Is Intel Corp. (INTC) the Best High Volume Stock to Buy Now?

We recently published a list of the 13 Best High Volume Stocks to Buy Now. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) stands against other best high volume stocks.

On May 9, BMO private wealth chief market strategist Carol Schleif joined CNBC’s ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss the latest market trends and the state of the economy. Reflecting on a market decline in April that reached a ~20% drop, Schleif noted that the market recovered and ended only 3% to 4 % down. She described investor reactions during that period as mixed: about 10% were very eager to buy, but another 10% were quite nervous, while the majority remained measured. She emphasized the important distinction between markets and the economy and noted that markets often move ahead of economic realities and quickly shift focus to new topics as part of their discounting mechanism. This is why markets serve as economic indicators and anticipate future developments.

She talked about how individual risk tolerance varies, with some younger clients adopting conservative strategies and some older clients favoring aggressive positions, especially in tech. Schleif acknowledged that tariffs are expected to rise from under 3% to ~10%, but despite this anticipation, she’s confident that markets and companies will adjust to the changes. She noted the unusual shift in US influence, which now extends beyond material control to more intangible domains, and described this shift in responsibility as significant and complex. Schleif also emphasized the value of globally diversified portfolios, which have been challenging to maintain during periods when the US market outperformed. However, she noted that such diversification, which includes fixed income and foreign equities, has provided better performance and protection year-to-date and helps investors weather volatility better than those concentrated solely in US assets.

Our Methodology

We first used stock screeners to compile a list of stocks with high average 3-month volumes. We then selected the 13 stocks that were the most popular among elite hedge funds and that analysts were bullish on. The stocks are ranked in ascending order of the number of hedge funds that have stakes in them, as of Q4 2024.

Note: All data was collected on May 12.

Why are we interested in the stocks that hedge funds pile into? The reason is simple: our research has shown that we can outperform the market by imitating the top stock picks of the best hedge funds. Our quarterly newsletter’s strategy selects 14 small-cap and large-cap stocks every quarter and has returned 373.4% since May 2014, beating its benchmark by 218 percentage points (see more details here).

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC)

Average Volume (3-Month): 111.08 million

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 83

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells computing and related products and services. It also offers optimization solutions for workloads, such as AI, cryptography, security, storage, and networking. Further, it delivers and deploys intelligent edge platforms that allow developers to achieve agility and drive automation using AI for efficient operations with data integrity.

In Q1 2025, the company’s Intel Products division made $11.8 billion in revenue, although this was a 10% sequential decline. Within Intel Products, the Client Computing Group particularly saw a 13% sequential revenue decline despite higher-than-expected volumes. Conversely, the Data Center & AI group performed better than expected, with revenue down only 5% sequentially due to the hyperscaler demand for host CPUs for AI servers and storage compute.

Intel Corp. (NASDAQ:INTC) is now prioritizing the development of best-in-class products to meet the needs of customers in the era of AI agents. Bernstein SocGen lowered its price target on Intel to $21 from $25 in April while keeping a Market Perform rating. Bernstein expects the company to benefit from increased purchases of computerized products in H1 2025, however, H2 will be met by the consumption of computers sinking sharply.

Overall, INTC ranks 6th on our list of the best high volume stocks to buy now. While we acknowledge the growth potential of INTC, our conviction lies in the belief that AI stocks hold great promise for delivering high returns and doing so within a shorter time frame. There is an AI stock that went up since the beginning of 2025, while popular AI stocks lost around 25%. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than INTC but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock.

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Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at Insider Monkey.