Sound View Wealth Advisors Group LLC raised its stake in Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU – Free Report) by 25.5% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 924 shares of the software maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 188 shares during the quarter. Sound View Wealth Advisors Group LLC’s holdings in Intuit were worth $728,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. KMG Fiduciary Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Intuit by 1.8% in the 2nd quarter. KMG Fiduciary Partners LLC now owns 771 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $607,000 after acquiring an additional 14 shares during the last quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. raised its position in Intuit by 3.9% in the second quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. now owns 376 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $296,000 after purchasing an additional 14 shares during the period. Weaver Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Intuit by 1.3% during the second quarter. Weaver Capital Management LLC now owns 1,127 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $888,000 after purchasing an additional 14 shares in the last quarter. May Hill Capital LLC boosted its position in shares of Intuit by 4.2% during the second quarter. May Hill Capital LLC now owns 345 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $272,000 after buying an additional 14 shares during the period. Finally, Peloton Wealth Strategists boosted its position in shares of Intuit by 0.3% during the first quarter. Peloton Wealth Strategists now owns 4,414 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $2,710,000 after buying an additional 15 shares during the period. 83.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Intuit Stock Performance
NASDAQ:INTU opened at $648.85 on Monday. Intuit Inc. has a 12 month low of $532.65 and a 12 month high of $813.70. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $180.90 billion, a PE ratio of 47.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.53 and a beta of 1.25. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $668.65 and its 200 day moving average price is $705.97.
Intuit Increases Dividend
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 17th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 9th were paid a $1.20 dividend. This is an increase from Intuit’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.04. This represents a $4.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, October 9th. Intuit’s payout ratio is currently 34.93%.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other 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 transaction of $220,162.95. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 14,475 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,570,146.25. The trade was a 2.25% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Sandeep Aujla sold 1,170 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, October 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $677.06, for a total transaction of $792,160.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 1,295 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $876,792.70. The trade was a 47.46% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 2,407 shares of company stock valued at $1,614,913. 2.68% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on INTU shares. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price objective on Intuit from $850.00 to $800.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Intuit in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Rothschild & Co Redburn increased their price target on shares of Intuit from $560.00 to $670.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 23rd. Citigroup dropped their price objective on shares of Intuit from $815.00 to $803.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Finally, Oppenheimer upped their target price on shares of Intuit from $742.00 to $868.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, July 28th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $791.82.
Check Out Our Latest Analysis on Intuit
Intuit Company 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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