Caerus Investment Advisors LLC Takes $1.39 Million Position in Intel Corporation $INTC

Caerus Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 41,272 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $1,385,000. Intel comprises about 0.6% of Caerus Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 22nd largest holding.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bank of Nova Scotia lifted its holdings in shares of Intel by 2.3% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 2,332,433 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $52,246,000 after purchasing an additional 51,383 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Intel during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $1,579,378,000. Engineers Gate Manager LP grew its stake in Intel by 91.8% during the 2nd quarter. Engineers Gate Manager LP now owns 765,091 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $17,138,000 after buying an additional 366,092 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in Intel by 2.3% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 385,903,735 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $8,644,244,000 after buying an additional 8,513,298 shares during the period. Finally, Isthmus Partners LLC increased its position in Intel by 100.1% in the second quarter. Isthmus Partners LLC now owns 247,660 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $5,548,000 after buying an additional 123,895 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.53% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $49.05, for a total value of $981,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly 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 sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP David Zinsner acquired 5,882 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 acquisition, the executive vice president directly owned 247,392 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,514,160. This represents a 2.44% increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Corporate insiders own 0.04% of the company’s stock.

Intel Price Performance

Shares of INTC opened at $44.06 on Wednesday. Intel Corporation has a one year low of $17.67 and a one year high of $54.60. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $46.56 and its 200-day moving average is $39.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 1.65 and a current ratio of 2.02. The firm has a market capitalization of $220.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -550.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 16.96 and a beta of 1.37.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 22nd. The chip maker reported $0.15 earnings per share 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 the consensus estimate 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 quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.13 earnings per share. Intel has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.000-0.000 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Intel Corporation will post -0.11 EPS for the current year.

Intel News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Partnerships and AI infrastructure wins — Intel’s Xeon 6 family is tied to NVIDIA DGX Rubin NVL8 systems, a visible AI-infrastructure partnership that supports Intel’s role in data‑center AI deployments. Can Intel’s Partnership With NVIDIA on Xeon 6 Propel Its Shares?
• Positive Sentiment: New client/consumer product momentum — Intel rolled out Core Ultra 200-series “Plus” chips (290HX/200HX/200S), and OEMs like ASUS ROG are shipping gaming laptops with those CPUs, which supports near‑term PC/gaming revenue upside. Intel Launches Faster Chips For Laptops And Gamers Will Love It
• Neutral Sentiment: Market context — coverage notes the stock fell even as the broader market gained, signaling sector rotation rather than a company‑only story; trading volume today was below the recent average, suggesting some profit‑taking rather than panic selling. Intel (INTC) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: Here’s Why
• Negative Sentiment: Nvidia’s GTC chip announcements raise competitive risk — Vera CPU and Groq 3 launches position Nvidia (and others) to challenge Intel in AI inference and data‑center CPUs, pressuring Intel’s market share narrative and valuation premium. Nvidia (NVDA) Challenges Intel’s CPU Dominance with Vera Processor and Groq 3 Launch at GTC 2026
• Negative Sentiment: Perception gap at GTC — commentary that Intel was “left out” of parts of Nvidia’s GTC CPU roadmap has stoked concerns that Intel may be losing mindshare in the most hyped AI segments. Intel: Left Out Of Nvidia’s GTC CPU Roadmap, Left Behind In AI
• Negative Sentiment: Pushback/volatility after recent run — headlines note sharp swings (big intraday spike then pullback) and commentary that shares “plunge” as Intel rolls out many new processors, indicating investors are parsing execution risk and demand sustainability. Intel Stock (NASDAQ:INTC) Plunges as it Rolls Out More New Processors
• Negative Sentiment: Short‑term fundamentals and guidance remain mixed — recent quarterly results beat EPS estimates but revenue is down year‑over‑year and guidance/consensus outlooks still show near‑term profitability uncertainty, making investors quick to rotate into clearer AI beneficiaries. Why Intel Stock Spiked 7.4% on Monday Then Slumped

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on INTC. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Intel in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Evercore increased their price objective on shares of Intel from $41.10 to $45.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. KeyCorp lifted their price objective on shares of Intel from $60.00 to $65.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Tigress Financial reissued a “buy” rating and set a $66.00 target price on shares of Intel in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group upped their target price on shares of Intel from $41.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-six have issued a Hold rating and six have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Intel currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $45.74.

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.