Knollwood Investment Advisory LLC Makes New Investment in Intel Corporation $INTC

Knollwood Investment Advisory LLC purchased a new position in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor purchased 44,748 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $6,248,000.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Financially Speaking Inc lifted its holdings in Intel by 69.2% in the 4th quarter. Financially Speaking Inc now owns 682 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 279 shares during the last quarter. Financial Life Planners acquired a new stake in shares of Intel in the first quarter worth $25,000. Glynn Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Intel during the 2nd quarter worth $29,000. Knuff & Co LLC bought a new stake in shares of Intel during the 2nd quarter worth $29,000. Finally, Swiss RE Ltd. acquired a new position in Intel in the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have weighed in on INTC shares. HC Wainwright set a $150.00 target price on shares of Intel in a research report on Monday, June 29th. Daiwa Securities Group downgraded Intel from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. Melius Research set a $150.00 price objective on Intel in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Roth Capital boosted their price objective on Intel from $100.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Mizuho decreased their target price on Intel from $109.00 to $92.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Buy rating, twenty-eight have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Intel currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $107.74.

Intel Price Performance

Shares of Intel stock opened at $104.47 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 1.60 and a quick ratio of 1.25. The company has a market cap of $526.95 billion, a PE ratio of -49.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 10.58 and a beta of 2.22. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $99.03 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $88.96. Intel Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $24.05 and a fifty-two week high of $142.35.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $16.13 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.43 billion. Intel had a negative net margin of 19.79% and a positive return on equity of 2.62%. The business’s revenue was up 25.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted ($0.10) EPS. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. Analysts expect that Intel Corporation will post 1.01 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Intel

In other news, CEO Lip Bu Tan purchased 105,263 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $95.00 per share, with a total value of $9,999,985.00. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,314,669 shares in the company, valued at approximately $124,893,555. The trade was a 8.70% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 0.05% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Key Headlines Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel is reportedly preparing another price increase of roughly 10% for PC and enterprise CPUs, potentially beginning in October. Rising supply-chain costs are a stated reason, but the increase also suggests strong demand and limited customer willingness to switch suppliers. Intel’s stock is rising as the company looks primed to boost prices even more
• Positive Sentiment: Intel and ASML reported that Intel Foundry has processed more than one million wafers using High-NA EUV equipment. The technology is being applied to selected layers of Intel’s 18A process and upcoming Panther Lake chips, offering evidence that Intel’s substantial fabrication investments are moving toward production-scale execution. Intel Foundry and ASML Collaborate to Accelerate Industry Readiness for High NA EUV
• Positive Sentiment: Northland Securities upgraded Intel from Market Perform to Outperform, citing improved pricing power and the possibility that Elon Musk’s proposed Terafab could provide additional scale for Intel’s currently loss-making foundry business. Wall Street analyst upgrades Intel stock price target
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel’s AI-PC initiative, including an on-device AI agent developed with the University of South Australia, highlights potential product differentiation, although its near-term revenue impact remains uncertain. Can Intel’s AI PC Innovation With ASU Strengthen Its Market Position?
• Negative Sentiment: Mizuho reportedly reduced its price target to $92, pointing to dilution concerns after Intel’s sharp rally and capital needs. This remains a key risk because foundry expansion requires substantial investment and could limit per-share gains. 5-star analyst resets Intel stock price target

About Intel

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) is a global semiconductor company that designs and manufactures computing and communications products. Its portfolio includes Intel Core processors for personal computers, Xeon processors for data centers and enterprise systems, and products for edge computing, networking, and other specialized applications.

Intel also develops graphics processing units under its Intel Arc and Intel Data Center GPU brands, Gaudi artificial intelligence accelerators, Ethernet products, software, and related platform technologies.