Bell Bank Cuts Position in Intel Corporation $INTC

Bell Bank decreased its holdings in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 80.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 13,379 shares of the chip maker’s stock after selling 53,684 shares during the quarter. Bell Bank’s holdings in Intel were worth $494,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Sivia Capital Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Intel by 271.8% during the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 34,201 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $766,000 after buying an additional 25,001 shares during the period. United Bank purchased a new position in shares of Intel during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $205,000. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. grew its stake in Intel by 8.8% in the 2nd quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. now owns 88,644 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $1,986,000 after acquiring an additional 7,138 shares during the period. Quadrant Capital Group LLC grew its stake in Intel by 27.9% in the 2nd quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 76,958 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $1,724,000 after acquiring an additional 16,790 shares during the period. Finally, Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC increased its holdings in Intel by 30.4% in the 2nd quarter. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC now owns 14,153 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $317,000 after acquiring an additional 3,297 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Industry pricing tailwind — reports that CPU prices are rising because AI-driven demand has tightened supply, which could boost Intel’s margins and cash flow to fund its IDM 2.0 turnaround. The Silicon Squeeze: AI Pricing Power Lifts Chip Stocks
• Positive Sentiment: New product catalyst — Intel’s recent launches (including Core Ultra Series 3 for business laptops and reports of a new chip launch) have supported optimism that Intel can regain competitive footing in PCs and capture more AI workload share. Can Intel’s Core Ultra Series 3 Launch Propel Its Shares?
• Positive Sentiment: Short-term rally signal — coverage noting an 8% rally on chip launch and CPU-price commentary demonstrates there is buy-side conviction that Intel can monetize AI-driven demand. Intel Rallies 8% on New Chip Launch and Rising CPU Prices: Is the Turnaround Real?
• Neutral Sentiment: Strategic partnerships and positioning — collaborations (e.g., security partnerships around AI PCs) and analyst pieces highlight strategic moves but their near-term revenue impact is unclear. These items support the narrative but aren’t immediate catalysts. INTC & CrowdStrike Team Up to Secure AI Adoption: Will it Fuel Growth?
• Negative Sentiment: Product cut and demand concerns — a report that the Arrow Lake Refresh will ship with one fewer model raised questions about execution and product competitiveness, prompting selling pressure. Arrow Lake Refresh Gets One Less Model, Intel Stock (NASDAQ:INTC) Slides
• Negative Sentiment: Profit-taking & broader tech weakness — intraday pieces note steeper-than-market declines for INTC and sell-offs in related names after algorithm/AI software news (e.g., Google’s TurboQuant) that could reduce hardware demand or prolong uncertainty. This amplified downside today. Intel (INTC) Falls More Steeply Than Broader Market: What Investors Need to Know and Teradyne, Applied Materials, Intel, KLA Corporation, and Semtech Shares Plummet, What You Need To Know

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have weighed in on INTC. HSBC upgraded shares of Intel from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $26.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Loop Capital boosted their target price on shares of Intel from $40.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Evercore upped their price target on shares of Intel from $41.10 to $45.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Rosenblatt Securities raised their price target on shares of Intel from $25.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, KeyCorp lifted their price objective on Intel from $60.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Five investment 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, the company has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $45.74.

Intel Price Performance

NASDAQ:INTC opened at $43.13 on Friday. Intel Corporation has a one year low of $17.67 and a one year high of $54.60. The stock has a market cap of $215.43 billion, a PE ratio of -539.06, a P/E/G ratio of 18.48 and a beta of 1.37. 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 stock has a 50 day moving average price of $46.42 and a 200 day moving average price of $40.32.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 22nd. The chip maker reported $0.15 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 analyst estimates of $13.37 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.13 earnings per share. The firm’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. Equities research analysts expect that Intel Corporation will post -0.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP David Zinsner purchased 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, with a total value of $249,985.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 247,392 shares in the company, valued at $10,514,160. The trade was a 2.44% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Boise April Miller sold 20,000 shares of the company’s 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 sale, the executive vice president directly owned 113,060 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,545,593. This represents 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.

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.