First Nebraska Trust Co acquired a new stake in Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU – Free Report) during the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund acquired 13,436 shares of the software maker’s stock, valued at approximately $3,507,000.
Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Intuit by 61.3% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 3,552 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $2,233,000 after purchasing an additional 1,350 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Intuit by 145.6% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 813 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $511,000 after purchasing an additional 482 shares during the last quarter. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. acquired a new position in shares of Intuit during the 1st quarter worth $785,564,000. Sivia Capital Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Intuit by 23.1% during the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 886 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $698,000 after buying an additional 166 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Florida Financial Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Intuit by 12.2% during the 2nd quarter. Florida Financial Advisors LLC now owns 470 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $370,000 after buying an additional 51 shares during the last quarter. 83.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several analysts recently weighed in on INTU shares. Argus reduced their price objective on Intuit from $580.00 to $480.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Intuit in a research note on Tuesday. Truist Financial reissued a “hold” rating and issued a $350.00 target price (down from $410.00) on shares of Intuit in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price target on shares of Intuit from $650.00 to $550.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Freedom Capital lowered shares of Intuit from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Twenty investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $451.26.
Intuit Trading Up 1.4%
Shares of INTU stock opened at $367.00 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $100.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.23, a P/E/G ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 0.97. Intuit Inc. has a twelve month low of $252.84 and a twelve month high of $705.08. The company has a quick ratio of 1.45, a current ratio of 1.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $299.09 and its 200 day simple moving average is $359.96.
Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 20th. The software maker reported $12.80 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $12.57 by $0.23. Intuit had a return on equity of 25.18% and a net margin of 21.91%.The firm had revenue of $8.56 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.54 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $11.65 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 10.4% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Intuit Inc. will post 18.19 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Insider Activity at Intuit
In other Intuit news, Director Vasant M. Prabhu acquired 500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 26th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $309.71 per share, for a total transaction of $154,855.00. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 1,750 shares in the company, valued at $541,992.50. This represents a 40.00% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Richard L. Dalzell sold 338 shares of Intuit stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $279.86, for a total transaction of $94,592.68. Following the sale, the director owned 12,326 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,449,554.36. This represents a 2.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 1,239 shares of company stock valued at $348,354 in the last ninety days. 2.49% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
More Intuit News
Here are the key news stories impacting Intuit this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Intuit’s TurboTax, Credit Karma and QuickBooks businesses remain central to the bullish case. Analysts say the company is building a year-round consumer financial platform and using cross-selling to increase engagement and average revenue per user. Intuit Consumer Flywheel Gains: Can Cross-Selling Sustain Higher ARPU?
- Positive Sentiment: Some analysts see potential for an upside earnings surprise, citing valuation compression, raised guidance and continued momentum in Intuit’s key growth engines. Bank of America maintained a Buy rating and a $400 price target, supporting investor confidence before the report. Intuit: Resilient Growth Drivers and Attractive Valuation Support Buy Rating
- Neutral Sentiment: Options-oriented coverage highlights the possibility of generating income by selling calls against existing INTU shares. The strategy may provide an attractive yield but limits upside if the stock rises above the option’s strike price. Get Paid 16% A Year To Hold INTU Stock You Already Own
- Neutral Sentiment: Wall Street’s outlook is mixed ahead of earnings. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an Underweight rating, while another valuation update reduced its fair-value estimate from $488.17 to $449.20, reflecting concerns about growth expectations, valuation and potential artificial-intelligence risks. Piper Sandler Reaffirms Underweight Rating for Intuit
- Negative Sentiment: Several law firms are publicizing a securities-fraud class action against Intuit and certain officers. The lawsuit alleges that the company made material misstatements or omissions about the strength of its tax-related business and TurboTax growth disclosures. Investors face a September 8 deadline to seek lead-plaintiff status. The legal claims are allegations and could create reputational, financial and investor-confidence risks. Intuit Securities Fraud Class Action Deadline Alert
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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