Sandy Cove Advisors LLC Takes $427,000 Position in Intel Corporation $INTC

Sandy Cove Advisors LLC bought a new position in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm bought 12,724 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $427,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Bank of Nova Scotia lifted its position in shares of Intel by 2.3% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 2,332,433 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $52,246,000 after buying an additional 51,383 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Intel during the second quarter valued at approximately $1,579,378,000. Engineers Gate Manager LP lifted its holdings in Intel by 91.8% during the second quarter. Engineers Gate Manager LP now owns 765,091 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $17,138,000 after acquiring an additional 366,092 shares during the period. Isthmus Partners LLC boosted its position in Intel by 100.1% in the second quarter. Isthmus Partners LLC now owns 247,660 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $5,548,000 after purchasing an additional 123,895 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Intel by 2.3% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 385,903,735 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $8,644,244,000 after purchasing an additional 8,513,298 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Intel Stock Performance

Shares of INTC stock opened at $39.38 on Monday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $37.94 and its 200 day moving average is $30.56. The stock has a market capitalization of $188.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 3,941.94, a PEG ratio of 25.06 and a beta of 1.35. Intel Corporation has a 12 month low of $17.67 and a 12 month high of $44.02. The company has a current ratio of 1.60, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last issued its 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 for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $13.10 billion. Intel had a net margin of 0.37% and a negative return on equity of 0.75%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted ($0.46) EPS. Intel has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.080-0.080 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Intel Corporation will post -0.11 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on INTC. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Intel in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price objective on shares of Intel from $30.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Erste Group Bank raised shares of Intel from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, September 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of Intel from $30.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Intel in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-four have issued a Hold rating and eight have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $34.84.

Key Stores Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Nvidia bought a large stake in Intel and media reported the move as a catalyst that lifted demand for INTC shares. The Nvidia tie (and coverage framing it as strategic) is the primary near-term bull driver. Nvidia Buys Intel Stock
• Positive Sentiment: Intel used CES to launch its new Intel Core Ultra Series 3 processors, giving the company fresh product momentum and narrative around client CPU competitiveness (helpful for sentiment even if enterprise AI remains the bigger long-term driver). Intel CES Launch
• Positive Sentiment: Notable investors and advisors were reported adding INTC to portfolios (e.g., Kevin Simpson on CNBC), which supports short-term flows and buyer interest. Investor Buys
• Neutral Sentiment: Several outlets reiterate Intel as an AI and foundry play (long-term bullish thesis) but note it lost the lead in training chips — these articles boost the narrative but are more strategic than immediately price-moving. Long-term AI Thesis
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst caution: pieces from Seeking Alpha and Zacks question whether Intel can sustain 2025’s rally amid margin pressures, trade risks and legacy-business headwinds — these raise downside risk if earnings or margins disappoint. Seeking Alpha Critique Zacks Caution
• Negative Sentiment: Separately, reports about Nvidia possibly avoiding Intel’s upcoming 18A node for certain chips create uncertainty around foundry wins and roadmap timing — a technical/partner risk that could weigh on investor expectations for Intel’s IDM 2.0 upside. 18A Snub Report

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.