Ieq Capital LLC Acquires Shares of 926,753 Intel Corporation $INTC

Posted by Brenda Bartman on Aug 31st, 2026

Ieq Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC – Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 926,753 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $129,403,000. Intel comprises about 0.6% of Ieq Capital LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 21st biggest holding.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Sivia Capital Partners LLC grew its position in Intel by 271.7% during the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 34,201 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $766,000 after buying an additional 25,001 shares during the period. United Bank bought a new stake in Intel in the second quarter worth about $205,000. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL raised its position in Intel by 12.3% in the second quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 13,737 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $308,000 after acquiring an additional 1,508 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Intel by 29.6% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 158,277 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $3,545,000 after acquiring an additional 36,116 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. boosted its stake in Intel by 9.9% in the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 828,352 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $18,556,000 after acquiring an additional 74,838 shares during the last quarter. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

More Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

Positive Sentiment: Chief Executive Officer Lip-Bu Tan reportedly purchased approximately $10 million of Intel stock at $95 per share earlier this month. The shares now trade below that level, making the purchase a potential signal of management’s confidence in Intel’s turnaround. Intel CEO insider purchase article
Positive Sentiment: Fundstrat ETFs added Intel to a quarterly rebalance, which could provide incremental institutional demand and reflects improving sentiment toward the chipmaker. Fundstrat ETF rebalance article
Positive Sentiment: Intel has gained attention from investors following reports of a new Advantech connection and its potential role in AI infrastructure. Strong Nvidia results also reinforced expectations that demand for data-center and AI-related hardware remains robust. Intel Advantech connection article
Neutral Sentiment: Reports that investor Nancy Pelosi bought Intel shares and call options may support retail and political-investor interest, but the trade does not change Intel’s operating outlook. Nancy Pelosi Intel investment article
Negative Sentiment: Intel’s manufacturing operations reportedly continue to lose money on wafers, much of which are sold internally. The stock’s elevated valuation appears to assume that the foundry business eventually becomes profitable, leaving substantial execution risk if losses persist. Intel manufacturing losses article
Negative Sentiment: Intel is also being pressured by broad semiconductor profit-taking after Nvidia’s earnings-fueled rally. Raymond James reportedly prefers AMD over Intel among the two AI-exposed CPU companies, highlighting competitive concerns and uncertainty over Intel’s ability to convert AI demand into durable growth. Semiconductor profit-taking article

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Intel from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Intel in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. New Street Research increased their price objective on Intel from $100.00 to $122.00 in a report on Friday, June 26th. Seaport Research Partners reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $125.00 target price on shares of Intel in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Finally, UBS Group lowered their target price on Intel from $121.00 to $112.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, thirty-one have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Intel currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $107.46.

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Intel Stock Performance

NASDAQ INTC opened at $89.47 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $451.29 billion, a P/E ratio of -42.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 9.89 and a beta of 2.22. 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 company’s 50 day moving average is $104.64 and its 200-day moving average is $86.65. Intel Corporation has a 12-month low of $23.68 and a 12-month high of $142.35.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.21. Intel had a negative net margin of 19.79% and a positive return on equity of 2.62%. The company had revenue of $16.13 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.43 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned ($0.10) EPS. Intel’s revenue for the quarter was up 25.2% on a year-over-year basis. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Intel Corporation will post 1 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

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

About Intel

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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.