Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU – Get Free Report) has been given an average rating of “Moderate Buy” by the thirty-two brokerages that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-five have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 12 month target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $638.0625.
A number of analysts recently weighed in on INTU shares. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of Intuit from $700.00 to $425.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Intuit from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Rothschild & Co Redburn raised shares of Intuit from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $670.00 to $700.00 in a research report on Tuesday, March 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of Intuit from $750.00 to $605.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Finally, Argus reduced their target price on Intuit from $780.00 to $580.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, March 4th.
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Institutional Trading of Intuit
A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of INTU. BetterWealth LLC raised its holdings in shares of Intuit by 3.8% in the 3rd quarter. BetterWealth LLC now owns 412 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $281,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares during the period. Sachetta LLC raised its holdings in shares of Intuit by 23.8% in the 3rd 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. PUREfi Wealth LLC raised its holdings in shares of Intuit by 4.5% in the 3rd quarter. PUREfi Wealth LLC now owns 369 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $252,000 after purchasing an additional 16 shares during the period. GW&K Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Intuit by 8.6% in the 3rd quarter. GW&K Investment Management LLC now owns 202 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $138,000 after purchasing an additional 16 shares during the period. Finally, Betterment LLC raised its holdings in Intuit by 2.1% in the third quarter. Betterment LLC now owns 779 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $532,000 after buying an additional 16 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other 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: Analyst & product-driven growth thesis — coverage highlights Intuit’s AI + human-intelligence (HI) strategy as a driver of higher automation, accuracy and “done-for-you” workflows that can expand monetization across tax, small business and personal finance products. Intuit’s AI & HI Integration: Will It Drive Future Growth?
- Positive Sentiment: Buy-the-dip narrative — several value-oriented writeups argue INTU is materially cheaper after a large share-price drawdown despite double‑digit revenue growth and recent earnings beats, encouraging bargain-hunters and contributing to today’s buying pressure. Same Intuit, Half Price. What’s Actually Happening?
- Positive Sentiment: Analyst/idea lists favor Intuit — multiple screeners and “oversold blue chip” lists include INTU, signaling potential institutional interest from value and dividend/quality-focused investors. 5 Oversold Blue Chip Stocks to Buy According to Analysts
- Neutral Sentiment: Relative-value comparisons — pieces weighing INTU vs. peers (e.g., PRGS) highlight valuation trade-offs and growth differentials; useful for positioning but not an immediate catalyst. Same Intuit, Half the Price. What’s Actually Going On?
- Neutral Sentiment: Macro consumer signal — a broad survey shows high consumer financial insecurity; this is a mixed signal for Intuit: could boost demand for tax/refund advances and budgeting tools but potentially pressure small-business spending. 78% of Americans Feel Financially Insecure for 2 Key Reasons
- Neutral Sentiment: Policy/bill updates — proposed legislation (e.g., voter-registration requirements for preparers) and ongoing policy debate around tax-filing models may require product/UX updates but are unlikely to shift fundamentals quickly. New Bill: Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman introduces H.R. 8130
- Negative Sentiment: Reputational/regulatory risk resurfaced — investigative reporting recounts how Intuit and competitors lobbied against an IRS pilot (Direct File) that offered free government tax filing, framing a long‑running policy win for incumbents; this could attract regulatory scrutiny and negative headlines, a near‑term headwind to sentiment. How a free tax filing system from the government went from 296,000 users to zero in just one year
Intuit Stock Performance
NASDAQ:INTU opened at $389.72 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $417.48 and its 200 day moving average is $559.46. Intuit has a fifty-two week low of $342.11 and a fifty-two week high of $813.70. The firm has a market capitalization of $107.78 billion, a PE ratio of 25.24, a PEG ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.21. 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 (NASDAQ:INTU – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The software maker reported $4.15 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.68 by $0.47. Intuit had a return on equity of 24.23% and a net margin of 21.57%.The company had revenue of $4.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.53 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $3.32 EPS. Intuit’s quarterly revenue was up 17.4% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 anticipate that Intuit will post 14.09 earnings per share for the current year.
Intuit Announces Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 17th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 9th will be paid a $1.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 9th. This represents a $4.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. Intuit’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 31.09%.
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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