Pacer Advisors Inc. Purchases 155,259 Shares of Intel Corporation $INTC

Pacer Advisors Inc. increased its position in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 19.3% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 959,264 shares of the chip maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 155,259 shares during the period. Pacer Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Intel were worth $32,183,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in INTC. Whitener Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Intel in the third quarter valued at about $268,000. Paragon Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Intel during the third quarter worth about $249,000. ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Intel in the third quarter worth about $259,000. Centerline Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Intel during the 3rd quarter valued at about $206,000. Finally, Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. raised its position in Intel by 2.7% during the 3rd quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 77,237 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $2,591,000 after purchasing an additional 2,038 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

INTC has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Tigress Financial lifted their price objective on Intel from $45.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. New Street Research raised their price target on Intel from $23.00 to $32.00 in a research note on Friday, September 19th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of Intel from $23.00 to $36.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, October 20th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Intel in a research report on Monday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of Intel from $30.00 to $45.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-four have given a Hold rating and eight have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $34.84.

Key Headlines Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: BofA raised its price target on Intel from $34 to $40 and highlighted opportunity in advanced packaging and Intel Foundry wins, which supports the company’s long-term foundry story and could bolster valuation if external customers follow through. BofA Sees Advanced Packaging Potential for Intel Foundry
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage noting Intel’s strong rally (roughly +80% YTD) underscores momentum and renewed investor confidence in Intel’s turnaround, which can attract momentum flows even as some analysts stay cautious. Intel Stock Is Up 80%+ YTD, But Wall Street Remains Cautious Into 2026
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks reports heavy retail interest in INTC searches; increased attention raises liquidity and upside if sentiment stays positive, but search volume alone is not a catalyst for fundamentals. Investors Heavily Search Intel Corporation (INTC)
• Neutral Sentiment: Profiles and sector commentary (comparisons with ASML/TSMC and broader AI stock pieces) keep Intel in investor conversations around AI hardware, but these are competitive narratives rather than direct, immediate catalysts. Better Artificial Intelligence Stock: ASML vs. Taiwan Semiconductor
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that Nvidia paused testing of Intel’s 18A process are the primary near-term negative; they raise doubts about external validation of Intel’s cutting-edge node and dent foundry momentum, which triggered a notable intraday pullback in sentiment. Nvidia tested making chips with Intel’s 18A process, but stopped, Reuters says INTC stock crashes 2.5% as Nvidia pauses Intel 18A chip test
• Negative Sentiment: Ongoing Wall Street caution and coverage noting risks (manufacturing headwinds, competitive pressure from TSMC/Nvidia) mean analysts may keep conservative ratings despite higher price targets—this can cap upside until more customer commitments or technical validation arrive. Price Over Earnings Overview: Intel

Intel Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of NASDAQ INTC opened at $36.20 on Friday. Intel Corporation has a 1 year low of $17.67 and a 1 year high of $44.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 1.60 and a quick ratio of 1.25. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $37.99 and a 200 day moving average of $29.85. The stock has a market cap of $172.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 3,623.62 and a beta of 1.34.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.23 earnings per share for the quarter. Intel had a net margin of 0.37% and a negative return on equity of 0.75%. The business had revenue of $13.65 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.10 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned ($0.46) earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.0% on a year-over-year basis. Intel has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.080-0.080 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Intel Corporation will post -0.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Intel

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.