Intel Corporation $INTC Shares Acquired by Stratos Wealth Partners LTD.

Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. boosted its stake in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 12.6% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 144,912 shares of the chip maker’s stock after buying an additional 16,260 shares during the quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD.’s holdings in Intel were worth $4,862,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of INTC. Sivia Capital Partners LLC increased its stake in Intel by 271.8% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 34,201 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $766,000 after purchasing an additional 25,001 shares during the last quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Intel by 1.1% during the 2nd quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 76,910 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $1,723,000 after acquiring an additional 863 shares during the period. RFG Advisory LLC boosted its position in shares of Intel by 3.4% in the second quarter. RFG Advisory LLC now owns 78,585 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $1,760,000 after acquiring an additional 2,597 shares during the last quarter. Sagespring Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in Intel by 11.0% in the second quarter. Sagespring Wealth Partners LLC now owns 27,869 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $624,000 after purchasing an additional 2,753 shares during the period. Finally, Ritholtz Wealth Management increased its position in Intel by 2.1% during the second quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management now owns 26,500 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $594,000 after purchasing an additional 554 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Intel News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Strategic investments and GPU/foundry positioning could expand Intel’s TAM — coverage highlights a $100M commitment to SambaNova, talk of a possible Nvidia foundry tie for 2028, and renewed GPU efforts that support Intel’s longer-term growth story. A $100 Million Reason to Buy Intel Stock Now
• Positive Sentiment: Product development momentum — reports of a new ZAM prototype and efforts to re-enter memory (Saimemory) are constructive for Intel’s diversification beyond CPUs and could support future revenue streams. Intel Stock (NASDAQ:INTC) Snaps Up With New ZAM Prototype
• Positive Sentiment: AI healthcare pilot may broaden addressable market — Intel’s CKM health empowerment trial highlights AI/clinical use cases that could create niche revenue opportunities if commercialized. Intel’s AI Push in Chronic Disease: Inside the New CKM Health Empowerment Trial
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest data appears inconsistent/unreliable in recent reports — published figures show zero shares/NaN changes, so short-interest currently provides no clear signal on positioning. Monitor for corrected data. (internal short-interest entries)
• Neutral Sentiment: Sector headlines concentrate investor flows into leading AI chip/system names (Nvidia, Broadcom) — that can be bullish for the semiconductor space overall but may divert near-term investor attention and capital away from Intel. See broad AI stock coverage and related pieces.
• Negative Sentiment: Leak on Nova Lake die sizes triggered selling pressure — a recent leak about Nova Lake processor die sizes was reported to have pushed shares lower, raising concerns about product competitiveness and investor confidence. Nova Lake Die Sizes Leak Sends Intel Stock (NASDAQ:INTC) Sliding
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory hit in India — a small antitrust penalty (~$3.3M) was levied for warranty-policy issues; not material to earnings but a near-term negative headline. India’s Antitrust Watchdog Penalizes Intel $3.3 Million Over Discriminatory Warranty Policy

Insider Transactions at Intel

In related news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 20,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $49.05, for a total value of $981,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 113,060 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,545,593. The trade was a 15.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP David Zinsner purchased 5,882 shares of Intel stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 26th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $42.50 per share, with a total value of $249,985.00. Following the acquisition, the executive vice president directly owned 247,392 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,514,160. The trade was a 2.44% increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.04% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. New Street Research lifted their price target on shares of Intel from $40.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, January 26th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Intel in a report on Monday, December 29th. Raymond James Financial assumed coverage on Intel in a research note on Friday, November 21st. They set a “market perform” rating for the company. Citigroup reduced their price objective on Intel from $50.00 to $48.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group increased their target price on shares of Intel from $41.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-five have given a Hold rating and six have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $45.74.

Intel Stock Down 3.7%

Shares of NASDAQ:INTC opened at $46.48 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $232.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -580.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 17.44 and a beta of 1.38. The company has a 50 day moving average of $43.07 and a two-hundred day moving average of $35.35. Intel Corporation has a 52-week low of $17.67 and a 52-week high of $54.60. 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 (NASDAQ:INTC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 22nd. The chip maker reported $0.15 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.08 by $0.07. Intel had a negative net margin of 0.51% and a negative return on equity of 0.44%. The business had revenue of $13.67 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $13.37 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.13 EPS. The business’s revenue was down 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. Intel has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.000-0.000 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post -0.11 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.