William John Sempolinski Invests $677,000 in Intel Corporation $INTC

William John Sempolinski acquired a new position in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC – Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 4,850 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $677,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in INTC. Sivia Capital Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Intel by 271.7% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 34,201 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $766,000 after purchasing an additional 25,001 shares in the last quarter. United Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Intel in the second quarter valued at approximately $205,000. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL increased its stake in shares of Intel by 12.3% during the 2nd quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 13,737 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $308,000 after purchasing an additional 1,508 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Intel by 29.6% during the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 158,277 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $3,545,000 after purchasing an additional 36,116 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. raised its position in shares of Intel by 9.9% during the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 828,352 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $18,556,000 after purchasing an additional 74,838 shares during the last quarter. 64.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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Insiders Place Their Bets

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

INTC has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Intel in a research note on Friday, July 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Intel from $45.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. Oppenheimer began coverage on Intel in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. They issued an “outperform” rating on the stock. Pivotal Research initiated coverage on Intel in a research note on Tuesday. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. Finally, Susquehanna lifted their price objective on Intel from $80.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Intel currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $107.80.

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Intel Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:INTC opened at $106.24 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $535.87 billion, a P/E ratio of -50.35, a P/E/G ratio of 11.19 and a beta of 2.22. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $98.61 and a 200-day simple moving average of $89.40. Intel Corporation has a 52 week low of $24.05 and a 52 week 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.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $16.13 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.43 billion. Intel had a negative net margin of 19.79% and a positive return on equity of 2.62%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 25.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted ($0.10) EPS. Intel has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post 1.04 EPS for the current year.

Intel News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel reportedly confirmed a roughly 10% increase in enterprise CPU prices, potentially improving average selling prices, margins and cash generation as data-center demand remains strong. Intel’s ASML Milestone Gives Investors a New Reason to Revisit the Stock
• Positive Sentiment: Intel Foundry and ASML said Intel has processed more than one million wafers using High-NA EUV equipment. The milestone supports confidence in Intel’s 18A process, Panther Lake production and its long-term foundry turnaround. Intel Foundry and ASML Collaborate to Accelerate Industry Readiness for High NA EUV
• Positive Sentiment: Northland upgraded Intel to Outperform and cited potential foundry scale from Elon Musk’s proposed Terafab, while other coverage highlighted a $120 price target and 59% AI-related growth. These developments reinforced the view that Intel’s turnaround is becoming more visible.
• Positive Sentiment: Intel’s second-quarter results exceeded expectations, with $16.13 billion in revenue and $0.42 in earnings per share versus consensus of $14.43 billion and $0.21, respectively. Revenue rose 25.2% year over year.
• Neutral Sentiment: The $20 billion capital raise initially raised dilution concerns, but commentary now suggests it may strengthen Intel’s balance sheet and fund strategic manufacturing investments rather than signal financial distress. After the Dip, Intel’s $20 Billion Raise Is Not the Red Flag It Originally Looked Like
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and execution risks remain significant after the rally. Analysts noted that a $120 target leaves limited near-term upside, while Intel still must prove that High-NA yields, pricing gains and foundry volumes translate into sustainable profits.
• Negative Sentiment: Apple’s continued removal of Intel-based Mac support underscores Intel’s long-term loss of share in the Mac ecosystem, although this is a structural rather than immediate earnings issue.

About Intel

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Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) is a global semiconductor company that designs and manufactures computing and communications products. Its portfolio includes Intel Core processors for personal computers, Xeon processors for data centers and enterprise systems, and products for edge computing, networking, and other specialized applications.

Intel also develops graphics processing units under its Intel Arc and Intel Data Center GPU brands, Gaudi artificial intelligence accelerators, Ethernet products, software, and related platform technologies.

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