Intel Corporation $INTC Shares Sold by XML Financial LLC

XML Financial LLC lowered its position in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 21.7% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 38,573 shares of the chip maker’s stock after selling 10,681 shares during the quarter. XML Financial LLC’s holdings in Intel were worth $5,386,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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

Intel Stock Performance

Shares of Intel stock opened at $95.80 on Tuesday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $99.73 and a 200-day simple moving average of $88.55. Intel Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $24.05 and a fifty-two week high of $142.35. The firm has a market cap of $483.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -45.40, a price-to-earnings-growth 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 released its earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.21. Intel had a positive return on equity of 2.62% and a negative net margin of 19.79%.The firm had revenue of $16.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.43 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned ($0.10) earnings per share. Intel’s revenue was up 25.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post 1.01 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have recently commented on INTC. UBS Group lowered their price target on Intel from $121.00 to $112.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. Oppenheimer initiated coverage on shares of Intel in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. They issued an “outperform” rating for the company. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of Intel from $75.00 to $84.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. TD Cowen boosted their price target on shares of Intel from $75.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, July 13th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reduced their price target on shares of Intel from $150.00 to $125.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, July 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given 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.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $107.01.

Insider Buying and Selling at Intel

In other Intel news, CEO Lip Bu Tan acquired 105,263 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were bought at an average price of $95.00 per share, with a total value of $9,999,985.00. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,314,669 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $124,893,555. This trade represents a 8.70% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Company insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Intel News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan reportedly purchased approximately $10 million of Intel shares, a vote of confidence in the turnaround. The company’s latest quarter also showed revenue of about $16.1 billion, including strong data-center growth. Intel CEO share purchase and quarterly growth
• Positive Sentiment: Investors are broadening the AI trade beyond Nvidia. Intel gained alongside AMD as Nvidia lagged during the latest session, suggesting increased interest in alternative beneficiaries of AI infrastructure spending. AMD and Intel outperform Nvidia
• Positive Sentiment: Intel is positioning itself in enterprise and edge AI through contributions to the Linux Foundation’s TRACE open specification for trusted and verifiable AI workloads. The development could strengthen Intel’s role in secure AI infrastructure. Intel’s trusted AI standards efforts
• Neutral Sentiment: Some analysts remain bullish after Intel’s more than 140% 2026 rally, with one published target implying substantial additional upside. That optimism supports sentiment, but the size of the rally raises questions about whether expectations are already reflected in the stock. Intel upside forecast
• Negative Sentiment: A prominent Mizuho analyst lowered or reset Intel’s price target while comparing Intel with Arm. The move may weigh on shares because it signals that the recent rally could have outpaced near-term fundamentals. Analyst downgrades Intel price target
• Negative Sentiment: Nvidia’s expanding CPU and AI infrastructure strategy presents a competitive threat to Intel in data-center processors. Nvidia’s ecosystem investments, including a reported Intel stake, may support Intel financially but also make the company’s performance increasingly dependent on Nvidia-led demand. Nvidia CPU strategy and Intel competition
• Negative Sentiment: Intel’s comeback may require substantial capital and shareholder dilution, with one analysis highlighting a potential $23 billion dilution cost. Investors remain focused on whether manufacturing and AI investments can generate sufficient returns to justify that financing. Intel potential dilution analysis

Intel Company 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.