Fearless Solutions LLC dba Best Invest Trims Stock Position in Intel Corporation $INTC

Fearless Solutions LLC dba Best Invest trimmed its stake in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 36.6% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 60,337 shares of the chip maker’s stock after selling 34,780 shares during the quarter. Intel accounts for 1.3% of Fearless Solutions LLC dba Best Invest’s portfolio, making the stock its 23rd biggest position. Fearless Solutions LLC dba Best Invest’s holdings in Intel were worth $2,024,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Intel during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $1,579,378,000. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Intel by 210.9% in the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 15,498,219 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $346,230,000 after purchasing an additional 10,514,007 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Intel by 2.3% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 385,903,735 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $8,644,244,000 after purchasing an additional 8,513,298 shares in the last quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC grew its stake in Intel by 66.4% in the second quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 19,396,839 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $434,489,000 after purchasing an additional 7,736,635 shares during the period. Finally, Amundi grew its stake in Intel by 16.2% in the second quarter. Amundi now owns 43,995,698 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $962,626,000 after purchasing an additional 6,117,601 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

More Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CEO Lip‑Bu Tan said Intel will build GPUs and the company has hired a lead architect, signaling a push into the high‑growth AI accelerator market that could expand Intel’s TAM beyond CPUs. Intel CEO says company will make GPUs, has hired lead executive
• Positive Sentiment: Intel announced a collaboration with SoftBank/Saimemory to develop next‑generation memory for AI/data centers — a partnership that could improve Intel’s roadmap for AI servers and address memory supply constraints over the medium term. SoftBank subsidiary to work with Intel on next‑gen memory for AI
• Positive Sentiment: Daiwa Capital Markets raised its price target to $50, providing an incremental analyst catalyst and validating recent momentum. Daiwa Securities adjusts price target on Intel to $50 from $41
• Positive Sentiment: Product lift — Intel introduced Xeon 600 processors with core, AI and connectivity upgrades, which supports its server/AI compute roadmap and could help revenue mix over time. Intel Introduces XEON 600 Processors
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel presented at an AI summit (transcript available) — useful for assessing product timelines and messaging but not an immediate financial catalyst. Intel Presents at Second Annual AI Summit Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: An Intel EVP sold 20,000 shares (~$981k), reducing their stake ~15% — insider sales can raise short‑term concern even if routine. SEC filing: Form 4 Insider Sale
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst/market caution: some coverage highlights underwhelming guidance and ongoing foundry/competitive risks (foundry lacking an anchor customer, and post‑earnings guidance disappointed some investors), which could cap upside if execution slips. Should You Buy Intel Stock After Its Post‑Earnings Dip?

Insider Transactions at Intel

In other Intel news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $49.05, for a total value of $981,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 113,060 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,545,593. This represents a 15.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP David Zinsner purchased 5,882 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, January 26th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $42.50 per share, with a total value of $249,985.00. Following the completion of 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 ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. 0.04% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Intel Trading Up 0.9%

Shares of INTC stock opened at $49.25 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 2.02, a quick ratio of 1.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. Intel Corporation has a 12-month low of $17.67 and a 12-month high of $54.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $246.00 billion, a P/E ratio of -615.55, a P/E/G ratio of 15.76 and a beta of 1.38. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $41.92 and its 200 day moving average is $34.25.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last announced its earnings results 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. The business had revenue of $13.67 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $13.37 billion. Intel had a negative net margin of 0.51% and a negative return on equity of 0.44%. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.13 EPS. Intel has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.000-0.000 EPS. Research analysts expect that Intel Corporation will post -0.11 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have commented on INTC shares. Citic Securities raised Intel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $38.90 to $60.30 in a research report on Monday, January 26th. Roth Mkm lifted their price target on shares of Intel from $40.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price objective on shares of Intel from $50.00 to $48.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Benchmark lifted their target price on shares of Intel from $50.00 to $57.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Bank of America restated an “underperform” rating and issued a $34.00 price target on shares of Intel in a research note on Monday, October 13th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-six have issued a Hold rating and six have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $45.76.

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.