Intel Corporation $INTC Shares Bought by Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC

Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its stake in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 5.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 200,897 shares of the chip maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,028 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC’s holdings in Intel were worth $7,911,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Corundum Trust Company INC purchased a new position in Intel during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Provenance Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in Intel by 89.2% during the 3rd quarter. Provenance Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 946 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 446 shares during the last quarter. GoalVest Advisory LLC purchased a new position in Intel during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $34,000. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC purchased a new position in Intel during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $33,000. Finally, Holos Integrated Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Intel during the 4th quarter worth approximately $42,000. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP David Zinsner acquired 5,882 shares of Intel stock in a transaction on Monday, January 26th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $42.50 per share, for a total transaction of $249,985.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 247,392 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,514,160. The trade was a 2.44% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Boise April Miller sold 20,000 shares of the company’s 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 transaction, the executive vice president owned 113,060 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,545,593. This represents a 15.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Corporate insiders own 0.04% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

INTC has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Intel from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, March 8th. Loop Capital raised 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. HSBC upgraded shares of Intel from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $26.00 to $50.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on shares of Intel from $35.00 to $42.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Barclays set a $45.00 target price on shares of Intel in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-six have given a Hold rating and six have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $45.89.

More Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: KeyBanc raised its price target to $70 and kept an Overweight rating, citing continued demand for AI/data‑center chips and further upside from foundry wins — a clear analyst endorsement that supports higher expectations for INTC. Intel to $70, Says KeyBanc
• Positive Sentiment: Intel agreed to reclaim the Fab 34 stake in Ireland in a ~$14.2B move — investors view this as strategic control over capacity and a catalyst for margin and foundry growth expectations. Coverage highlights this buyback as a near-term catalyst for the stock. Intel Stock Surges On $14.2B Move To Reclaim Key Facility
• Positive Sentiment: Reports say hyperscalers (Amazon, Google) are eyeing Intel for advanced packaging/foundry services and Intel is close to its first billion‑dollar foundry wins — this strengthens the revenue path from foundry customers and supports long‑term upside. Tech Giants Eye Foundry Services Intel Is On the Verge of Delivering Its First Billion-Dollar Foundry Wins
• Positive Sentiment: Geopolitical supply shocks (helium shortages tied to Middle East tensions) are being framed as a potential tailwind for U.S.-based chipmakers like Intel, bolstering the case for onshore capacity and premium pricing. Intel Seen Gaining From Helium Disruption
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel increased its stake in AI‑chip startup SambaNova with a fresh $15M investment — signals deeper strategic partnerships in AI hardware, but the amount is modest relative to Intel’s scale and raises governance/related‑party questions for some investors. Intel Wants to Invest More in SambaNova
• Negative Sentiment: Some analysts/commentary warn that buying back the Fab 34 stake could be a poor capital allocation (Seeking Alpha piece argues against the buyback), introducing debate about the long‑term ROIC and the best use of cash. That dissent adds short‑term volatility risk. Buying Back The Fab 34 Stake Is Not A Good Idea

Intel Stock Performance

NASDAQ:INTC opened at $50.78 on Tuesday. 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 company has a fifty day moving average of $46.28 and a two-hundred day moving average of $41.35. The stock has a market capitalization of $253.65 billion, a PE ratio of -634.67, a P/E/G ratio of 21.18 and a beta of 1.35. Intel Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $17.67 and a fifty-two week high of $54.60.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last posted 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. The company had revenue of $13.67 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $13.37 billion. Intel had a negative net margin of 0.51% and a negative return on equity of 0.44%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.13 earnings per share. Intel has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.000-0.000 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post -0.11 earnings per share 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.