Johnson Financial Group Inc. Takes Position in Intel Corporation $INTC

Johnson Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 29,617 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $4,135,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Financially Speaking Inc raised 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 period. Financial Life Planners purchased a new stake in shares of Intel during the 1st quarter valued at $25,000. Glynn Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Intel during the 2nd quarter valued at $29,000. Knuff & Co LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Intel during the 2nd quarter worth $29,000. Finally, Swiss RE Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Intel during the 4th quarter worth $29,000. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Intel

In other Intel news, CEO Lip Bu Tan bought 105,263 shares of Intel stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $95.00 per share, for a total transaction of $9,999,985.00. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer owned 1,314,669 shares in the company, valued at $124,893,555. This represents a 8.70% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Intel Trading Down 2.8%

NASDAQ:INTC opened at $89.47 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 1.60. Intel Corporation has a one year low of $23.68 and a one year high of $142.35. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $104.64 and its 200 day simple moving average is $86.39. The stock has a market cap of $451.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -42.40 and a beta of 2.22.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.21. Intel had a positive return on equity of 2.62% and a negative net margin of 19.79%.The firm had revenue of $16.13 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.43 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted ($0.10) earnings per share. 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. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Intel Corporation will post 1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on INTC. Piper Sandler initiated coverage on Intel in a report on Thursday, June 11th. They issued a “neutral” rating on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company upped 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. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Intel in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. DA Davidson lifted their price objective on Intel from $77.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Finally, HC Wainwright set a $150.00 target price on Intel in a report on Monday, June 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating, thirty-one have issued a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $107.46.

Trending Headlines about Intel

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

Intel 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.