D.A. Davidson & CO. Sells 30,114 Shares of Intel Corporation $INTC

D.A. Davidson & CO. trimmed its holdings in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 11.6% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 229,962 shares of the chip maker’s stock after selling 30,114 shares during the period. D.A. Davidson & CO.’s holdings in Intel were worth $7,715,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. CWA Asset Management Group LLC increased its holdings in Intel by 16.4% during the third quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC now owns 18,600 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $624,000 after buying an additional 2,627 shares during the last quarter. GoalVest Advisory LLC bought a new position in shares of Intel during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Sandy Cove Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Intel during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $427,000. Glass Wealth Management Co LLC increased its stake in shares of Intel by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. Glass Wealth Management Co LLC now owns 65,251 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $2,189,000 after purchasing an additional 815 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Earned Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Intel by 52.7% in the 3rd quarter. Earned Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 23,911 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $802,000 after purchasing an additional 8,254 shares during the period. 64.53% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have weighed in on INTC. Wall Street Zen raised Intel from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, September 13th. Cantor Fitzgerald increased their price target on Intel from $36.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, October 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Intel from $21.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. Susquehanna upped their price objective on shares of Intel from $31.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their target price on shares of Intel from $30.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-four have issued a Hold rating and eight have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Intel presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $35.88.

Key Stories Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel unveiled the Core Ultra Series 3, billed as the first compute platform built on Intel 18A (Panther Lake chips) — a major manufacturing milestone that supports better performance claims and the company’s comeback narrative. BusinessWire: Core Ultra Series 3 Debut
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple OEMs announced laptops and edge devices using Intel’s new chips (Acer, ASUS, Advantech and others), signaling broad design wins that should drive unit shipments and on‑device AI adoption. Acer PR: Aspire AI Copilot PCs
• Positive Sentiment: An analyst upgrade (Melius Research to Buy, $50 PT) adds further bullish sentiment and a sizable upside target that can attract flows if confidence in foundry/fab execution continues. The Fly: Melius Upgrade
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel is being included in fresh lists of top AI stocks and broader AI momentum stories — positive for sentiment but not a direct earnings catalyst; these narratives help multiple investors re‑rate semiconductor names. Fool: Top AI Stocks to Buy
• Neutral Sentiment: Several market pieces note Intel is a trending/cheap stock relative to peers after recent momentum; that supports interest but also invites valuation checks. Zacks: Intel Beats Market Upswing
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive pressure from AMD, which is gaining ground in gaming and AI‑enabled PCs, remains a structural risk for Intel’s market share and margin recovery. Benzinga: AMD Gamer Boom
• Negative Sentiment: Some coverage flagged intraday volatility — headlines and geopolitical noise can spark quick pullbacks even after product wins, so momentum could prove episodic. Fool: Surge Then Pullback

Intel Trading Up 1.7%

Shares of INTC opened at $40.05 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $37.91 and its 200-day moving average price is $30.82. Intel Corporation has a twelve month low of $17.67 and a twelve month high of $44.02. The stock has a market cap of $191.32 billion, a PE ratio of 4,009.01, a P/E/G ratio of 25.05 and a beta of 1.35. The company has a quick ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 1.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38.

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

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.