Savvy Advisors Inc. Raises Position in Intel Corporation $INTC

Savvy Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 25.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 80,857 shares of the chip maker’s stock after buying an additional 16,330 shares during the quarter. Savvy Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Intel were worth $2,713,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Intel during the second quarter valued at approximately $1,579,378,000. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Intel by 210.9% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 15,498,219 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $346,230,000 after purchasing an additional 10,514,007 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Intel by 2.3% during 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 purchasing an additional 8,513,298 shares in the last quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 7,736,635 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Amundi increased its stake in 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 buying an additional 6,117,601 shares during the period. 64.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. Northland Securities set a $54.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Citic Securities upgraded Intel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $38.90 to $60.30 in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Loop Capital increased their price target on Intel from $40.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Barclays set a $45.00 price objective on Intel in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Intel from $30.00 to $45.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-five have assigned a Hold rating and six have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $45.76.

Key Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel said it will invest at least $100M in SambaNova, a move analysts (Wedbush cited) view as accelerating Intel’s AI push and strengthening its GPU/accelerator roadmap and partner ecosystem. Intel investing at least $100M into SambaNova should help AI push: Wedbush
• Positive Sentiment: Intel unveiled a new ZAM memory prototype (Saimemory / ZAM project) — a tangible step toward returning to memory products and diversifying beyond CPUs, which investors view as a potential long-term revenue and margin catalyst. Intel Stock (NASDAQ:INTC) Snaps Up With New ZAM Prototype
• Positive Sentiment: Intel’s most recent quarter beat consensus on EPS and revenue (Jan 22 report: $0.15 EPS vs. $0.08 estimate; revenue $13.67B vs. $13.37B estimate). That earnings surprise improves near-term sentiment and supports today’s buying interest.
• Positive Sentiment: Continued AI infrastructure spending by large tech firms (the “Magnificent Seven” planning big capex increases) supports demand for chips, GPUs and data‑center equipment — a structural tailwind for Intel’s AI and data-center business. The “Magnificent Seven” Plan to Spend $680 Billion Largely on Artificial Intelligence Capex
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage and commentary are highlighting Intel’s strategic AI/GPU pivot and asking whether valuation and momentum justify a re-rating — this creates both upside if execution accelerates and risk if expectations outpace delivery. Intel’s AI And GPU Pivot Puts Valuation And Momentum In Focus
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest data are noisy in recent feeds (some Feb. feeds show anomalous “0” values), but the latest reliable January snapshot showed a material decline in short interest vs. mid-January (about 111.6M shares short on Jan 30, ~2.2% of float). That reduction in shorts can reduce downside pressure but the mixed data create short-term uncertainty.

Intel Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ INTC opened at $48.29 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 2.02, a quick ratio of 1.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The company has a market capitalization of $241.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -603.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 17.02 and a beta of 1.38. Intel Corporation has a twelve month low of $17.67 and a twelve month high of $54.60. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $42.95 and a 200-day simple moving average of $35.27.

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

Insider Transactions at Intel

In other Intel news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 20,000 shares of Intel stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was 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 in the company, valued at $5,545,593. The trade was a 15.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP David Zinsner bought 5,882 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 26th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $42.50 per share, with a total value of $249,985.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the executive vice president directly owned 247,392 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,514,160. The trade was a 2.44% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. 0.04% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.