Intel Corporation $INTC Shares Bought by Sigma Planning Corp

Sigma Planning Corp raised its position in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 21.8% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 44,855 shares of the chip maker’s stock after buying an additional 8,040 shares during the period. Sigma Planning Corp’s holdings in Intel were worth $5,313,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. ABS Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Intel in the 2nd quarter valued at $694,101,000. Montgomery Financial Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Intel during the second quarter worth $26,000. Knuff & Co LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Intel in the second quarter valued at about $29,000. Glynn Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Intel during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Finally, Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Intel by 3,185.7% during the second quarter. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC now owns 230 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 223 shares during the period. 64.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Intel

In related news, CEO Lip Bu Tan acquired 105,263 shares of Intel stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were bought at an average price of $95.00 per share, for a total transaction of $9,999,985.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,314,669 shares in the company, valued at $124,893,555. This trade represents a 8.70% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.05% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on INTC. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Intel from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $85.00 price target for the company in a research report on Monday, October 19th. UBS Group raised shares of Intel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 8th. Susquehanna lowered their price objective on Intel from $115.00 to $105.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 21st. Tigress Financial upped their price target on shares of Intel from $118.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 15th. Finally, KeyCorp set a $125.00 price target on Intel in a research note on Friday, July 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $108.23.

Intel Stock Up 4.0%

Shares of Intel stock opened at $90.47 on Tuesday. Intel Corporation has a twelve month low of $32.89 and a twelve month high of $142.35. The stock has a market cap of $456.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 140.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 9.23 and a beta of 2.22. The company has a current ratio of 1.60, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $102.10 and a 200 day moving average price of $85.24.

More Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrade highlights server CPU shortage. New Street Research upgraded Intel to Buy with a $125 price target, citing tight server-CPU capacity that could improve pricing power and offset weaker PC demand. Intel rises as New Street cites server CPU shortage
• Positive Sentiment: Earnings expectations are improving. RBC said Intel could beat third-quarter estimates and raise guidance, while several previews anticipate strong data-center demand. Intel reports on October 29, and options markets imply a potentially significant post-earnings move. Intel expected to beat Q3 estimates
• Positive Sentiment: AI product expansion supports the turnaround narrative. Intel unveiled its Crescent Island GPU D-series and Xeon rack designs for memory-intensive agentic-AI inference, targeting data-center deployments through open-ecosystem software support. Intel unveils Crescent Island GPU D Series
• Positive Sentiment: Intel agreed to acquire Classiq Technologies to create a full-stack quantum-computing platform, adding a longer-term growth avenue beyond conventional CPUs and AI accelerators. Intel to acquire Classiq Technologies
• Neutral Sentiment: Reports that Intel held discussions with rival AMD fueled speculation about a potential partnership, though no transaction or commercial agreement was announced. Intel stock rises after talks with AMD
• Negative Sentiment: Execution and valuation risks remain substantial. Investors are watching whether server strength translates into sustainable margin expansion, while Intel’s capital-intensive foundry buildout, limited disclosure of customers, intense competition from AMD and Nvidia, and elevated forward valuation could amplify any earnings disappointment. Intel margin test ahead of earnings

Intel Company Profile

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) is a global semiconductor company that designs and manufactures computing and connectivity products. Its portfolio includes Intel Core processors for personal computers, Xeon processors for data centers and enterprise systems, and products for networking, edge computing, graphics, and artificial intelligence workloads.

Through Intel Foundry, the company also provides semiconductor manufacturing and technology-development services for external customers. Intel develops process technologies, advanced packaging, and other manufacturing capabilities intended to support its own products and third-party chip designs.

Founded in 1968 by Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore, Intel helped establish the modern microprocessor industry and has historically supplied processors for PCs, servers, and other computing systems.