Blair William & Co. IL Has $11.80 Million Stock Position in Intel Corporation $INTC

Blair William & Co. IL raised its holdings in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 18.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 351,772 shares of the chip maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 55,333 shares during the quarter. Blair William & Co. IL’s holdings in Intel were worth $11,802,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Investors Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Spolka Akcyjna bought a new position in shares of Intel in the 2nd quarter valued at about $28,000. Corundum Trust Company INC bought a new position in Intel in the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Provenance Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Intel by 89.2% during the 3rd quarter. Provenance Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 946 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 446 shares during the last quarter. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC acquired a new position in shares of Intel during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $33,000. Finally, GoalVest Advisory LLC bought a new stake in shares of Intel during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $34,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Market optimism around Intel’s partnership with Infosys to scale enterprise AI deployments — investors see this as a route to convert AI trials into recurring, enterprise-scale revenue and better monetize Intel’s server and software stack. Intel Stock (NASDAQ:INTC) Gains as Optimism Around Infosys Partnership Rises
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst/coverage notes and research pieces suggesting the Infosys deal could support long-term AI revenue growth helped sentiment, reinforcing the narrative that Intel can win enterprise AI workloads. Can Intel’s AI Push With Infosys Deal Drive Long-Term Growth?
• Positive Sentiment: Broader AI ecosystem strength (Nvidia and other AI infrastructure investing billions) fuels demand expectations for data-center CPUs, accelerators and services — a tailwind for Intel’s server and AI roadmap. Nvidia Is Investing Billions in These Two Artificial Intelligence (AI) Players. Now They’re Joining the S&P 500
• Positive Sentiment: Recent analyst upgrades and increased institutional interest have supported the rally — upgrades signal conviction that Intel’s execution and AI positioning are improving. Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Upgraded at Wall Street Zen
• Neutral Sentiment: Commentary questioning whether Intel’s run has peaked notes short-term cooling after recent gains; useful for traders but less decisive for long-term thesis. Has Intel’s Stock Peaked?
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/national-security pressure on an $8.9B U.S. government partnership tied to supplier ACM Research (concerns over China links) could delay or complicate government revenue and add headline risk. Investors may be pricing in potential program risk. Intel Is Quickly Learning Its Silent Partner Is Willing To Speak Up

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 20,000 shares of the company’s 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 transaction, the executive vice president owned 113,060 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,545,593. This represents a 15.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP David Zinsner bought 5,882 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 26th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $42.50 per share, for a total transaction of $249,985.00. Following the purchase, the executive vice president owned 247,392 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,514,160. This trade represents a 2.44% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Insiders own 0.04% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on INTC shares. Benchmark raised their target price on shares of Intel from $50.00 to $57.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Rosenblatt Securities upped their price target on shares of Intel from $25.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. UBS Group set a $51.00 price target on shares of Intel in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Daiwa Securities Group lifted their price objective on shares of Intel from $41.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, Citigroup lowered their price objective on shares of Intel from $50.00 to $48.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-six have issued a Hold rating and six have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $45.74.

Intel Price Performance

Shares of INTC opened at $45.58 on Tuesday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $45.65 and its 200-day moving average is $38.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 2.02 and a quick ratio of 1.65. The firm has a market capitalization of $227.67 billion, a PE ratio of -569.68, a PEG ratio of 16.09 and a beta of 1.37. Intel Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $17.67 and a fifty-two week high of $54.60.

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