By Shan Ahmed Khan
Publication Date: 2025-12-31 12:05:00
NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 06:47 ET — Premarket
- Intel shares were up about 1.6% in premarket trade, after finishing Tuesday higher.
- A recent SEC filing confirmed Intel issued stock to Nvidia for $5 billion at $23.28 per share.
- Investors are watching for updates on the Intel-Nvidia product roadmap and Intel’s late-January earnings window.
Intel shares rose in premarket trading on Wednesday, extending gains after Nvidia’s $5 billion stake became official in a recent filing. The stock was last up 1.6% at $37.90. Investing
The move matters because Nvidia’s cash investment is both a balance-sheet boost and a vote of confidence for Intel at a time when the chipmaker is trying to rebuild credibility with customers and investors. It also comes with dilution, as Intel issued new shares to fund the deal.
With year-end volumes typically thinner, incremental headlines can move prices more than usual. Traders are weighing whether the Nvidia tie-up turns into tangible product and manufacturing wins in 2026, rather than just a one-off capital injection.
Intel said in a Form 8-K that it completed the issuance and sale of 214,776,632 shares to Nvidia for $5.0 billion in cash, at $23.28 per share, closing on Dec. 26. The company described the transaction as a “private placement” — a share sale to a specific investor outside a public offering. Intel Corporation
The purchase was previously announced in September and cleared U.S. antitrust review earlier this month, Reuters reported,…