ProShare Advisors LLC Sells 1,339,665 Shares of Intel Corporation $INTC

ProShare Advisors LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 18.0% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 6,082,374 shares of the chip maker’s stock after selling 1,339,665 shares during the period. ProShare Advisors LLC’s holdings in Intel were worth $204,064,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of INTC. Sivia Capital Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Intel by 271.8% during the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 34,201 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $766,000 after acquiring an additional 25,001 shares during the period. Callan Family Office LLC lifted its position in Intel by 436.1% during the second quarter. Callan Family Office LLC now owns 63,621 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $1,425,000 after purchasing an additional 51,753 shares during the period. PDS Planning Inc lifted its stake in Intel by 5.7% during the second quarter. PDS Planning Inc now owns 19,486 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $436,000 after purchasing an additional 1,053 shares during the last quarter. Aberdeen Group plc grew its position in Intel by 8.4% in the second quarter. Aberdeen Group plc now owns 4,032,112 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $90,904,000 after acquiring an additional 313,870 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH boosted its position in Intel by 1.8% in the second quarter. Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH now owns 38,786 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $869,000 after buying an additional 675 shares in the last quarter. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Intel News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: MarketBeat notes Intel’s “AI offensive” — re-entry into discrete GPUs (Project Crescent Island), a SoftBank memory partnership and hiring of top GPU talent — framing a credible long-term growth story tied to AI inference demand. Intel Stock Is Priced for Ruin, But the AI Offensive Is Here
• Positive Sentiment: Reuters reports Vista Equity Partners and Intel will lead a >$350M funding round in AI-chip startup SambaNova — a sign Intel is actively investing in the AI ecosystem, which can accelerate partnerships, IP access and market positioning. Exclusive: Vista Equity Partners and Intel to lead investment in AI chip startup Samba Nova, sources say
• Positive Sentiment: Fool reports the rally was supported by large capex orders (notably from cloud customers) and talks of CPU price hikes — both signal robust demand and pricing power for server chips. Strong demand can lift near-term revenue and margins. Why Intel Was Rallying Today
• Neutral Sentiment: Retail and analyst attention is elevated (trending on Zacks/market pages) — higher visibility can amplify moves in either direction but doesn’t change fundamentals by itself. Here is What to Know Beyond Why Intel Corporation (INTC) is a Trending Stock
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple outlets (Reuters/Benzinga) say Intel notified Chinese customers of lengthy server-CPU waits (reports of up to ~6 months). These supply constraints can depress near-term sales and produce weaker guidance even as demand remains high. Exclusive: Intel, AMD notify customers in China of lengthy waits for CPUs
• Negative Sentiment: There are small insider / director share sales reported (Amer. Banking News / filings). While single instances aren’t decisive, they add to near-term sentiment risk for traders focused on leaves of ownership. Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Stock Price Down 1.3% After Insider Selling
• Negative Sentiment: Commentary (Forbes) highlights INTC’s history of sharp corrections and execution risk — a reminder valuation and execution remain important risks despite the strategic pivot. How Intel Stock Can Drop From $50 Levels

Intel Trading Up 4.9%

Shares of Intel stock opened at $50.59 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $252.70 billion, a PE ratio of -632.30, a PEG ratio of 16.34 and a beta of 1.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 2.02 and a quick ratio of 1.65. Intel Corporation has a 1 year low of $17.67 and a 1 year high of $54.60. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $42.58 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $34.80.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently issued reports on INTC. Citic Securities raised shares of Intel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price target for the company from $38.90 to $60.30 in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Tigress Financial reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $66.00 target price on shares of Intel in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on Intel from $35.00 to $42.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Roth Mkm lifted their price target on Intel from $40.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Raymond James Financial started coverage on Intel in a research report on Friday, November 21st. They set a “market perform” rating on the stock. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-five have assigned a Hold rating and six have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $45.76.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Intel news, EVP David Zinsner purchased 5,882 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 26th. The stock was bought 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 directly owned 247,392 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,514,160. The trade was a 2.44% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Boise April Miller sold 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 directly owned 113,060 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,545,593. This represents a 15.03% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.04% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.