CIBC Asset Management Inc Grows Stock Holdings in Intel Corporation $INTC

CIBC Asset Management Inc lifted its stake in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 26.1% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 1,682,569 shares of the chip maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 348,171 shares during the period. CIBC Asset Management Inc’s holdings in Intel were worth $56,450,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Lakeshore Capital Group Inc. grew its position in Intel by 1.4% during the third quarter. Lakeshore Capital Group Inc. now owns 20,906 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $701,000 after buying an additional 279 shares during the period. WealthPlan Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Intel by 0.4% in the third quarter. WealthPlan Investment Management LLC now owns 71,772 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $2,408,000 after acquiring an additional 295 shares during the last quarter. Investors Research Corp lifted its holdings in Intel by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. Investors Research Corp now owns 40,597 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $1,362,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in Intel by 27.1% in the 3rd quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,406 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $47,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Interstate Bank boosted its stake in Intel by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. First Interstate Bank now owns 17,550 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $589,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 beat on headline numbers — Intel exceeded expectations for revenue and EPS (Q4 revenue $13.67B; non‑GAAP EPS $0.15), showing demand traction for AI and PC products. Intel Q4 results
• Positive Sentiment: Some analysts raised targets or reiterated support post‑report, citing the long‑term foundry/AI opportunity (examples: Benchmark raised its target and Jefferies nudged its target higher), which underpins the bullish narrative for a multi‑year turnaround. Benchmark price target raise
• Neutral Sentiment: Street reaction is mixed — several firms kept Hold/Neutral ratings while others moved to Buy or Sell; commentary is split between excitement about long‑term AI demand and skepticism about near‑term execution. Analyst reaction roundup
• Negative Sentiment: Weak Q1 guidance was the main trigger — management guided Q1 revenue below consensus ($11.7B–$12.7B vs. ~$12.6B expected) and issued flat/very low EPS guidance, signaling supply will constrain growth in the near term. Reuters: Q1 guidance
• Negative Sentiment: Manufacturing and yield troubles — multiple reports and management comments point to capacity/yield shortfalls that prevent Intel from meeting booming AI/server demand; investors worry margins and inventory dynamics will be pressured. Bloomberg Tech: manufacturing snags
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive and supply‑chain implications — rivals and component makers (AMD, Micron, TSMC-related stories) are seeing relative upside as Intel’s supply issues create share and pricing opportunities for others. MarketWatch: AMD vs Intel

Intel Price Performance

INTC stock opened at $45.07 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $215.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -563.32, a PEG ratio of 28.67 and a beta of 1.35. The company has a quick ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 1.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. Intel Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $17.67 and a fifty-two week high of $54.60. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $40.23 and a 200 day moving average price of $33.01.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 22nd. The chip maker reported $0.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.08 by $0.07. Intel had a negative return on equity of 0.46% and a negative net margin of 0.51%.The company had revenue of $13.67 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $13.37 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.13 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Intel has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.000-0.000 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Intel Corporation will post -0.11 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have weighed in on INTC. BNP Paribas Exane raised their target price on shares of Intel from $19.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Roth Mkm upped their price objective on shares of Intel from $40.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday. Northland Securities set a $54.00 target price on shares of Intel in a report on Friday. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of Intel from $30.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. Finally, Melius Research upgraded Intel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $50.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Monday, January 5th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-six have issued a Hold rating and six have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $44.10.

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.