Intel Corporation $INTC Shares Purchased by Generali Asset Management SPA SGR

Generali Asset Management SPA SGR grew its stake in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 20.8% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 314,993 shares of the chip maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 54,284 shares during the period. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR’s holdings in Intel were worth $10,568,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of INTC. Lakeshore Capital Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Intel by 1.4% during the third quarter. Lakeshore Capital Group Inc. now owns 20,906 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $701,000 after purchasing an additional 279 shares during the last quarter. Investors Research Corp lifted its stake in Intel by 0.7% during the third quarter. Investors Research Corp now owns 40,597 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $1,362,000 after buying an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. Sunflower Bank N.A. boosted its holdings in shares of Intel by 1.3% in the third quarter. Sunflower Bank N.A. now owns 25,252 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $847,000 after buying an additional 313 shares during the period. Institute for Wealth Management LLC. increased its position in shares of Intel by 2.6% in the third quarter. Institute for Wealth Management LLC. now owns 13,503 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $453,000 after acquiring an additional 342 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hengehold Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Intel by 3.8% in the third quarter. Hengehold Capital Management LLC now owns 10,323 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $346,000 after acquiring an additional 379 shares in the last quarter. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Intel Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ INTC opened at $36.90 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 1.60 and a quick ratio of 1.25. Intel Corporation has a one year low of $17.67 and a one year high of $44.02. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $37.92 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $30.30. The company has a market capitalization of $176.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 3,693.69 and a beta of 1.35.

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

Key Intel News

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

INTC has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Benchmark upped their price target on shares of Intel from $43.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Barclays increased their target price on Intel from $25.00 to $35.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. Roth Capital lifted their price target on Intel from $30.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. Erste Group Bank raised Intel from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, September 22nd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price objective on Intel from $30.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-four have assigned a Hold rating and eight have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average 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.