Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC – Free Report) by 29.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 48,267 shares of the chip maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,053 shares during the quarter. Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Intel were worth $1,781,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Paragon Financial Partners Inc. bought a new position in shares of Intel during the 4th quarter worth about $211,000. Lakeshore Capital Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Intel by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Lakeshore Capital Group Inc. now owns 21,142 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $780,000 after purchasing an additional 236 shares during the period. Western Financial Corp CA bought a new position in shares of Intel during the 4th quarter worth about $5,646,000. Allen Mooney & Barnes Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Intel by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. Allen Mooney & Barnes Investment Advisors LLC now owns 9,018 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $333,000 after purchasing an additional 291 shares during the period. Finally, TOWER TRUST & INVESTMENT Co increased its holdings in shares of Intel by 255.1% during the 4th quarter. TOWER TRUST & INVESTMENT Co now owns 1,296 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 931 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.
Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, EVP David Zinsner bought 5,882 shares of Intel stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 26th. The shares were 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. This trade represents a 2.44% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Boise April Miller sold 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 in the company, valued at $5,545,593. The trade was a 15.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.05% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Intel News Roundup
- Positive Sentiment: Intel confirmed it is a partner in the Terafab mega‑fab (plans target ~1 terawatt/year of AI compute). Market reaction: investors see this as a flagship foundry/customer win and a strong endorsement from Musk’s ecosystem. Reuters: Intel to join Musk’s Terafab
- Positive Sentiment: Intel will provide design, packaging and fabrication — capabilities hyperscalers and automakers prize for AI and robotics — which could translate into high‑margin, recurring revenue if scaled. Investopedia: Why Terafab is a win
- Positive Sentiment: Wall Street followed: KeyBanc and Wells Fargo recently lifted targets (KeyBanc to $70, Wells Fargo to $55), reinforcing the narrative that Intel’s foundry momentum could materially re‑rate the stock. Benzinga/MarketScreener: Price target updates
- Positive Sentiment: Intel has additional foundry catalysts — reported talks with Google and Amazon for advanced packaging — which, combined with Terafab, could produce multi‑billion dollar contract opportunities. MSN: Intel talks with Amazon, Google
- Neutral Sentiment: Volume and flows: trading volume spiked and institutional buying was reported, supporting the rally but also concentrating moves around news headlines rather than near‑term revenue visibility. MarketBeat: INTC trading data
- Negative Sentiment: Uncertainties remain: the Terafab announcement was made via social posts and press coverage without full commercial terms or filings — timing, margins, capex sharing and regulatory/operational risk could delay or limit financial impact. Intel still faces execution risk turning foundry wins into cash and has mixed profitability metrics and conservative guidance. Proactive Investors: Terafab announcement details
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several brokerages have recently weighed in on INTC. UBS Group set a $51.00 target price on shares of Intel in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on shares of Intel from $38.00 to $41.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Barclays set a $45.00 target price on shares of Intel in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Citigroup decreased their target price on shares of Intel from $50.00 to $48.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, TD Cowen lifted their target price on shares of Intel from $38.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report 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 assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Intel presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $46.19.
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Intel Price Performance
Shares of Intel stock opened at $52.91 on Wednesday. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $264.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -661.29, a P/E/G ratio of 21.18 and a beta of 1.35. Intel Corporation has a 1-year low of $17.67 and a 1-year high of $54.60. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $46.46 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $41.52.
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 22nd. The chip maker reported $0.15 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.08 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $13.67 billion for 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 company’s quarterly revenue was down 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.13 earnings per share. Intel has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.000-0.000 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict 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.
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