Intel Corporation $INTC Shares Acquired by Bank of New York Mellon Corp

Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its holdings in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 7.1% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 30,424,782 shares of the chip maker’s stock after buying an additional 2,028,122 shares during the quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp owned 0.70% of Intel worth $1,020,751,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Intel by 2.3% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 385,903,735 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $8,644,244,000 after purchasing an additional 8,513,298 shares during the period. State Street Corp increased its stake in Intel by 1.6% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 203,617,629 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $4,561,035,000 after purchasing an additional 3,168,824 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Intel by 1.8% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 97,563,079 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $2,174,854,000 after buying an additional 1,760,773 shares during the period. Primecap Management Co. CA lifted its stake in Intel by 4.3% during the second quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 80,298,180 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $1,798,679,000 after buying an additional 3,313,890 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Intel in the second quarter worth about $1,579,378,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on shares of Intel from $35.00 to $42.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Intel from $30.00 to $45.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Cantor Fitzgerald increased their target price on Intel from $36.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, October 20th. Mizuho set a $48.00 price target on Intel in a report on Friday. Finally, Raymond James Financial started coverage on Intel in a research report on Friday, November 21st. They set a “market perform” rating on the stock. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-six have given a Hold rating and six have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $45.20.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Intel news, EVP David Zinsner bought 5,882 shares of Intel stock in a transaction on Monday, January 26th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $42.50 per share, for a total transaction of $249,985.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the executive vice president directly owned 247,392 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,514,160. The trade was a 2.44% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 0.04% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Insider buying: EVP David Zinsner purchased 5,882 shares at ~$42.50, signaling management confidence and giving traders a buy signal. Insider Purchase
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support & upgrades: Several firms raised targets or reiterated conviction (New Street raised target to $50; Citic upgraded to Buy with a $60.30 target), helping to attract value buyers after the recent sell-off. New Street Target Citic Upgrade
• Positive Sentiment: Longer-term bull case highlighted: Coverage noting that Q4 beat fundamentals and that supply-driven revenue weakness is temporary has encouraged some investors to buy the pullback. MarketBeat Analysis
• Neutral Sentiment: Employee benefit & government tie: Intel will match a $1,000 government contribution to employees’ children — a PR/employee-positive item but with limited direct market impact. CNBC Article
• Neutral Sentiment: AI ecosystem news: New sovereign AI models (e.g., MBZUAI’s K2 Think V2) and broader AI hardware competition keep the sector active but don’t directly change Intel’s near-term revenue picture. PYMNTS Article
• Negative Sentiment: Guidance & supply constraints: The key market driver remains weak Q1 guidance and management’s disclosure that inventory was depleted and manufacturing yields on advanced nodes are still ramping — the reason for last week’s violent sell-off. That guidance shortfall is the principal negative catalyst. Fool Explainer
• Negative Sentiment: Bearish commentary & downside scenarios: Multiple analysts and commentary pieces question Intel’s execution, valuation and foundry competitiveness (some ask whether shares could fall toward $30), keeping downside risk elevated until silicon yields and capacity improve. Forbes Article
• Negative Sentiment: Sell ratings and audit/accounting risk: A DZ Bank “sell” reaffirmation and flagged accounting/auditor disputes add caution around near-term sentiment and credibility. MarketScreener DZ Bank TipRanks Risk Note

Intel Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:INTC opened at $43.93 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $219.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -549.06, a P/E/G ratio of 8.83 and a beta of 1.35. Intel Corporation has a 1 year low of $17.67 and a 1 year high of $54.60. The company has a current ratio of 2.02, a quick ratio of 1.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $40.58 and a 200 day simple moving average of $33.36.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, January 22nd. The chip maker reported $0.15 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.08 by $0.07. Intel had a negative return on equity of 0.44% and a negative net margin of 0.51%.The company had revenue of $13.67 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $13.37 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.13 EPS. The business’s revenue was down 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Intel has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.000-0.000 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Intel Corporation will post -0.11 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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.