SBI Securities Co. Ltd. Grows Stake in Intel Corporation $INTC

SBI Securities Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 5.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 229,893 shares of the chip maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,632 shares during the quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Intel were worth $7,713,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Bank of Nova Scotia raised its stake in Intel by 2.3% in the second 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 bought a new stake in Intel during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $1,579,378,000. Engineers Gate Manager LP grew its holdings in shares of Intel by 91.8% during the 2nd 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. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Intel by 2.3% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 385,903,735 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $8,644,244,000 after acquiring an additional 8,513,298 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Isthmus Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Intel by 100.1% in the 2nd quarter. Isthmus Partners LLC now owns 247,660 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $5,548,000 after acquiring an additional 123,895 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Loop Capital upped their price target on Intel from $40.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on shares of Intel from $35.00 to $42.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Intel in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Benchmark lifted their price target on shares of Intel from $50.00 to $57.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, UBS Group set a $51.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a research note on Monday. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-six have assigned a Hold rating and six have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $45.76.

Intel Stock Down 1.3%

INTC stock opened at $48.60 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $242.76 billion, a P/E ratio of -607.42, a P/E/G ratio of 15.90 and a beta of 1.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 2.02 and a quick ratio of 1.65. Intel Corporation has a 1-year low of $17.67 and a 1-year high of $54.60. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $42.16 and a 200-day moving average price of $34.35.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 22nd. The chip maker reported $0.15 EPS 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.37 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.13 EPS. Intel’s revenue for the quarter was down 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. Intel has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.000-0.000 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post -0.11 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Trending Headlines about Intel

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

Insider Activity at Intel

In other Intel news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 20,000 shares of Intel stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $49.05, for a total value of $981,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 113,060 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,545,593. The trade was a 15.03% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP David Zinsner purchased 5,882 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 26th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $42.50 per share, for a total transaction of $249,985.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the executive vice president directly owned 247,392 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,514,160. This trade represents a 2.44% increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.04% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.