Banque Cantonale Vaudoise Grows Holdings in Intel Corporation $INTC

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise boosted its position in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) by 5.2% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 190,544 shares of the chip maker’s stock after buying an additional 9,432 shares during the quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise’s holdings in Intel were worth $8,408,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in INTC. Financially Speaking Inc increased its holdings in shares of Intel by 69.2% in the 4th quarter. Financially Speaking Inc now owns 682 shares of the chip maker’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 279 shares during the period. Legacy Bridge LLC acquired a new position in Intel during the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in Intel in the 4th quarter worth about $29,000. Swiss RE Ltd. bought a new position in Intel in the 4th quarter worth about $29,000. Finally, Osbon Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Intel in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. 64.53% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on INTC. Wall Street Zen raised Intel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, June 13th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on Intel from $65.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Truist Financial raised their target price on Intel from $49.00 to $81.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Bank of America raised their price target on Intel from $135.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on shares of Intel in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $87.98.

Intel News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Bank of America raised its price target on Intel to $160 from $135 and kept a Buy rating, citing improving fundamentals and strong AI demand that could support the semiconductor market’s long-term growth. Benzinga
• Positive Sentiment: Mizuho said Intel’s advanced packaging technology could help drive AI data center growth, lifting estimates and its target price as investors reassess Intel’s role in the AI infrastructure supply chain. Article
• Positive Sentiment: Intel has also been boosted by reports of a potential Apple chip partnership and recent analyst commentary that the company’s foundry turnaround and packaging capabilities could attract more outside customers. Article
• Neutral Sentiment: Several market commentary pieces highlighted that Intel’s recent rally may be getting extended, with some investors debating whether the stock has already priced in much of the comeback story. Article
• Negative Sentiment: Intel was also hit during a broader tech and AI selloff tied to weakness in semiconductors, memory-chip concerns, and a marketwide rotation out of high-valuation AI names. Article

Insider Transactions at Intel

In related news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 40,256 shares of the stock in a transaction on 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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 105,077 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,458,313.81. This trade represents a 27.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. 0.05% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Intel Stock Down 0.8%

Shares of Intel stock opened at $131.22 on Thursday. Intel Corporation has a 12-month low of $18.97 and a 12-month high of $141.45. The firm has a market capitalization of $659.49 billion, a PE ratio of -211.64 and a beta of 2.21. The company has a quick ratio of 1.85, a current ratio of 2.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $106.89 and its 200-day moving average is $66.82.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.29 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 the consensus estimate of $12.32 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.13 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Intel has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.200-0.200 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Intel Corporation will post 0.63 earnings per share for the current year.

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.