCorp set a $125.00 price target on Intel in a report on Friday, July 24th. One research 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 issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Intel presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $107.01.

Key Headlines 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

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Lip Bu Tan acquired 105,263 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on 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 acquisition, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,314,669 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $124,893,555. The trade was a 8.70% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.05% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Intel Stock Performance

NASDAQ INTC opened at $95.80 on Monday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $100.45 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $88.20. Intel Corporation has a 12-month low of $24.05 and a 12-month high of $142.35. The company has a market capitalization of $483.22 billion, a P/E ratio of -45.40, a P/E/G ratio of 10.58 and a beta of 2.22. The company has a quick ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 1.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 company had revenue of $16.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.43 billion. During the same period last year, the firm 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. Analysts anticipate that Intel Corporation will post 1.01 earnings per share for the current year.

About Intel

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.