BIT Capital GmbH Invests $23.50 Million in Intel Corporation $INTC

BIT Capital GmbH bought a new position in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund bought 636,965 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $23,504,000. Intel accounts for 0.9% of BIT Capital GmbH’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 25th largest holding.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Intel by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 404,522,308 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $14,926,873,000 after buying an additional 13,692,624 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in Intel by 3.2% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 101,931,512 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $3,744,406,000 after buying an additional 3,124,798 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors raised its position in Intel by 32.5% in the 3rd quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 86,503,121 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $2,902,180,000 after buying an additional 21,230,715 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Intel in the 4th quarter valued at $2,233,159,000. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp raised its position in Intel by 18.3% in the 3rd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 55,521,741 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $1,862,755,000 after buying an additional 8,569,812 shares during the last quarter. 64.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Intel Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ INTC opened at $99.17 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $498.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -159.95 and a beta of 2.21. The company has a current ratio of 2.31, a quick ratio of 1.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. Intel Corporation has a 1-year low of $18.97 and a 1-year high of $132.75. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $88.25 and its 200 day moving average is $58.80.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.29 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.01 by $0.28. The company had revenue of $13.58 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $12.32 billion. Intel had a positive return on equity of 0.39% and a negative net margin of 5.90%.Intel’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.13 EPS. Intel has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.200-0.200 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Intel Corporation will post 0.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Key Stories Impacting Intel

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel announced strategic collaborations with Foxconn and Hitachi to accelerate next-generation AI infrastructure, industrial AI, and intelligent computing platforms, which could expand its role in the AI buildout over time. Reuters: Foxconn announces strategic collaboration with Intel on next-gen AI infrastructure
• Positive Sentiment: Intel continues to benefit from investor enthusiasm around AI inference and CPU demand, with recent reports noting strong options activity and a sharp rally earlier in the week. Motley Fool: Why Intel Stock Rallied Today
• Neutral Sentiment: Several articles highlighted that Intel’s stock has had a huge run over the past year, suggesting traders may be weighing valuation after the recent surge rather than treating the AI deals as immediate earnings drivers.
• Negative Sentiment: NVIDIA’s launch of a new PC chip is being seen as a direct challenge to Intel’s most important businesses, increasing fears of longer-term competitive pressure in personal computers and CPUs. 24/7 Wall St.: Nvidia Launches PC Chip in a Direct Challenge Against Intel
• Negative Sentiment: Intel was also caught up in a broad semiconductor and tech selloff tied to Broadcom’s weak AI outlook, which pressured chip stocks across the group. Invezz: Intel, AMD stocks slide again in aftermath of Broadcom’s weak outlook

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have issued reports on the company. Benchmark upped their price objective on Intel from $105.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Citigroup upped their price objective on Intel from $95.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Seaport Research Partners increased their price target on Intel from $65.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target on Intel from $60.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities increased their price target on Intel from $30.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating, twenty-six have given a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $83.35.

Insider Buying and Selling at Intel

In related news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 40,256 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $99.53, for a total transaction of $4,006,679.68. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 105,077 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,458,313.81. This trade represents a 27.70% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.05% 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.