Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc. CT cut its holdings in shares of Intel Co. (NASDAQ:INTC – Free Report) by 6.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 115,511 shares of the chip maker’s stock after selling 7,515 shares during the period. Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc. CT’s holdings in Intel were worth $3,577,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. America First Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Intel in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Frazier Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Intel in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Burkett Financial Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Intel in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Tributary Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Intel in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Finally, Spartan Fund Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Intel in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $31,000. 64.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Intel Stock Performance
NASDAQ:INTC opened at $20.77 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $24.17 and its 200-day moving average is $31.22. Intel Co. has a 52-week low of $18.51 and a 52-week high of $51.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a quick ratio of 1.24 and a current ratio of 1.59. The company has a market cap of $88.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.64 and a beta of 1.03.
Intel Announces Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Sunday, September 1st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 7th were given a dividend of $0.125 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, August 7th. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.41%. Intel’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 52.08%.
Insider Activity
In other Intel news, CEO Patrick P. Gelsinger bought 12,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 5th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $20.16 per share, for a total transaction of $252,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 37,975 shares in the company, valued at $765,576. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.04% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on INTC shares. HSBC downgraded shares of Intel from a “hold” rating to a “reduce” rating in a research report on Friday, August 2nd. Daiwa America upgraded shares of Intel to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, August 26th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their target price on shares of Intel from $29.00 to $22.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 2nd. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Intel from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday, August 9th. Finally, Raymond James downgraded shares of Intel from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 2nd. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twenty-four have issued a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $32.04.
About Intel
Intel Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells computing and related products and services worldwide. It operates through Client Computing Group, Data Center and AI, Network and Edge, Mobileye, and Intel Foundry Services segments. The company's products portfolio comprises central processing units and chipsets, system-on-chips (SoCs), and multichip packages; mobile and desktop processors; hardware products comprising graphics processing units (GPUs), domain-specific accelerators, and field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs); and memory and storage, connectivity and networking, and other semiconductor products.
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