Intel Corporation $INTC Holdings Increased by ING Groep NV

ING Groep NV lifted its stake in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 212.1% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,888,238 shares of the chip maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,962,911 shares during the period. ING Groep NV owned 0.07% of Intel worth $96,900,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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

Intel Stock Down 6.2%

NASDAQ:INTC opened at $47.13 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $42.86 and its 200 day moving average price is $35.18. The firm has a market capitalization of $235.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -589.05, a PEG ratio of 16.22 and a beta of 1.38. The company has a current ratio of 2.02, a quick ratio of 1.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. Intel Corporation has a 1-year low of $17.67 and a 1-year high of $54.60.

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

Insider Buying and Selling

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

Trending Headlines about Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel is aggressively pivoting into AI infrastructure — a new inference‑focused discrete GPU (Project Crescent Island), hiring top GPU talent, and a SoftBank partnership to develop stacked Z‑Angle memory that could help solve AI memory bottlenecks. This narrative supports a longer‑term rerating if execution continues. Intel Stock Is Priced for Ruin, But the AI Offensive Is Here
• Positive Sentiment: CEO Lip‑Bu Tan’s recent messaging and press interviews have been read as shareholder‑friendly, signaling a clearer roadmap and management focus on growth areas (AI GPUs, memory, foundry). This helps sentiment for longer‑term investors. CEO Lip‑Bu Tan Just Delivered Fantastic News For Intel Shareholders
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple retail/financial outlets are bullish on large AI names and suggest Intel could benefit from AI adoption; these pieces help the narrative but are not new fundamental catalysts. This Top Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock Could Have More Upside in 2026
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest data is mixed/ambiguous: January showed a sizable decline in reported short shares (111.6M as of Jan 30, down ~16.7% from mid‑Jan), which can reduce immediate downward pressure—but February data in feeds appears inconsistent and unreliable, so the signal is unclear.
• Negative Sentiment: Operational/supply problems: Intel has alerted customers to multi‑month delivery delays (reports of up to six months for some Xeon shipments into China). That creates near‑term revenue risk and moderates guidance expectations, which is driving the intraday sell‑off. Intel Stock Is Priced for Ruin, But the AI Offensive Is Here
• Negative Sentiment: Market reports and commentators highlight that strong demand is colliding with capacity constraints (“executives begging for chips” headlines), reinforcing fears of short‑term revenue misses and near‑term volatility. Executives Begging for Chips
• Negative Sentiment: Real‑time market coverage (Benzinga and others) notes the stock is trading lower amid sector rotation and mixed tech performance, amplifying selling pressure while supply issues are resolved. What’s Going On With Intel Stock Tuesday?

Analyst Ratings Changes

INTC has been the topic of several recent research reports. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on shares of Intel from $21.00 to $39.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Loop Capital lifted their price target on shares of Intel from $40.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. BNP Paribas Exane upped their price target on Intel from $19.00 to $30.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. Citic Securities raised Intel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $38.90 to $60.30 in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Finally, HSBC upgraded Intel from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $26.00 to $50.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-five have issued a Hold rating and six have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price 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.