Rothschild & Co Redburn upgraded shares of Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU – Free Report) from a neutral rating to a buy rating in a report released on Tuesday, Marketbeat reports. They currently have $700.00 price target on the software maker’s stock, up from their prior price target of $670.00.
INTU has been the topic of a number of other reports. Scotiabank set a $575.00 target price on Intuit in a report on Friday, March 6th. Mizuho dropped their price objective on shares of Intuit from $675.00 to $600.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $875.00 target price on shares of Intuit in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $650.00 price target on shares of Intuit in a research report on Sunday, February 22nd. Finally, TD Cowen decreased their price objective on Intuit from $658.00 to $633.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 2nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have issued a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $634.26.
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Intuit Price Performance
Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The software maker reported $4.15 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.68 by $0.47. The business had revenue of $4.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.53 billion. Intuit had a net margin of 21.57% and a return on equity of 24.23%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 17.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $3.32 earnings per share. Intuit has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 12.450-12.510 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 22.980-23.180 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Intuit will post 14.09 EPS for the current year.
Intuit Announces Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 17th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 9th will be given a dividend of $1.20 per share. This represents a $4.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 9th. Intuit’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 31.09%.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In related news, Director Richard L. Dalzell sold 333 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $440.40, for a total value of $146,653.20. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 13,253 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,836,621.20. The trade was a 2.45% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Sandeep Aujla sold 1,335 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $629.46, for a total transaction of $840,329.10. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 536 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $337,390.56. The trade was a 71.35% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 120,501 shares of company stock valued at $79,983,892. 2.49% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Intuit
A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Fort Sheridan Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Intuit by 2.1% during the 2nd quarter. Fort Sheridan Advisors LLC now owns 722 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $569,000 after buying an additional 15 shares during the last quarter. BetterWealth LLC lifted its holdings in Intuit by 3.8% during the third quarter. BetterWealth LLC now owns 412 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $281,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares during the last quarter. Sachetta LLC boosted its position in Intuit by 23.8% during the third quarter. Sachetta LLC now owns 78 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $53,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares during the period. Clearstead Trust LLC increased its stake in shares of Intuit by 1.9% in the second quarter. Clearstead Trust LLC now owns 862 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $679,000 after purchasing an additional 16 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vance Wealth LLC lifted its stake in shares of Intuit by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter. Vance Wealth LLC now owns 1,116 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $879,000 after buying an additional 16 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 83.66% of the company’s stock.
Trending Headlines about Intuit
Here are the key news stories impacting Intuit this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Q4 results and guidance remain supportive — Intuit reported better‑than‑expected Q4 earnings and gave FY/Q3 guidance that indicates continued high-margin growth, which underpins the company’s cash flow and longer‑term valuation. Q4 Earnings Outperformers: Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU)
- Positive Sentiment: Strategic AI partnership with Anthropic — Intuit and Anthropic are rolling out AI financial agents that combine Intuit’s proprietary financial data with advanced Claude models; this could accelerate product differentiation and retention across consumer and small‑business offerings. Intuit (INTU), Anthropic Partner to Launch AI Financial Agents
- Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrade — Rothschild & Co Redburn upgraded Intuit, which may support sentiment among institutional holders. Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU) Stock Rating Upgraded by Rothschild & Co Redburn
- Neutral Sentiment: Market/valuation focus amid share weakness — coverage is highlighting that recent price weakness is a function of valuation resetting and AI uncertainty rather than a single company-specific miss; this is keeping volatility elevated as investors re‑price growth optionality. Assessing Intuit (INTU) Valuation After Recent Share Price Weakness
- Neutral Sentiment: Retail/investor attention has increased — several trend and “what to know” pieces summarize catalysts and risks, which can boost trading volume but don’t change fundamentals by themselves. Here is What to Know Beyond Why Intuit Inc. (INTU) is a Trending Stock
- Negative Sentiment: Insider selling disclosed — Director Richard Dalzell sold small blocks of stock recently (two filings at ~$474 and ~$440 per share), which may be viewed negatively by some investors even though the sales are modest relative to total holdings. Richard L. Dalzell insider sale filings
- Negative Sentiment: Bearish technical/structural and valuation takes — several analysts and commentary pieces argue the stock faces structural/technical headwinds and that volatility/valuation risk could lead to further downside, which pressures sentiment and selling. Intuit Stock Faces Structural Trouble Despite Optimistic Calls
- Negative Sentiment: Calls to brace for more downside — opinion pieces note that despite solid revenue growth, AI uncertainty and stretched prior valuation could produce additional share‑price volatility. Intuit Stock Has Been Crushed This Year. How Much Further Could It Fall?
Intuit Company Profile
Intuit Inc (NASDAQ: INTU) is a financial software company headquartered in Mountain View, California, that develops and sells cloud-based financial management and compliance products for individuals, small businesses, self-employed workers and accounting professionals. Founded in 1983 by Scott Cook and Tom Proulx, the company has grown from desktop tax and accounting software into a diversified provider of online financial tools. As of my latest update, Sasan Goodarzi serves as Chief Executive Officer.
Intuit’s product portfolio includes QuickBooks, its flagship accounting and business-management platform that offers bookkeeping, payroll, payments and invoicing capabilities; TurboTax, a tax-preparation and filing service aimed at individual taxpayers; and Mint, a consumer personal-finance and budgeting app.
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