Intel shares trade in red, set to snap six days of gains

[Entrance of The Intel Museum in Silicon Valley.]
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Shares of Intel (NASDAQ:INTC [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/INTC]) were on track to snap six days of gains, as the stock fell more than 2.7% to $23.92 in Monday afternoon trade.

The chipmaker gained more than 23% in the last six trading sessions. INTC is up 2% over the past one month.

The stock has gained more than 16% so far this year, compared to an over 9% decline in the broader S&P 500 Index. The stock closed 2.93% higher, at $24.56 on Friday.

Shares of Intel saw a jump last week on news of the U.S. possibly investing in Intel. The Trump administration plans to take a 10% ownership stake in the chipmaker [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4486650-trump-administration-considers-taking-10-percent-stake-in-intel-as-plan-develops-report], according to reports.

Taking a 10% stake in Intel would require about $10.5B and make the U.S. government the largest shareholder.

The administration is considering using funds from the U.S. CHIPS and Science Act to pay for the investment, according to the report [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-18/trump-administration-said-to-discuss-taking-a-10-stake-in-intel].

Intel is already the largest recipient [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4486176-trump-administration-ponders-using-chips-funds-to-buy-stake-in-intel-report] of funding through the CHIPS Act. It has been slated to receive $10.9B in CHIPS Act grants for commercial and military programs combined.

Seeking Alpha’s Quant rating [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/INTC/ratings/quant-ratings], SA authors [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/INTC/ratings/author-ratings], and sell-side analysts [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/INTC/ratings/sell-side-ratings], all have rated Intel stock HOLD.

Seeking Alpha analyst Oriental Trader [https://seekingalpha.com/article/4814469-intel-go-up-becomes-state-owned-company] pointed out in a recent analysis that the semiconductor foundry industry is highly concentrated, and without strong government support, Intel is unlikely to turn around its foundry business.

“Recent news of potential US government equity stakes and tariffs signals a shift toward interventionist policy, which could benefit INTC significantly,” the analyst said.

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