Ascent Group LLC Makes New Investment in Intel Corporation $INTC

Ascent Group LLC acquired a new stake in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 42,769 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $1,435,000.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. HFM Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Intel during the first quarter worth about $25,000. Global Wealth Strategies & Associates raised its stake in Intel by 214.5% during the third quarter. Global Wealth Strategies & Associates now owns 1,173 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 800 shares during the period. Investors Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Spolka Akcyjna acquired a new stake in Intel during the second quarter worth about $28,000. West Branch Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Intel during the second quarter worth approximately $28,000. Finally, Eukles Asset Management lifted its stake in shares of Intel by 55.6% during the second quarter. Eukles Asset Management now owns 1,400 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Key Stores Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA completed a roughly $5 billion private placement in Intel, giving Intel a blue‑chip strategic investor and signaling strong commercial interest in Intel’s packaging capacity — a credibility boost for Intel Foundry Services that helped the stock rally into year‑end. Nvidia officially bought $5B of Intel stock
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage highlights that NVIDIA’s deal is strategic (access to Intel’s EMIB/Foveros packaging and capacity), which reduces existential liquidity risk for Intel and may attract other fabless customers to IFS. That dynamic supports a multi‑quarter recovery thesis tied to packaging/revenue ramp. Sleeping With the Enemy: Inside the NVIDIA-Intel Deal
• Positive Sentiment: Bullish technical and roadmap commentary points to Intel’s 18A node (and planned high‑NA EUV adoption) as a potential competitive edge versus TSMC if yield/mass production targets are met — a catalyst that would materially re‑rate foundry expectations. Is Intel Keeping a (Wonderful) Secret From the Market Regarding Its 18A Node?
• Neutral Sentiment: Several bullish retail/investor pieces profile Intel as a contrarian/bargain AI play, which can sustain longer‑term interest but also encourages short‑term rotation and profit‑taking. Watch whether positive narratives translate into sustained order flow. The Smartest AI Stock to Buy With $1,000 Right Now
• Negative Sentiment: Counterpoint reports suggest NVIDIA has halted/curtailed testing on Intel’s 18A for some designs, fueling concern over customer adoption timing and raising near‑term execution risk for the 18A ramp. That uncertainty can pressure sentiment despite the equity stake. As Nvidia Reportedly Snubs the Intel 18A Process
• Negative Sentiment: Some analysts and publications warn of possible downgrades/softening expectations for 2026, arguing that 2025’s gains may leave limited upside if yields, margins or customer wins disappoint — a factor that can prompt selling after the recent run. Intel: After A Stellar 2025, Intel Is Poised For A Reasonable 2026 (Rating Downgrade)
• Negative Sentiment: Policy and export control proposals (e.g., new chip export legislation) remain a macro/regulatory overhang that could complicate international sales for advanced nodes and weigh on valuation multiples. New Bill: Secure and Feasible Exports of Chips Act of 2025

Intel Price Performance

Shares of INTC opened at $36.90 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 1.60. The firm has a market cap of $176.27 billion, a PE ratio of 3,693.69 and a beta of 1.35. Intel Corporation has a twelve month low of $17.67 and a twelve month high of $44.02. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $37.92 and its 200 day moving average price is $30.30.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.23 earnings per share for the quarter. Intel had a negative return on equity of 0.75% and a net margin of 0.37%.The company had revenue of $13.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $13.10 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned ($0.46) earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 3.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Intel has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.080-0.080 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Intel Corporation will post -0.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on INTC shares. Bank of America reissued an “underperform” rating and issued a $34.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a research report on Monday, October 13th. TD Cowen raised their target price on Intel from $35.00 to $38.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Citigroup reiterated an “underperform” rating on shares of Intel in a research report on Tuesday, December 16th. Roth Capital lifted their price target on Intel from $30.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Intel in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-four have issued a Hold rating and eight have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $34.84.

About Intel

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.