Intel Corporation $INTC Stake Raised by Park Avenue Securities LLC

Park Avenue Securities LLC raised its holdings in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 88.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 137,224 shares of the chip maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 64,516 shares during the quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC’s holdings in Intel were worth $5,064,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Bank of Nova Scotia grew its holdings in shares of Intel by 2.3% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 2,332,433 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $52,246,000 after acquiring an additional 51,383 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Intel during the second quarter worth $1,579,378,000. Engineers Gate Manager LP raised its holdings in shares of Intel by 91.8% during the second 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 in the last quarter. Isthmus Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Intel by 100.1% during the second 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. Finally, PKO Investment Management Joint Stock Co boosted its position in Intel by 33.3% during the third quarter. PKO Investment Management Joint Stock Co now owns 120,000 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $4,026,000 after purchasing an additional 30,000 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Intel Stock Down 5.0%

INTC opened at $43.87 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $46.68 and a 200 day moving average price of $39.62. Intel Corporation has a twelve month low of $17.67 and a twelve month high of $54.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 1.65 and a current ratio of 2.02. The firm has a market cap of $219.13 billion, a P/E ratio of -548.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 16.26 and a beta of 1.37.

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

More 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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

INTC has been the subject of several research reports. Citigroup reduced their price target on Intel from $50.00 to $48.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Benchmark raised their price objective 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. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Intel in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. HSBC raised shares of Intel from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $26.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Finally, New Street Research raised their price target on shares of Intel from $40.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, January 26th. 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’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $45.74.

Insider Buying and Selling at Intel

In other news, EVP David Zinsner bought 5,882 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 26th. The shares were acquired at an average cost 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 represents a 2.44% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Boise April Miller sold 20,000 shares of Intel stock in a transaction on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was 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 owned 113,060 shares in the company, valued at $5,545,593. This trade represents a 15.03% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 0.04% of the stock is currently owned by corporate 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.