Intel Corporation $INTC Stock: Americana Partners LLC Boosts Position

Americana Partners LLC grew its holdings in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 39.8% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 111,563 shares of the chip maker’s stock after buying an additional 31,737 shares during the quarter. Americana Partners LLC’s holdings in Intel were worth $13,413,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Kurv Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in Intel by 7.4% in the 3rd quarter. Kurv Investment Management LLC now owns 100,131 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $12,039,000 after buying an additional 6,896 shares during the period. LJI Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in Intel by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter. LJI Wealth Management LLC now owns 9,947 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $1,196,000 after buying an additional 159 shares in the last quarter. Modera Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in Intel by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter. Modera Wealth Management LLC now owns 74,022 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $8,900,000 after buying an additional 1,452 shares in the last quarter. State of Wyoming purchased a new position in Intel in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $1,955,000. Finally, CFC Planning Co LLC bought a new stake in Intel during the 3rd quarter valued at $397,000. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Intel

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

Key Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel exceeded third-quarter expectations, reporting adjusted earnings of $0.52 per share versus a roughly $0.41 consensus estimate. Revenue increased 21% year over year to approximately $16.5 billion. Intel third-quarter earnings report
• Positive Sentiment: Data Center and AI revenue rose 78% to $7.3 billion, while Intel Foundry revenue increased 58% to $6.7 billion. CEO Lip-Bu Tan also highlighted the potential for AI agents to expand the server CPU market. Intel server and AI revenue coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel agreed to acquire Israeli quantum software company Classiq Technologies for about $2.3 billion, seeking to build a full-stack quantum-computing business. The deal may provide a long-term growth option but adds to near-term spending and execution demands. Intel Classiq acquisition
• Negative Sentiment: Fourth-quarter guidance was well below Wall Street expectations: revenue is projected at $15 billion-$16 billion, versus approximately $17.1 billion expected, with adjusted earnings of about $0.25 per share versus roughly $0.45 expected. Management said the PC slowdown could persist through at least the first half of 2027. Reuters Intel outlook report
• Negative Sentiment: Memory shortages and higher component prices are making PCs more expensive, while Intel expects client-computing revenue to weaken. A blast at its Israel facility is expected to cause roughly $300 million-$600 million in revenue disruption, adding to manufacturing constraints. Intel PC slowdown and Israel facility report
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts responded with multiple downgrades and price-target reductions, citing weak PC demand, supply bottlenecks, lower margins, heavy foundry investment and the risk that Intel may not generate free cash flow in 2027. The outlook also triggered a broad semiconductor selloff, pressuring AMD, Nvidia, Broadcom and other chip stocks. Analyst reactions to Intel earnings

Intel Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:INTC opened at $65.76 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $101.10 and a 200 day moving average of $86.36. The company has a current ratio of 1.60, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. The stock has a market cap of $331.69 billion, a P/E ratio of -27.29, a P/E/G ratio of 9.78 and a beta of 2.22. Intel Corporation has a 12 month low of $32.89 and a 12 month high of $142.35.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, October 29th. The chip maker reported $0.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.41 by $0.11. Intel had a negative net margin of 20.09% and a positive return on equity of 4.55%. The business had revenue of $16.51 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.56 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.23 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.9% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post 1.05 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on INTC shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on Intel from $85.00 to $80.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Intel in a report on Tuesday. Mizuho lifted their price target on Intel from $92.00 to $114.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 6th. KeyCorp decreased their price objective on Intel from $155.00 to $140.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Intel from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 8th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Buy rating, twenty-seven have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $97.86.

Intel Company Profile

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) is a global semiconductor company that designs and manufactures computing and connectivity products. Its portfolio includes Intel Core processors for personal computers, Xeon processors for data centers and enterprise systems, and products for networking, edge computing, graphics, and artificial intelligence workloads.

Through Intel Foundry, the company also provides semiconductor manufacturing and technology-development services for external customers. Intel develops process technologies, advanced packaging, and other manufacturing capabilities intended to support its own products and third-party chip designs.

Founded in 1968 by Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore, Intel helped establish the modern microprocessor industry and has historically supplied processors for PCs, servers, and other computing systems.