Meeder Advisory Services Inc. Invests $1.36 Million in Intuit Inc. $INTU

Meeder Advisory Services Inc. acquired a new stake in Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTUFree Report) in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund acquired 5,212 shares of the software maker’s stock, valued at approximately $1,360,000.

A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of INTU. Betterment LLC lifted its stake 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 in the last quarter. One Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Intuit by 2.7% during the third quarter. One Capital Management LLC now owns 681 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $465,000 after acquiring an additional 18 shares in the last quarter. Quadcap Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Intuit by 1.0% during the third quarter. Quadcap Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,801 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $1,230,000 after acquiring an additional 18 shares during the period. United Asset Strategies Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Intuit by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. United Asset Strategies Inc. now owns 2,036 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $1,349,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares during the period. Finally, Sage Private Wealth Group LLC lifted its position in Intuit by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. Sage Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 802 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $531,000 after acquiring an additional 22 shares in the last quarter. 83.66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on INTU shares. BNP Paribas Exane reduced their target price on shares of Intuit from $463.00 to $315.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price target on Intuit from $650.00 to $550.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 21st. KeyCorp reduced their price objective on Intuit from $520.00 to $450.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Susquehanna decreased their price objective on Intuit from $550.00 to $427.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a report on Monday, July 20th. Finally, Barclays dropped their target price on Intuit from $540.00 to $443.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Twenty investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $451.26.

Check Out Our Latest Analysis on INTU

Intuit Trading Up 3.4%

Intuit stock opened at $362.47 on Thursday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $295.58 and a 200-day moving average of $360.88. Intuit Inc. has a one year low of $252.84 and a one year high of $705.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26, a current ratio of 1.45 and a quick ratio of 1.45. The company has a market cap of $99.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.95, a P/E/G ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 0.97.

Intuit (NASDAQ:INTUGet Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 20th. The software maker reported $12.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $12.57 by $0.23. Intuit had a return on equity of 25.18% and a net margin of 21.91%.The business had revenue of $8.56 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.54 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $11.65 earnings per share. Intuit’s quarterly revenue was up 10.4% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts expect that Intuit Inc. will post 18.18 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Key Stories Impacting Intuit

Here are the key news stories impacting Intuit this week:

  • Positive Sentiment: Intuit benefited from a broader rotation into enterprise software after weakness in AI hardware stocks. The move suggests traders are reassessing the durability and valuation of software businesses, although it may be a short-term sector trade. Software Stocks Soar in Rotational Trade
  • Positive Sentiment: Investor commentary highlighted Intuit’s potential to use AI through its AI-native enterprise resource planning products and Intuit Intelligence chat. A separate investment analysis argued that tax preparation and AI could complement one another, supporting the long-term growth narrative. Intuit Expanding AI-Native ERP
  • Positive Sentiment: A GuruFocus analysis cited a GF Score of 78, reflecting relatively favorable quality, growth, profitability, and valuation characteristics. Intuit’s latest reported quarter also showed year-over-year revenue growth and an earnings-per-share beat, providing fundamental support for the rebound. Intuit GF Score Analysis

Insider Activity at Intuit

In other news, Director Richard L. Dalzell sold 338 shares of the company’s 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 $3,449,554.36. This represents a 2.67% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Vasant M. Prabhu acquired 1,250 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 22nd. The stock was bought at an average cost of $309.45 per share, with a total value of $386,812.50. Following the acquisition, the director owned 1,250 shares in the company, valued at $386,812.50. The trade was a ∞ increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 1,239 shares of company stock valued at $348,354 over the last three months. Insiders own 2.49% of the company’s stock.

Intuit Company Profile

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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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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU)

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