Intel Corporation $INTC Shares Sold by Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. lessened its position in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 34.6% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 216,552 shares of the chip maker’s stock after selling 114,527 shares during the period. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.’s holdings in Intel were worth $7,265,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Intel in the 2nd quarter valued at $1,579,378,000. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Intel by 210.9% during the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 15,498,219 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $346,230,000 after buying an additional 10,514,007 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Intel by 2.3% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 385,903,735 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $8,644,244,000 after buying an additional 8,513,298 shares during the period. Rafferty Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Intel by 66.4% during the 2nd quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 19,396,839 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $434,489,000 after acquiring an additional 7,736,635 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Amundi lifted its holdings in shares of Intel by 16.2% during the 2nd quarter. Amundi now owns 43,995,698 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $962,626,000 after acquiring an additional 6,117,601 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other Intel news, EVP David Zinsner bought 5,882 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 26th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $42.50 per share, with a total value of $249,985.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 247,392 shares in the company, valued at $10,514,160. The trade was a 2.44% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Boise April Miller sold 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $49.05, for a total value of $981,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 113,060 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,545,593. This represents a 15.03% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.04% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Intel Stock Down 6.2%

NASDAQ INTC opened at $47.13 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.65, a current ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. Intel Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $17.67 and a fifty-two week high of $54.60. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $42.86 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $35.18. The stock has a market cap of $235.41 billion, a PE ratio of -589.05, a P/E/G ratio of 16.22 and a beta of 1.38.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, January 22nd. The chip maker reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.08 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $13.67 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $13.37 billion. Intel had a negative net margin of 0.51% and a negative return on equity of 0.44%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.13 earnings per share. Intel has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.000-0.000 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Intel Corporation will post -0.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently commented on INTC shares. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on shares of Intel from $40.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Citic Securities upgraded Intel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $38.90 to $60.30 in a report on Monday, January 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Intel from $30.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Evercore boosted their target price on Intel from $41.10 to $45.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Tigress Financial restated a “buy” rating and issued a $66.00 price target on shares of Intel in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-five have issued a Hold rating and six have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $45.76.

More Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel is aggressively pivoting into AI infrastructure — a new inference‑focused discrete GPU (Project Crescent Island), hiring top GPU talent, and a SoftBank partnership to develop stacked Z‑Angle memory that could help solve AI memory bottlenecks. This narrative supports a longer‑term rerating if execution continues. Intel Stock Is Priced for Ruin, But the AI Offensive Is Here
• Positive Sentiment: CEO Lip‑Bu Tan’s recent messaging and press interviews have been read as shareholder‑friendly, signaling a clearer roadmap and management focus on growth areas (AI GPUs, memory, foundry). This helps sentiment for longer‑term investors. CEO Lip‑Bu Tan Just Delivered Fantastic News For Intel Shareholders
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple retail/financial outlets are bullish on large AI names and suggest Intel could benefit from AI adoption; these pieces help the narrative but are not new fundamental catalysts. This Top Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock Could Have More Upside in 2026
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest data is mixed/ambiguous: January showed a sizable decline in reported short shares (111.6M as of Jan 30, down ~16.7% from mid‑Jan), which can reduce immediate downward pressure—but February data in feeds appears inconsistent and unreliable, so the signal is unclear.
• Negative Sentiment: Operational/supply problems: Intel has alerted customers to multi‑month delivery delays (reports of up to six months for some Xeon shipments into China). That creates near‑term revenue risk and moderates guidance expectations, which is driving the intraday sell‑off. Intel Stock Is Priced for Ruin, But the AI Offensive Is Here
• Negative Sentiment: Market reports and commentators highlight that strong demand is colliding with capacity constraints (“executives begging for chips” headlines), reinforcing fears of short‑term revenue misses and near‑term volatility. Executives Begging for Chips
• Negative Sentiment: Real‑time market coverage (Benzinga and others) notes the stock is trading lower amid sector rotation and mixed tech performance, amplifying selling pressure while supply issues are resolved. What’s Going On With Intel Stock Tuesday?

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.