Aventura Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC – Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 24,895 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $919,000.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Fragasso Financial Advisors Inc increased its stake in shares of Intel by 22.2% during the 4th quarter. Fragasso Financial Advisors Inc now owns 11,205 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $413,000 after purchasing an additional 2,038 shares during the last quarter. Lakeridge Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Intel by 6.6% in the 4th quarter. Lakeridge Wealth Management LLC now owns 12,442 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $459,000 after purchasing an additional 772 shares during the period. Yeomans Consulting Group Inc. purchased a new position in Intel in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $382,000. Riversedge Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Intel by 4.8% during the fourth quarter. Riversedge Advisors LLC now owns 11,834 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $437,000 after purchasing an additional 537 shares during the period. Finally, MFG Wealth Management Inc. bought a new position in Intel during the fourth quarter valued at $884,000. 64.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several brokerages have issued reports on INTC. Benchmark boosted their target price on Intel from $50.00 to $57.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Intel in a report on Friday, January 23rd. New Street Research boosted their price objective on Intel from $40.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Citic Securities raised shares of Intel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $38.90 to $60.30 in a report on Monday, January 26th. Finally, Citigroup cut their target price on shares of Intel from $50.00 to $48.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-six have given a Hold rating and six have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Intel has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $45.74.
Insider Buying and Selling at Intel
In other Intel news, EVP David Zinsner bought 5,882 shares of the firm’s 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 transaction, the executive vice president owned 247,392 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,514,160. This represents a 2.44% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Boise April Miller sold 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $49.05, for a total transaction of $981,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly 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. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders own 0.04% of the company’s stock.
Key Intel News
Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Intel’s collaboration with Versa to run AI-powered security, networking and analytics at the intelligent edge (using Intel Xeon 6 processors) reinforces its push into edge AI and enterprise deployment channels. Versa and Intel Collaborate
- Positive Sentiment: Reports that Intel’s Xeon 6 is being used as the processor inside NVIDIA DGX Rubin NVL8 systems signal Intel is winning design wins in AI infrastructure, which can translate to higher server CPU demand if adoption continues. Intel Xeon 6 in NVIDIA DGX Rubin
- Positive Sentiment: Analyst and media coverage has recently highlighted Intel’s renewed AI-hardware push, which helped drive gains earlier this year as investors began to re-rate INTC on AI progress rather than legacy PC/server weakness. Intel Gains as AI Push Takes Hold
- Neutral Sentiment: Mixed analyst commentary and valuation debate continue: several pieces examine whether current levels reflect a durable AI-led turnaround or remain vulnerable to execution/competitive risks and mixed fundamentals. Intel Stock Analysis
- Negative Sentiment: Market headlines point to a pullback driven by sector pressure, rising competition (and profit-taking after INTC’s strong run), which has pushed the stock lower amid broader semiconductor weakness. Intel Dips 5%, Sector Pressure
- Negative Sentiment: Some reports note the stock sold off despite product/gaming improvements, suggesting investors remain focused on margins, guidance clarity and competitiveness versus peers (AMD, NVIDIA, others). Intel Plunges Despite Gaming Improvement
Intel Trading Down 5.0%
Shares of Intel stock opened at $43.87 on Friday. Intel Corporation has a twelve month low of $17.67 and a twelve month high of $54.60. The company has a quick ratio of 1.65, a current ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $46.68 and a 200-day moving average price of $39.51. The firm has a market cap of $219.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -548.31, a PEG ratio of 17.12 and a beta of 1.37.
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 22nd. The chip maker reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.08 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $13.67 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $13.37 billion. Intel had a negative return on equity of 0.44% and a negative net margin of 0.51%.The firm’s revenue was down 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.13 earnings per share. Intel has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.000-0.000 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Intel Corporation will post -0.11 EPS 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.
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