The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company Buys New Shares in Intel Corporation $INTC

The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company purchased a new stake in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 4,083,350 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $570,150,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Southern Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Intel by 0.6% in the 1st quarter. Southern Financial Group LLC now owns 14,313 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $632,000 after buying an additional 90 shares during the last quarter. Harrell Investment Partners LLC increased its holdings in Intel by 0.4% during the second quarter. Harrell Investment Partners LLC now owns 23,277 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $3,250,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. TFR Capital LLC. raised its position in Intel by 0.4% during the second quarter. TFR Capital LLC. now owns 26,643 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $3,720,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Wynn Capital LLC raised its position in Intel by 0.4% during the second quarter. Wynn Capital LLC now owns 27,162 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $3,793,000 after acquiring an additional 104 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bell Investment Advisors Inc lifted its stake in Intel by 4.3% in the second quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc now owns 2,895 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $404,000 after acquiring an additional 119 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Key Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel’s 14A process is receiving more favorable attention, with commentary suggesting the technology could improve the company’s competitiveness in leading-edge manufacturing and support its foundry ambitions. Intel Stock Ticks Up as 14A Process Proves Its Worth
• Positive Sentiment: Investors continue to speculate that major contracts in advanced packaging, high-bandwidth memory, or external foundry services could become a significant catalyst. Analysts cited in recent commentary see potential for Intel to capture meaningful wafer-foundry share by 2030, although execution and customer wins remain unproven. Intel Stock Opinions on Foundry Recovery Prospects
• Positive Sentiment: CEO Lip-Bu Tan’s roughly $10 million open-market purchase provides a vote of confidence in Intel’s turnaround plan. Institutional buying has also been substantial, with Invesco, JPMorgan and Fidelity among the reported buyers in the second quarter. Intel’s CEO Put $10 Million Into His Own Stock
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel’s recent quarterly results remain a fundamental support: revenue rose about 25% year over year to $16.1 billion and earnings exceeded expectations. The company’s longer-term recovery still depends on turning revenue growth into sustainable profitability and free cash flow.
• Negative Sentiment: The large August stock offering—210.5 million shares priced at $95—has raised dilution concerns and highlights Intel’s substantial capital needs for fabs, AI infrastructure and working capital. The stock remains below the offering price and its 50-day moving average, underscoring investor caution. Intel Stock Falls Below CEO’s Purchase Price After Equity Raise
• Negative Sentiment: Higher Treasury yields and a broader semiconductor selloff have pressured high-growth technology valuations, adding short-term volatility to Intel and its chip-sector peers. Intel Falls on Chip Stock Pressure

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

INTC has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of Intel from $110.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Roth Capital boosted their price target on Intel from $100.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. HC Wainwright set a $150.00 price objective on Intel in a research note on Monday, June 29th. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on Intel in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. They issued a “buy” rating for the company. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Intel in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating, thirty-one have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Intel presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $107.46.

Insider Transactions at Intel

In other news, CEO Lip Bu Tan purchased 105,263 shares of Intel stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 purchase, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,314,669 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $124,893,555. This trade represents a 8.70% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.05% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Intel Stock Up 1.2%

Intel stock opened at $90.05 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $101.92 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $87.54. The company has a quick ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 1.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. The stock has a market cap of $454.21 billion, a P/E ratio of -42.68, a P/E/G ratio of 9.82 and a beta of 2.22. Intel Corporation has a twelve month low of $23.72 and a twelve month high of $142.35.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.21. Intel had a positive return on equity of 2.62% and a negative net margin of 19.79%.The company had revenue of $16.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.43 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted ($0.10) earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 25.2% on a year-over-year basis. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Intel Corporation will post 1.01 EPS for the current year.

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.