TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. Grows Position in Intel Corporation $INTC

TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. increased its position in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 112.5% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 516,588 shares of the chip maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 273,501 shares during the quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.’s holdings in Intel were worth $19,067,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in INTC. Capital World Investors lifted its stake in shares of Intel by 32.5% in the 3rd quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 86,503,121 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $2,902,180,000 after purchasing an additional 21,230,715 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Intel by 61.3% in the 3rd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 25,001,621 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $838,804,000 after purchasing an additional 9,503,402 shares during the period. Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its stake in shares of Intel by 18.3% in the 3rd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 55,521,741 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $1,862,755,000 after purchasing an additional 8,569,812 shares during the period. Rafferty Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Intel by 66.4% in the 2nd quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 19,396,839 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $434,489,000 after purchasing an additional 7,736,635 shares during the period. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its stake in shares of Intel by 204.0% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 3,529,816 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $130,250,000 after purchasing an additional 6,922,972 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Intel News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support lifted sentiment: Stifel raised INTC’s price target to $65 (maintaining a Hold), signaling growing conviction that Intel’s turnaround has traction. Stifel hikes target
• Positive Sentiment: Cantor Fitzgerald also lifted its target to $65, another vote that the rally has analyst backing even if ratings remain neutral/hold. Cantor Fitzgerald target raise
• Positive Sentiment: Product catalyst: Intel launched its Core Series 3 processors with enhanced “everyday AI” features, supporting revenue upside in PCs and strengthening the company’s AI PC narrative. Core Series 3 launch
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings and guidance are the near-term driver: several previews and projection pieces urge caution—investors are waiting for April 23 results to confirm whether revenue and margins justify the run-up. Q1 projections
• Neutral Sentiment: Macro risk is pressuring cyclical names this morning—renewed U.S.–Iran tensions and higher oil have broadly damped sentiment and amplified profit-taking. Market pullback
• Negative Sentiment: Wedbush warned the rally may be outpacing fundamentals—saying optimism around packaging, foundry upside and AI-driven CPU demand has stretched valuation, which likely triggered selling. Wedbush caution
• Negative Sentiment: Bear/short thesis is visible: Seeking Alpha and other short-focused pieces argue the rally is overextended and outline risks that could pressure the stock if execution or guidance disappoints. Short thesis
• Negative Sentiment: Short-term selling was amplified by reports tying equipment-order headlines and other noise to sharp intraday moves, contributing to a pause after a huge month-to-date gain. Equipment orders story

Intel Stock Down 4.1%

INTC stock opened at $65.70 on Tuesday. Intel Corporation has a twelve month low of $18.25 and a twelve month high of $70.32. The company has a quick ratio of 1.65, a current ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The firm has a market cap of $328.17 billion, a PE ratio of -821.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 24.19 and a beta of 1.35. The business has a 50 day moving average of $49.26 and a 200 day moving average of $43.49.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 22nd. The chip maker reported $0.15 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 company had revenue of $13.67 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $13.37 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.13 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. Intel has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.000-0.000 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post 0.07 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Intel

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently commented on INTC. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their target price on Intel from $50.00 to $48.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on Intel from $42.00 to $65.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday. UBS Group set a $51.00 price objective on Intel in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Intel from $38.00 to $41.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Mizuho raised their price objective on Intel from $48.00 to $59.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-seven have assigned a Hold rating and six have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $52.66.

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.