58,156 Intel Corporation $INTC Shares Sold by Calamos Advisors LLC

Calamos Advisors LLC reduced its holdings in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 4.6% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 1,210,149 shares of the chip maker’s stock after selling 58,156 shares during the quarter. Calamos Advisors LLC’s holdings in Intel were worth $145,496,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Ariose Capital Management Ltd grew its position in shares of Intel by 26.0% in the 3rd quarter. Ariose Capital Management Ltd now owns 9,500 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $1,142,000 after buying an additional 1,958 shares during the last quarter. Alta Advisers Ltd raised its stake in Intel by 89.4% during the 3rd quarter. Alta Advisers Ltd now owns 34,328 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $4,127,000 after acquiring an additional 16,204 shares in the last quarter. Ullmann Wealth Partners Group LLC lifted its position in Intel by 2.8% in the third quarter. Ullmann Wealth Partners Group LLC now owns 7,884 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $948,000 after acquiring an additional 216 shares during the last quarter. Principle Wealth Partners LLC lifted its position in Intel by 1.6% in the third quarter. Principle Wealth Partners LLC now owns 16,750 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $2,014,000 after acquiring an additional 262 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kestra Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in Intel by 3.0% in the third quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 524,525 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $63,064,000 after acquiring an additional 15,385 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Intel Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:INTC traded up $4.03 on Friday, reaching $56.28. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 173,647,728 shares, compared to its average volume of 123,848,320. Intel Corporation has a 52-week low of $32.89 and a 52-week high of $142.35. The stock has a market capitalization of $299.13 billion, a P/E ratio of -23.35, a PEG ratio of 6.25 and a beta of 2.42. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $97.95 and its two-hundred day moving average is $86.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 2.31 and a quick ratio of 1.86.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 29th. The chip maker reported $0.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.41 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $16.51 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.56 billion. Intel had a positive return on equity of 4.70% and a negative net margin of 20.09%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.23 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post 1.04 EPS for the current year.

Intel News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel joined a broad recovery in semiconductor stocks as investors bought shares after Thursday’s steep AI-related selloff. The rebound lifted the Nasdaq, though worries about interest rates and AI spending persisted. Market and chip-stock rebound
• Positive Sentiment: CEO Lip-Bu Tan bought 150,000 shares for about $9.7 million, increasing his direct ownership by 11.4%. The insider purchase may signal confidence, although it does not resolve Intel’s operating challenges. Report on CEO share purchase
• Positive Sentiment: Intel technology is being used in Atsign’s EdgeAI platform, while a separate report highlighted Xeon processors for enterprise AI workloads. These developments support Intel’s effort to build AI-related demand beyond traditional PC chips. Intel EdgeAI and Xeon developments
• Negative Sentiment: The recovery follows pressure from Intel’s fourth-quarter revenue outlook of $15 billion to $16 billion and management’s warning that PC weakness could extend into 2027. A securities law firm has also announced an investigation into potential investor claims; this is an investigation notice, not a finding of wrongdoing. Investigation notice and outlook concerns
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst estimate reductions and ongoing concerns about losses in Intel Foundry add to doubts about earnings momentum and the execution of its turnaround. Analysis of Intel Foundry risks

Insider Buying and Selling at Intel

In related news, CEO Lip Tan bought 150,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, November 2nd. The shares were bought at an average cost of $64.73 per share, for a total transaction of $9,709,500.00. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer owned 1,464,669 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $94,808,024.37. This trade represents a 11.41% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have issued reports on INTC. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Intel in a report on Tuesday, October 27th. UBS Group downgraded Intel from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $90.00 target price for the company. in a report on Friday, October 30th. National Bank Financial set a $85.00 target price on Intel in a research report on Monday, October 19th. DA Davidson dropped their price target on Intel from $100.00 to $70.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 30th. Finally, TD Cowen cut their price target on Intel from $95.00 to $75.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 30th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $97.42.

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