Journey Advisory Group LLC cut its position in shares of Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU – Free Report) by 22.1% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 320 shares of the software maker’s stock after selling 91 shares during the quarter. Journey Advisory Group LLC’s holdings in Intuit were worth $252,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Intuit by 1.1% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 27,330,309 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $16,780,536,000 after purchasing an additional 294,993 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its stake in Intuit by 7.8% during the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 9,018,770 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $5,537,435,000 after purchasing an additional 649,212 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its stake in Intuit by 6.8% during the first quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 5,655,249 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $3,472,266,000 after purchasing an additional 358,328 shares during the period. Brown Advisory Inc. lifted its stake in Intuit by 7.9% during the first quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 3,444,600 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $2,114,950,000 after purchasing an additional 252,265 shares during the period. Finally, Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in Intuit by 1.2% during the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,078,686 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $1,890,282,000 after purchasing an additional 36,513 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 83.66% of the company’s stock.
Intuit Stock Performance
INTU stock opened at $664.77 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a current ratio of 1.36 and a quick ratio of 1.36. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $674.70 and a 200 day moving average price of $696.51. Intuit Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $532.65 and a fifty-two week high of $813.70. The stock has a market capitalization of $185.34 billion, a PE ratio of 48.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.55 and a beta of 1.25.
Intuit Increases Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 17th. Investors of record on Thursday, October 9th were given a $1.20 dividend. This is a boost from Intuit’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.04. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, October 9th. This represents a $4.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. Intuit’s dividend payout ratio is presently 34.93%.
Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, Director Richard L. Dalzell sold 333 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $661.15, for a total value of $220,162.95. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 14,475 shares in the company, valued at $9,570,146.25. The trade was a 2.25% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Scott D. Cook sold 529 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $664.99, for a total transaction of $351,779.71. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 6,162,547 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,098,032,129.53. This trade represents a 0.01% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 2,407 shares of company stock worth $1,614,913 in the last quarter. Insiders own 2.68% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of research analysts have commented on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of Intuit from $770.00 to $750.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 22nd. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on shares of Intuit from $900.00 to $880.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 22nd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Intuit in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on shares of Intuit from $820.00 to $870.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. Finally, CLSA began coverage on shares of Intuit in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $900.00 target price for the company. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $791.82.
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Intuit Profile
Intuit Inc provides financial management and compliance products and services for consumers, small businesses, self-employed, and accounting professionals in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company operates in four segments: Small Business & Self-Employed, Consumer, Credit Karma, and ProTax.
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