Park Avenue Securities LLC Has $5.06 Million Stock Position in Intel Corporation $INTC

Park Avenue Securities LLC boosted its holdings in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 88.7% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 137,224 shares of the chip maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 64,516 shares during the period. Park Avenue Securities LLC’s holdings in Intel were worth $5,064,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of INTC. Sivia Capital Partners LLC grew its position in Intel by 271.8% in the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 34,201 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $766,000 after purchasing an additional 25,001 shares during the last quarter. United Bank bought a new position in shares of Intel during the 2nd quarter worth about $205,000. Personal CFO Solutions LLC raised its position in shares of Intel by 11.0% during the second quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC now owns 16,577 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $371,000 after buying an additional 1,641 shares during the last quarter. Magnetar Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of Intel during the second quarter valued at about $1,444,000. Finally, Entropy Technologies LP lifted its stake in shares of Intel by 107.8% in the second quarter. Entropy Technologies LP now owns 142,687 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $3,196,000 after buying an additional 74,035 shares during the period. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Mizuho set a $48.00 price target on Intel in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Melius Research upgraded Intel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $50.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Citigroup decreased their price objective on Intel from $50.00 to $48.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Wall Street Zen upgraded Intel from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, March 8th. Finally, Loop Capital upped their target price on Intel from $40.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. 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. According to MarketBeat.com, Intel currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $45.74.

Key Headlines Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel’s collaboration with Versa to run AI-powered security, networking and analytics at the intelligent edge (using Intel Xeon 6 processors) reinforces its push into edge AI and enterprise deployment channels. Versa and Intel Collaborate
• Positive Sentiment: Reports that Intel’s Xeon 6 is being used as the processor inside NVIDIA DGX Rubin NVL8 systems signal Intel is winning design wins in AI infrastructure, which can translate to higher server CPU demand if adoption continues. Intel Xeon 6 in NVIDIA DGX Rubin
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst and media coverage has recently highlighted Intel’s renewed AI-hardware push, which helped drive gains earlier this year as investors began to re-rate INTC on AI progress rather than legacy PC/server weakness. Intel Gains as AI Push Takes Hold
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed analyst commentary and valuation debate continue: several pieces examine whether current levels reflect a durable AI-led turnaround or remain vulnerable to execution/competitive risks and mixed fundamentals. Intel Stock Analysis
• Negative Sentiment: Market headlines point to a pullback driven by sector pressure, rising competition (and profit-taking after INTC’s strong run), which has pushed the stock lower amid broader semiconductor weakness. Intel Dips 5%, Sector Pressure
• Negative Sentiment: Some reports note the stock sold off despite product/gaming improvements, suggesting investors remain focused on margins, guidance clarity and competitiveness versus peers (AMD, NVIDIA, others). Intel Plunges Despite Gaming Improvement

Intel Stock Down 5.0%

NASDAQ INTC opened at $43.87 on Friday. Intel Corporation has a 1-year low of $17.67 and a 1-year high of $54.60. The company has a market capitalization of $219.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -548.31, a PEG ratio of 16.26 and a beta of 1.37. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $46.68 and its two-hundred day moving average is $39.62. 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 (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 analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.08 by $0.07. The business 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%.Intel’s quarterly revenue was down 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.13 EPS. Intel has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.000-0.000 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post -0.11 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Intel

In related news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $49.05, for a total transaction of $981,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 113,060 shares in the company, valued at $5,545,593. This trade represents a 15.03% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP David Zinsner purchased 5,882 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 26th. The shares were purchased at an average cost 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 in the company, valued at $10,514,160. The trade was a 2.44% increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 0.04% of the company’s stock.

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.