Savant Capital LLC Buys 38,687 Shares of Intel Corporation $INTC

Savant Capital LLC increased its stake in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 13.3% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 329,075 shares of the chip maker’s stock after buying an additional 38,687 shares during the quarter. Savant Capital LLC’s holdings in Intel were worth $11,040,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in Intel by 8.0% during the 3rd quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. now owns 95,729 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $3,212,000 after acquiring an additional 7,085 shares during the period. Payne Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Intel during the third quarter valued at approximately $286,000. Lokken Investment Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Intel in the third quarter valued at approximately $349,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its position in Intel by 105.3% during the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 48,300 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $1,620,000 after purchasing an additional 24,770 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hoya Capital Real Estate LLC purchased a new stake in Intel in the third quarter worth about $259,000. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 20,000 shares of Intel stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $49.05, for a total value of $981,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 113,060 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,545,593. The trade was a 15.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP David Zinsner bought 5,882 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, January 26th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $42.50 per share, for a total transaction of $249,985.00. Following the purchase, the executive vice president owned 247,392 shares in the company, valued at $10,514,160. The trade was a 2.44% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Corporate insiders own 0.04% of the company’s stock.

Intel Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ INTC opened at $48.60 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 1.65 and a current ratio of 2.02. Intel Corporation has a 1 year low of $17.67 and a 1 year high of $54.60. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $42.16 and its 200 day moving average price is $34.35. The company has a market capitalization of $242.76 billion, a PE ratio of -607.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 15.90 and a beta of 1.38.

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

Intel News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel hired GPU lead talent (Eric Demers) and the CEO reiterated plans to build GPUs — a direct push into the high‑growth AI accelerator market that expands Intel’s TAM beyond CPUs. Intel taps Qualcomm senior engineer Eric Demers to lead GPU development
• Positive Sentiment: Intel announced a partnership with SoftBank’s Saimemory to develop next‑gen memory for AI/data centers — could strengthen its AI server roadmap and address memory bottlenecks over the medium term. SoftBank subsidiary to work with Intel on next‑gen memory for AI
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support has picked up (Daiwa raised its price target), adding validation to recent momentum and giving investors a near‑term valuation cushion. Daiwa Securities adjusts price target on Intel to $50 from $41
• Positive Sentiment: Product update — Intel introduced Xeon 600 processors aimed at high‑end workstations/AI workloads; this supports the server roadmap and could improve revenue mix if adopted. Intel Introduces XEON 600 Processors
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel presented at its Second Annual AI Summit (transcript released) — helpful for monitoring roadmaps/timelines but not an immediate earnings catalyst. Intel Presents at Second Annual AI Summit Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: An Intel EVP (Boise April Miller) sold 20,000 shares (~$981k) last week — insider selling often prompts short‑term investor caution even if not unusual. Form 4 Insider Sale
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst caution / downgrade risk — some coverage points to underwhelming post‑earnings guidance, margin pressure and a foundry business still lacking an anchor customer; these execution risks could cap upside if momentum stalls. Intel Stock Could Be In For A Reckoning (Rating Downgrade)
• Negative Sentiment: Some early market takes say new Xeon parts haven’t moved the needle yet — headlines like this create short‑term pressure until product wins appear in bookings. Intel Stock Slips as Xeon 600 Processors Prove Little Help

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. DZ Bank reiterated a “sell” rating on shares of Intel in a research note on Monday, January 26th. HSBC upgraded Intel from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $26.00 to $50.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Barclays set a $45.00 price target on Intel in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. KeyCorp boosted their target price on Intel from $60.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Needham & Company LLC restated a “hold” rating on shares of Intel in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. 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 company. According to data from MarketBeat, Intel has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $45.76.

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.