SBI Securities Co. Ltd. Grows Stock Position in Intel Corporation $INTC

SBI Securities Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 5.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 229,893 shares of the chip maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,632 shares during the period. SBI Securities Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Intel were worth $7,713,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Lakeshore Capital Group Inc. grew its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 279 shares during the period. WealthPlan Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Intel by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. WealthPlan Investment Management LLC now owns 71,772 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $2,408,000 after buying an additional 295 shares in the last quarter. Investors Research Corp grew its stake in shares of Intel by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. Investors Research Corp now owns 40,597 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $1,362,000 after acquiring an additional 300 shares during the period. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC increased 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 worth $47,000 after acquiring an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Interstate Bank raised 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 acquiring an additional 300 shares during the period. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel hired GPU lead talent (Eric Demers) and the CEO reiterated plans to build GPUs — a direct push into the high‑growth AI accelerator market that expands Intel’s TAM beyond CPUs. Intel taps Qualcomm senior engineer Eric Demers to lead GPU development
• Positive Sentiment: Intel announced a partnership with SoftBank’s Saimemory to develop next‑gen memory for AI/data centers — could strengthen its AI server roadmap and address memory bottlenecks over the medium term. SoftBank subsidiary to work with Intel on next‑gen memory for AI
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support has picked up (Daiwa raised its price target), adding validation to recent momentum and giving investors a near‑term valuation cushion. Daiwa Securities adjusts price target on Intel to $50 from $41
• Positive Sentiment: Product update — Intel introduced Xeon 600 processors aimed at high‑end workstations/AI workloads; this supports the server roadmap and could improve revenue mix if adopted. Intel Introduces XEON 600 Processors
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel presented at its Second Annual AI Summit (transcript released) — helpful for monitoring roadmaps/timelines but not an immediate earnings catalyst. Intel Presents at Second Annual AI Summit Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: An Intel EVP (Boise April Miller) sold 20,000 shares (~$981k) last week — insider selling often prompts short‑term investor caution even if not unusual. Form 4 Insider Sale
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst caution / downgrade risk — some coverage points to underwhelming post‑earnings guidance, margin pressure and a foundry business still lacking an anchor customer; these execution risks could cap upside if momentum stalls. Intel Stock Could Be In For A Reckoning (Rating Downgrade)
• Negative Sentiment: Some early market takes say new Xeon parts haven’t moved the needle yet — headlines like this create short‑term pressure until product wins appear in bookings. Intel Stock Slips as Xeon 600 Processors Prove Little Help

Insider Activity at Intel

In related news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 20,000 shares of the company’s 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 completion of 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 position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP David Zinsner purchased 5,882 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, January 26th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $42.50 per share, for a total transaction of $249,985.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 247,392 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,514,160. This represents a 2.44% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. 0.04% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

INTC has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Daiwa Capital Markets upped their price target on shares of Intel from $41.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Tuesday. New Street Research lifted their price target on Intel from $40.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, January 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Intel from $30.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of Intel from $38.00 to $41.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Tigress Financial restated a “buy” rating and issued a $66.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-six have assigned a Hold rating and six have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Intel has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $45.76.

Intel Trading Down 1.3%

NASDAQ INTC opened at $48.60 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $42.16 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $34.35. The company has a current ratio of 2.02, a quick ratio of 1.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The stock has a market cap of $242.76 billion, a P/E ratio of -607.42, a P/E/G ratio of 15.90 and a beta of 1.38. Intel Corporation has a 12-month low of $17.67 and a 12-month high of $54.60.

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

About Intel

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.