Insight Holdings Group LLC Takes Position in Intel Corporation $INTC

Insight Holdings Group LLC purchased a new position in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 104,545 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $3,858,000. Intel accounts for approximately 0.3% of Insight Holdings Group LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 25th biggest position.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently weighed in on INTC. DA Davidson increased their price target on shares of Intel from $45.00 to $77.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. New Street Research began coverage on shares of Intel in a report on Thursday, June 11th. They issued a “buy” rating on the stock. Evercore set a $95.00 price target on shares of Intel in a report on Friday, April 24th. BNP Paribas Exane upgraded shares of Intel from an “underperform” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $60.00 price target on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $100.00 price target on shares of Intel in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $87.09.

Key Stories Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel said its next-generation 18A-P manufacturing process has entered risk production, a major milestone that suggests progress in its chipmaking comeback and improves the odds of winning external customers. Intel’s new manufacturing tech enters initial production
• Positive Sentiment: Several reports said the new node could help Intel attract customers such as Apple and Nvidia, reinforcing hopes that the company’s foundry strategy is gaining traction. Intel begins production of most-advanced chip, inching closer to possible Apple deal
• Positive Sentiment: Bernstein and Bank of America raised their views/price targets on Intel, citing stronger CPU demand from the agentic AI buildout and renewed interest in Intel’s foundry ambitions. Bernstein Boosts Price Targets for Arm, AMD, and Intel on Agentic AI Revolution
• Positive Sentiment: Media coverage framed the 18A-P announcement as a sign that Intel’s cash-burning manufacturing business may be turning a corner, which has added to momentum in the shares. Intel takes a major step toward turning around a business that’s bleeding cash
• Neutral Sentiment: Commentary pieces and stock-screen articles are also highlighting Intel as a comeback and long-term AI/semiconductor play, which may be supporting sentiment but do not add new hard catalysts. Is Intel the Comeback Stock of the Decade?
• Negative Sentiment: Some analysts continue to warn that Intel’s valuation has run ahead of fundamentals after a huge rally, suggesting the stock could remain volatile if expectations get too high. Intel: The Re-Rating Has Gone Too Far

Intel Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ INTC opened at $121.10 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $608.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -195.32 and a beta of 2.21. Intel Corporation has a 12 month low of $18.97 and a 12 month high of $132.75. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $99.46 and its 200-day simple moving average is $63.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 2.31 and a quick ratio of 1.85.

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

Insider Activity at Intel

In other news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 40,256 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 sale, the executive vice president owned 105,077 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,458,313.81. This trade represents a 27.70% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 0.05% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.