Sarasin & Partners LLP Purchases Shares of 15,600 Intel Corporation $INTC

Posted by Stanley Muller on Aug 7th, 2026

Sarasin & Partners LLP purchased a new stake in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC – Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm purchased 15,600 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $2,178,000.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. iA Global Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in Intel by 17.0% during 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 position in Intel in the 4th quarter valued at $205,000. Heritage Investment Group Inc. acquired a new position in Intel in the 4th quarter valued at $219,000. Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc. acquired a new position in Intel in the 4th quarter valued at $185,000. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its stake in shares of Intel by 5.7% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 255,261 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $9,419,000 after purchasing an additional 13,858 shares during the period. 64.53% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently issued reports on INTC. HC Wainwright set a $150.00 price objective on Intel in a report on Monday, June 29th. DA Davidson increased their target price on Intel from $77.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Tigress Financial increased their target price on Intel from $66.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on Intel from $110.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Finally, DZ Bank raised shares of Intel from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating, thirty-two have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Intel has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $107.93.

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Intel Price Performance

Shares of Intel stock opened at $99.81 on Friday. Intel Corporation has a twelve month low of $19.60 and a twelve month high of $142.35. The stock has a market capitalization of $503.44 billion, a P/E ratio of -47.30 and a beta of 2.22. The company has a current ratio of 1.60, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $111.27 and its 200 day moving average price is $81.37.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $16.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.43 billion. Intel had a positive return on equity of 2.62% and a negative net margin of 19.79%.The firm’s revenue was up 25.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted ($0.10) earnings per share. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Intel Corporation will post 1.01 earnings per share for the current year.

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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

Intel Company Profile

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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.