U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC Trims Position in Intel Corporation $INTC

U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC cut its stake in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 14.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 68,751 shares of the chip maker’s stock after selling 11,986 shares during the period. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Intel were worth $2,537,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Focus Financial Network Inc. grew its stake in Intel by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. now owns 10,788 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $398,000 after acquiring an additional 223 shares in the last quarter. Successful Portfolios LLC lifted its stake in Intel by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Successful Portfolios LLC now owns 8,715 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $322,000 after purchasing an additional 223 shares in the last quarter. Orca Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in Intel by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Orca Investment Management LLC now owns 50,697 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $1,871,000 after purchasing an additional 229 shares during the period. Quantum Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Intel by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. Quantum Financial Advisors LLC now owns 6,235 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $230,000 after purchasing an additional 230 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lakeshore Capital Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Intel by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Lakeshore Capital Group Inc. now owns 21,142 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $780,000 after purchasing an additional 236 shares in the last quarter. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Barclays set a $45.00 price objective on Intel in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Loop Capital boosted their target price on Intel from $40.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on Intel from $45.00 to $55.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 7th. HSBC upgraded Intel from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $26.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their price objective on Intel from $45.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, April 9th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-six have assigned a Hold rating and six have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Intel presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $48.43.

Key Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Major customer and foundry momentum — high‑profile collaborations (Terafab / SpaceX/Tesla) and an expanded Google Cloud AI partnership are being cited as structural wins for Intel’s foundry and AI CPU roadmap, underpinning expectations for sizable future revenue from datacenter and custom chips. Intel’s Tesla Chip Deal Is a Genuine Game Changer
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades and higher price targets — several firms (UBS, Benchmark and others) have raised price targets and issued bullish notes citing improving demand and Intel’s foundry progress, which fuels short‑term buying and reframes the long‑term story. Intel price target boosted by UBS on stronger near-term outlook Benchmark Raises PT on Intel (INTC) Stock
• Positive Sentiment: Momentum and market action — Intel has recorded a multi‑session winning streak, a very large April rally that added substantial market value, and unusual bullish options flows, all of which amplify momentum and can trigger further buy‑side participation and short covering. Intel’s stock is on track for a historic 9-day winning streak INTC soars 51% in April, adds $100 billion Intel stock has large, unusual options trades
• Neutral Sentiment: Product wins and AI demand — Intel’s latest Xeon generation is being positioned in AI deployments (e.g., SambaNova reports), supporting the narrative that Intel can capture more datacenter CPU share even as the broader AI market cycles. This is supportive but execution and customer scale still matter. Intel Xeon 6 Becomes Core CPU In SambaNova Agentic AI Push
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent fundamentals — Intel beat Q4 estimates on its last report, but revenue is still under pressure year‑over‑year; the rally reflects re‑valuation toward a foundry/AI narrative rather than a clean near‑term earnings reset. (Background company filings and recent coverage.)
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and near‑term risk — after the sharp run, multiple analysts warn valuation is rich and the stock faces a higher bar coming into earnings (late April). Some strategists urge caution despite demand trends; a weak quarter or any execution hiccup at the foundry could trigger a sharp pullback. ‘4 Times Nvidia’: Cowen Says Hold Your Horses on Intel Stock Intel’s stock just had its best 9-day stretch on record

Insider Buying and Selling at Intel

In other news, EVP David Zinsner purchased 5,882 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, January 26th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $42.50 per share, with a total value of $249,985.00. Following the acquisition, the executive vice president directly owned 247,392 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,514,160. The trade was a 2.44% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Boise April Miller sold 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $49.05, for a total transaction of $981,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 113,060 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,545,593. This trade represents a 15.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Intel Price Performance

INTC opened at $63.28 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 2.02 and a quick ratio of 1.65. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $47.57 and its 200 day simple moving average is $42.40. The firm has a market cap of $316.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -810.24, a PEG ratio of 25.89 and a beta of 1.35. Intel Corporation has a 1 year low of $18.25 and a 1 year high of $65.65.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 22nd. The chip maker reported $0.15 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.08 by $0.07. Intel had a negative return on equity of 0.44% and a negative net margin of 0.51%.The firm had revenue of $13.67 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.37 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.13 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was down 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. Intel has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.000-0.000 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Intel Corporation will post -0.11 earnings per share for the current year.

Intel Company 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.