Allworth Financial LP boosted its holdings in shares of Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU – Free Report) by 45.1% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 6,558 shares of the software maker’s stock after buying an additional 2,039 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP’s holdings in Intuit were worth $4,344,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. GW&K Investment Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Intuit by 8.6% during the third quarter. GW&K Investment Management LLC now owns 202 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $138,000 after buying an additional 16 shares during the period. Betterment LLC boosted its position in shares of Intuit by 2.1% during the third quarter. Betterment LLC now owns 779 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $532,000 after buying an additional 16 shares during the period. Cannell & Spears LLC boosted its position in shares of Intuit by 0.4% during the third quarter. Cannell & Spears LLC now owns 3,868 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $2,641,000 after buying an additional 16 shares during the period. Crawford Investment Counsel Inc. boosted its position in shares of Intuit by 4.7% during the third quarter. Crawford Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 377 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $257,000 after buying an additional 17 shares during the period. Finally, Value Partners Investments Inc. boosted its position in shares of Intuit by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Value Partners Investments Inc. now owns 3,963 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $2,629,000 after buying an additional 17 shares during the period. 83.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price objective on Intuit from $850.00 to $600.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Citigroup reduced their price target on Intuit from $803.00 to $649.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 27th. BNP Paribas Exane raised Intuit from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $463.00 price target for the company in a research report on Monday, March 16th. Wolfe Research set a $550.00 price target on Intuit and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group reduced their price target on Intuit from $800.00 to $640.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-three have assigned a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $634.26.
Intuit Price Performance
Intuit stock opened at $393.00 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 1.32 and a current ratio of 1.32. Intuit Inc. has a 52 week low of $342.11 and a 52 week high of $813.70. The stock has a market capitalization of $108.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.04. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $413.60 and a 200-day moving average of $521.20.
Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The software maker reported $4.15 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.68 by $0.47. The firm had revenue of $4.65 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.53 billion. Intuit had a return on equity of 24.23% and a net margin of 21.57%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 17.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $3.32 EPS. 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, sell-side analysts expect that Intuit Inc. will post 17.44 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Intuit Dividend Announcement
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 17th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 9th were issued a dividend of $1.20 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, April 9th. This represents a $4.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. Intuit’s payout ratio is presently 31.09%.
Key Intuit News
Here are the key news stories impacting Intuit this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Investor sentiment is improving around INTU’s valuation after a year of share-price weakness, with a new article arguing the stock may be oversold and potentially attractive for long-term buyers. Is Intuit Stock Oversold Now, Finally Making It a Buy?
- Positive Sentiment: Coverage ahead of Q3 earnings highlights that Wall Street will be watching Intuit’s key metrics closely, which can reinforce expectations that the company continues to post double-digit growth and may deliver another solid quarter. Ahead of Intuit (INTU) Q3 Earnings: Get Ready With Wall Street Estimates for Key Metrics
- Positive Sentiment: Intuit also drew attention for expanding its Enterprise Suite with AI-powered automation and analytics, signaling continued product innovation that could support mid-market growth and future recurring revenue. Intuit Expands Enterprise Suite With AI: Will It Boost Growth?
Insider Buying and Selling
In other Intuit news, Director Richard L. Dalzell sold 333 shares of Intuit stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $440.40, for a total transaction 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 link. Insiders own 2.49% of the company’s stock.
About Intuit
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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