Private Advisor Group LLC Sells 27,178 Shares of Intel Corporation $INTC

Private Advisor Group LLC trimmed its position in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 9.3% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 265,633 shares of the chip maker’s stock after selling 27,178 shares during the period. Private Advisor Group LLC’s holdings in Intel were worth $11,722,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of INTC. Defined Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Intel by 2.0% during the 1st quarter. Defined Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,576 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $334,000 after acquiring an additional 149 shares during the period. Essex Bank increased its stake in Intel by 1.6% in the first quarter. Essex Bank now owns 10,360 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $457,000 after acquiring an additional 162 shares during the last quarter. First Pacific Financial raised its position in Intel by 19.8% during the first quarter. First Pacific Financial now owns 1,000 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing an additional 165 shares in the last quarter. Mitchell Mcleod Pugh & Williams Inc. raised its position in Intel by 1.8% during the first quarter. Mitchell Mcleod Pugh & Williams Inc. now owns 11,355 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $501,000 after purchasing an additional 199 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Inman Jager Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Intel by 2.5% during the first quarter. Inman Jager Wealth Management LLC now owns 8,125 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $359,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. 64.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: HSBC raised its price target on Intel to $200 and kept a Buy rating, citing progress in the foundry business and potential partnerships with Apple, Nvidia, and Amazon. Intel (INTC) Stock Could Surge 100%: HSBC Analyst Raises Target to $200
• Positive Sentiment: Jim Cramer highlighted Intel as his favorite stock and said CEO Lip-Bu Tan has turned the company around, calling out multiple growth opportunities. Jim Cramer Highlights Intel’s “Three Major Growth Opportunities”
• Positive Sentiment: Intel continues to benefit from improving views on its AI PC, networking, and foundry businesses, which are supporting rising earnings estimates and investor optimism. INTC Outpaces Industry in a Year: How to Play the Stock?
• Neutral Sentiment: TPIsoftware said it is using Intel Xeon 6 processors and Intel Arc Pro B60 GPUs for enterprise AI solutions, which adds a modest demand signal for Intel’s hardware. TPIsoftware Adopts Intel (INTC) Processors and GPUs to Power Enterprise AI Solutions
• Neutral Sentiment: Several articles noted that Intel has recently seen volatility after a huge run-up, with chip stocks also pressured by broader profit-taking and fears of an AI demand cooldown. Intel, Marvell Technology, and AMD Stocks Trade Down, What You Need To Know
• Negative Sentiment: Intel also faced broad semiconductor-sector selling as investors rotated out of high-flying chip names amid concerns that AI-driven chip demand may be cooling. US Stocks: Micron, Intel and other chip stocks fall up to 11% after record-breaking rally

Intel Stock Performance

INTC opened at $120.35 on Friday. 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 Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $18.97 and a fifty-two week high of $142.35. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $115.64 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $70.96. The firm has a market capitalization of $604.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -194.11 and a beta of 2.18.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on INTC shares. Citigroup raised Intel from a “buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Morgan Stanley downgraded Intel from an “overweight” rating to an “underweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. HSBC reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $200.00 target price on shares of Intel in a report on Thursday. Benchmark raised their price target on shares of Intel from $105.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on shares of Intel from $65.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $96.69.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 40,256 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 1st. The stock was 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 directly 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 at this hyperlink. 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.