State of Wisconsin Investment Board Boosts Stock Holdings in Intel Corporation $INTC

State of Wisconsin Investment Board grew its position in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 16.4% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 2,670,144 shares of the chip maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 377,070 shares during the quarter. State of Wisconsin Investment Board’s holdings in Intel were worth $98,528,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Financially Speaking Inc boosted its holdings in Intel by 69.2% during the 4th quarter. Financially Speaking Inc now owns 682 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 279 shares during the last quarter. Legacy Bridge LLC purchased a new position in Intel during the 4th quarter worth $26,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in Intel during the 4th quarter worth $29,000. Swiss RE Ltd. purchased a new position in Intel during the 4th quarter worth $29,000. Finally, Provenance Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Intel by 89.2% during the 3rd quarter. Provenance Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 946 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 446 shares during the last quarter. 64.53% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

INTC has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Evercore set a $95.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a report on Friday, April 24th. Susquehanna lifted their price objective on shares of Intel from $65.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Citigroup raised shares of Intel from a “buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, June 11th. New Street Research initiated coverage on shares of Intel in a report on Thursday, June 11th. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. Finally, Scotiabank assumed coverage on Intel in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. They set a “sector perform” rating for the company. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating, twenty-seven have assigned a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $85.98.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 40,256 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.53, for a total transaction of $4,006,679.68. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 105,077 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,458,313.81. This represents a 27.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Intel Price Performance

INTC opened at $117.05 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $588.29 billion, a P/E ratio of -188.79 and a beta of 2.21. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $98.06 and a 200 day moving average of $62.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 1.85 and a current ratio of 2.31. Intel Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $18.97 and a fifty-two week high of $132.75.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.29 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.01 by $0.28. The company had revenue of $13.58 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.32 billion. Intel had a negative net margin of 5.90% and a positive return on equity of 0.39%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.13 earnings per share. Intel has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.200-0.200 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Intel Corporation will post 0.63 EPS for the current year.

Key Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel’s 18A-P process entering risk production suggests real progress in its semiconductor roadmap and strengthens the case for future foundry business. Reuters: Intel’s new manufacturing tech enters initial production
• Positive Sentiment: Investors are also reacting to the broader view that AI-driven CPU demand and Intel’s foundry ambitions could improve the company’s long-term growth profile. Yahoo Finance: Intel begins production of anticipated 18A-P chips, as AI continues to drive CPU demand
• Positive Sentiment: Intel is benefiting from renewed analyst optimism, including a Bank of America double upgrade that argued the stock could be undervalued relative to the improving AI infrastructure opportunity. Yahoo Finance: Intel (INTC) Stock Could Be 10% Undervalued After BofA Double Upgrade

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.