2,746,307 Shares in Intel Corporation $INTC Purchased by Danske Bank A S

Danske Bank A S acquired a new stake in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 2,746,307 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $383,467,000. Intel makes up 0.8% of Danske Bank A S’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 20th largest position.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Intel during the fourth quarter valued at $2,233,159,000. Capital Research Global Investors raised its position in shares of Intel by 285.9% in the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 26,619,928 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $982,279,000 after buying an additional 19,722,010 shares during the period. Capital World Investors grew its holdings in shares of Intel by 20.3% during the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 104,060,268 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $3,839,833,000 after purchasing an additional 17,557,147 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley increased its position in shares of Intel by 20.4% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 65,249,269 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $2,407,698,000 after acquiring an additional 11,056,090 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Intel by 61.3% in the third quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 25,001,621 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $838,804,000 after buying an additional 9,503,402 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on INTC. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “hold” rating and set a $100.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Arete Research upped their target price on shares of Intel from $20.40 to $99.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 10th. Cantor Fitzgerald lowered their price target on shares of Intel from $150.00 to $125.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, July 24th. Oppenheimer assumed coverage on shares of Intel in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock. Finally, Benchmark upped their price objective on shares of Intel from $105.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, May 18th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating, thirty-one have issued a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Intel presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $107.46.

Intel News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Chief Executive Officer Lip-Bu Tan reportedly purchased approximately $10 million of Intel stock at $95 per share earlier this month. The shares now trade below that level, making the purchase a potential signal of management’s confidence in Intel’s turnaround. Intel CEO insider purchase article
• Positive Sentiment: Fundstrat ETFs added Intel to a quarterly rebalance, which could provide incremental institutional demand and reflects improving sentiment toward the chipmaker. Fundstrat ETF rebalance article
• Positive Sentiment: Intel has gained attention from investors following reports of a new Advantech connection and its potential role in AI infrastructure. Strong Nvidia results also reinforced expectations that demand for data-center and AI-related hardware remains robust. Intel Advantech connection article
• Neutral Sentiment: Reports that investor Nancy Pelosi bought Intel shares and call options may support retail and political-investor interest, but the trade does not change Intel’s operating outlook. Nancy Pelosi Intel investment article
• Negative Sentiment: Intel’s manufacturing operations reportedly continue to lose money on wafers, much of which are sold internally. The stock’s elevated valuation appears to assume that the foundry business eventually becomes profitable, leaving substantial execution risk if losses persist. Intel manufacturing losses article
• Negative Sentiment: Intel is also being pressured by broad semiconductor profit-taking after Nvidia’s earnings-fueled rally. Raymond James reportedly prefers AMD over Intel among the two AI-exposed CPU companies, highlighting competitive concerns and uncertainty over Intel’s ability to convert AI demand into durable growth. Semiconductor profit-taking article

Intel Trading Down 2.8%

NASDAQ INTC opened at $89.47 on Friday. Intel Corporation has a 12 month low of $23.68 and a 12 month high of $142.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 1.60 and a quick ratio of 1.25. The company has a market capitalization of $451.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -42.40 and a beta of 2.22. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $104.64 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $86.39.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $16.13 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.43 billion. Intel had a negative net margin of 19.79% and a positive return on equity of 2.62%. The company’s revenue was up 25.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned ($0.10) EPS. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Intel Corporation will post 1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Intel

In other news, CEO Lip Bu Tan purchased 105,263 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $95.00 per share, for a total transaction of $9,999,985.00. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer owned 1,314,669 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $124,893,555. The trade was a 8.70% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

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.