Horst & Graben Wealth Management LLC Takes Position in Intel Corporation $INTC

Horst & Graben Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm acquired 5,679 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $251,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. iA Global Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Intel by 17.0% in the fourth quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. now owns 593,043 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $21,883,000 after acquiring an additional 86,189 shares during the last quarter. Whalerock Point Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Intel during the fourth quarter valued at $205,000. Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its stake in shares of Intel by 18.3% during the third quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 55,521,741 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $1,862,755,000 after acquiring an additional 8,569,812 shares during the last quarter. Heritage Investment Group Inc. purchased a new stake in Intel during the 4th quarter worth about $219,000. Finally, Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc. purchased a new stake in Intel during the 4th quarter worth about $185,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Key Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: HSBC issued a Street-high $200 price target on Intel, arguing that AI server CPUs and the foundry business could drive materially stronger earnings than current forecasts suggest. HSBC Just Issued Wall Street’s Boldest Call on Intel Stock
• Positive Sentiment: Another bullish note highlighted Intel’s turnaround story, citing improving AI-related demand and foundry momentum as reasons the stock could keep rising. Intel vs. AMD: Goldman Sachs Analyst Thinks the Answer Is Clear
• Positive Sentiment: Recent commentary said Intel’s 18A manufacturing node is progressing, with yield issues easing and production scaling, which could support future foundry wins and margins. Intel Corporation stock page
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel is approaching its July 23 earnings report, and the market is likely positioning ahead of that event as investors look for proof that recent pricing actions and foundry execution are translating into revenue and margin improvement.

Analyst Ratings Changes

INTC has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Freedom Capital upgraded shares of Intel from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 28th. Northland Securities downgraded shares of Intel from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on shares of Intel from $60.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. KGI Securities downgraded shares of Intel from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $71.00 price objective on the stock. in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Finally, Roth Capital upgraded shares of Intel from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $100.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $96.69.

Insider Transactions at Intel

In other Intel news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 40,256 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $99.53, for a total transaction of $4,006,679.68. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 105,077 shares in the company, valued at $10,458,313.81. This represents a 27.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Intel Stock Performance

NASDAQ:INTC opened at $110.39 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $554.82 billion, a P/E ratio of -178.05 and a beta of 2.18. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $117.30 and its two-hundred day moving average is $72.32. Intel Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $18.97 and a fifty-two week high of $142.35. The company has a quick ratio of 1.85, a current ratio of 2.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.01 by $0.28. The company had revenue of $13.58 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $12.32 billion. Intel had a negative net margin of 5.90% and a positive return on equity of 0.39%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.13 EPS. Intel has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.200-0.200 EPS. Analysts expect that Intel Corporation will post 0.63 EPS for the current 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.