St. Louis Financial Planners Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC – Free Report) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 34,191 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $4,774,000. Intel makes up about 2.5% of St. Louis Financial Planners Asset Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 11th biggest holding.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of INTC. Financially Speaking Inc lifted its stake in Intel by 69.2% during the fourth 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 bought a new position in shares of Intel in the 1st quarter valued at $25,000. Legacy Bridge LLC acquired a new position in shares of Intel during the 4th quarter worth $26,000. Swiss RE Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Intel during the 4th quarter worth $29,000. Finally, Osbon Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Intel during the 4th quarter worth $30,000. Institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.
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Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Intel’s turnaround is showing tangible progress: second-quarter revenue rose roughly 25% year over year to $16.1 billion, while improving 18A manufacturing yields, narrowing foundry losses and stronger AI-related demand support the company’s recovery strategy. Management’s higher capital spending reportedly reflects customer commitments and planned capacity expansion. Intel’s Turnaround Entered a New Phase
- Positive Sentiment: SoftBank’s quarterly results highlighted an approximately $8.2 billion gain tied largely to its Intel investment, reinforcing market confidence in Intel’s recent appreciation and its role in the AI-chip investment cycle. SoftBank earnings exceed expectations
- Positive Sentiment: AI infrastructure continues to drive demand for semiconductor funds that include Intel, supporting sector-wide momentum and investor interest in the company’s data-center and foundry opportunities. AI infrastructure trade powers leveraged ETFs
- Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and market commentary remain divided: Intel’s improving execution and potential external foundry customers are encouraging, but the company still must prove it can compete with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in leading-edge manufacturing. Inside Intel
- Negative Sentiment: Reports of a new CPU-level attack are weighing on sentiment because they raise concerns about processor security, potential remediation costs and reputational risk for Intel. Intel stock slips on CPU-level attack report
- Negative Sentiment: Investors are also taking profits after a sharp multi-month advance, while Daiwa Securities downgraded Intel from “strong buy” to “hold.” Elevated expectations increase the risk of further volatility if execution or foundry customer announcements disappoint. Semiconductor rally report
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Intel Trading Down 1.2%
Shares of INTC stock opened at $99.81 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $503.44 billion, a P/E ratio of -47.30 and a beta of 2.22. Intel Corporation has a twelve month low of $19.60 and a twelve month high of $142.35. The company has a quick ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 1.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $111.27 and its 200 day simple moving average is $81.37.
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $16.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.43 billion. Intel had a positive return on equity of 2.62% and a negative net margin of 19.79%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 25.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned ($0.10) EPS. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Intel Corporation will post 1.01 EPS for the current fiscal year.
About Intel
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.
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