China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd. Acquires 54,511 Shares of Intel Corporation $INTC

China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 55.0% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 153,549 shares of the chip maker’s stock after buying an additional 54,511 shares during the period. China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Intel were worth $5,152,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in INTC. Investors Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Spolka Akcyjna acquired a new position in Intel during the 2nd quarter valued at about $28,000. Corundum Trust Company INC bought a new position in shares of Intel during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Eukles Asset Management boosted its stake in shares of Intel by 55.6% in the 2nd quarter. Eukles Asset Management now owns 1,400 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 500 shares during the last quarter. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC bought a new position in shares of Intel in the third quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Finally, GoalVest Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Intel during the third quarter valued at approximately $34,000. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other news, 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 value of $981,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly 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 sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP David Zinsner acquired 5,882 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 26th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $42.50 per share, with a total value of $249,985.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly 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 SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Corporate insiders own 0.04% of the company’s stock.

Intel Stock Down 1.8%

INTC opened at $44.62 on Friday. Intel Corporation has a 12 month low of $17.67 and a 12 month high of $54.60. The company has a market cap of $222.88 billion, a PE ratio of -557.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 15.98 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. The company has a 50 day moving average of $43.62 and a 200 day moving average of $36.25.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, January 22nd. The chip maker reported $0.15 earnings per share (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 firm had revenue of $13.67 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.37 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.13 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. Intel has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.000-0.000 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Intel Corporation will post -0.11 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have weighed in on INTC shares. BNP Paribas Exane boosted their price objective on Intel from $19.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Raymond James Financial assumed coverage on shares of Intel in a research report on Friday, November 21st. They set a “market perform” rating for the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “hold” rating on shares of Intel in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Evercore boosted their target price on shares of Intel from $41.10 to $45.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on shares of Intel from $40.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-six have assigned a Hold rating and six have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Intel currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $45.74.

Key Headlines Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA disclosed a large Q4 13F position in Intel — roughly 214M shares (~$7.9B) — signaling strategic alignment and institutional support that has been a major positive for INTC shares. NVIDIA’s 13F Bombshell
• Positive Sentiment: Follow-up coverage explains NVIDIA’s investment as intentional support for an NVIDIA–Intel partnership (AI infrastructure and x86 CPU collaboration), which could unlock revenue and design-win opportunities for Intel if the program scales. Why Did NVIDIA Buy Intel?
• Neutral Sentiment: Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a “Neutral” rating on INTC, which provides little directional push but highlights continued analyst caution. Sanford Bernstein Reaffirms “Neutral”
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest data in the feed shows effectively zero change (reporting quirks), so short-selling pressure does not appear to be a meaningful driver today. (Data item in news feed.)
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel announced CFO participation in an upcoming Morgan Stanley investor conference — a standard investor-relations event that gives management a platform to address concerns but is not a catalyst by itself. Intel to Participate in Investor Conference
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that NVIDIA and Meta expanded a multigenerational AI infrastructure deal (including NVIDIA CPUs/servers) raise competitive risk for Intel in the data-center CPU market — analysts labeled the move an “Intel killer” in some coverage. That fear is pressuring INTC shares. Nvidia pushes into Intel/AMD CPU turf with Meta deal
• Negative Sentiment: News analysis and market commentary note Intel stock slipping on those NVIDIA/Meta partnership concerns and on worries that Meta’s buying of NVIDIA CPU servers could reduce demand for Intel CPUs in hyperscale data centers. Intel slips on Nvidia/Meta concerns
• Negative Sentiment: Operational and guidance headwinds remain: coverage highlights weak revenue guidance/foundry yield struggles and the company’s recent results showed revenue decline y/y despite an EPS beat — items that keep downward pressure on sentiment. Foundry struggles and weak guidance

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.