Fulton Breakefield Broenniman LLC acquired a new position in shares of Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU – Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 310 shares of the software maker’s stock, valued at approximately $244,000.
Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in INTU. Nuveen LLC bought a new position in Intuit during the 1st quarter worth about $882,031,000. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. bought a new position in Intuit during the 1st quarter worth about $785,564,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its holdings in Intuit by 7.8% during the 1st 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 in the last quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA increased its holdings in Intuit by 55.5% during the 1st quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA now owns 1,053,197 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $646,613,000 after purchasing an additional 375,742 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP increased its holdings in Intuit by 6.8% during the 1st 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 in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.66% of the company’s stock.
Intuit Trading Down 0.0%
Intuit stock opened at $657.80 on Thursday. Intuit Inc. has a 52 week low of $532.65 and a 52 week high of $813.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a current ratio of 1.36. The stock has a market capitalization of $183.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 47.87, a PEG ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 1.25. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $692.42 and a 200 day simple moving average of $692.73.
Intuit Increases Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 17th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 9th will be given a dividend of $1.20 per share. This represents a $4.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. This is a boost from Intuit’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.04. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 9th. Intuit’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 34.93%.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Intuit news, Director Richard L. Dalzell sold 333 shares of the firm’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 transaction of $220,162.95. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 14,475 shares in the company, valued at $9,570,146.25. This trade represents a 2.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Scott D. Cook sold 529 shares of the firm’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 sale, 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 ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 2,407 shares of company stock worth $1,614,913 over the last three months. Insiders own 2.68% of the company’s stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $850.00 price objective on shares of Intuit in a report on Tuesday, September 2nd. KeyCorp decreased their price objective on Intuit from $850.00 to $825.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company set a $880.00 price objective on Intuit and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, June 13th. Rothschild & Co Redburn raised their price objective on Intuit from $560.00 to $670.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 23rd. Finally, Barclays decreased their price objective on Intuit from $815.00 to $785.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 22nd. One research 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. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Intuit currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $791.82.
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About Intuit
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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