Alight Capital Management LP Raises Holdings in Intel Corporation $INTC

Alight Capital Management LP lifted its holdings in shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 33.3% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 200,000 shares of the chip maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 50,000 shares during the period. Intel makes up about 1.9% of Alight Capital Management LP’s portfolio, making the stock its 18th biggest holding. Alight Capital Management LP’s holdings in Intel were worth $7,380,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Align Financial LLC purchased a new stake in Intel in the 4th quarter worth approximately $2,603,000. Freestone Grove Partners LP purchased a new stake in Intel in the 4th quarter worth approximately $502,000. Guggenheim Capital LLC grew its stake in Intel by 4.3% in the 4th quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 1,345,303 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $49,642,000 after acquiring an additional 56,075 shares during the period. Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec grew its stake in Intel by 18.6% in the 4th quarter. Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec now owns 1,393,936 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $51,436,000 after acquiring an additional 218,936 shares during the period. Finally, Seldon Capital LP grew its stake in Intel by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. Seldon Capital LP now owns 226,071 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $8,342,000 after acquiring an additional 5,341 shares during the period. 64.53% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Intel

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have commented on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Intel from $35.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Benchmark lifted their price target on shares of Intel from $105.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, May 18th. Northland Securities lowered shares of Intel from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated a “market perform” rating and issued a $100.00 price target on shares of Intel in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Evercore set a $95.00 price target on shares of Intel in a report on Friday, April 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating, twenty-seven have assigned a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $87.09.

Intel Stock Performance

NASDAQ:INTC opened at $121.10 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 2.31, a quick ratio of 1.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. The firm has a market capitalization of $608.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -195.32 and a beta of 2.21. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $99.46 and its 200 day simple moving average is $63.55. Intel Corporation has a twelve month low of $18.97 and a twelve month high of $132.75.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.29 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.01 by $0.28. Intel had a negative net margin of 5.90% and a positive return on equity of 0.39%. The business had revenue of $13.58 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.32 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.13 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. Intel has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.200-0.200 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Intel Corporation will post 0.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Key Intel News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intel said its next-generation 18A-P manufacturing process has entered risk production, a major milestone that suggests progress in its chipmaking comeback and improves the odds of winning external customers. Intel’s new manufacturing tech enters initial production
• Positive Sentiment: Several reports said the new node could help Intel attract customers such as Apple and Nvidia, reinforcing hopes that the company’s foundry strategy is gaining traction. Intel begins production of most-advanced chip, inching closer to possible Apple deal
• Positive Sentiment: Bernstein and Bank of America raised their views/price targets on Intel, citing stronger CPU demand from the agentic AI buildout and renewed interest in Intel’s foundry ambitions. Bernstein Boosts Price Targets for Arm, AMD, and Intel on Agentic AI Revolution
• Positive Sentiment: Media coverage framed the 18A-P announcement as a sign that Intel’s cash-burning manufacturing business may be turning a corner, which has added to momentum in the shares. Intel takes a major step toward turning around a business that’s bleeding cash
• Neutral Sentiment: Commentary pieces and stock-screen articles are also highlighting Intel as a comeback and long-term AI/semiconductor play, which may be supporting sentiment but do not add new hard catalysts. Is Intel the Comeback Stock of the Decade?
• Negative Sentiment: Some analysts continue to warn that Intel’s valuation has run ahead of fundamentals after a huge rally, suggesting the stock could remain volatile if expectations get too high. Intel: The Re-Rating Has Gone Too Far

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.