West Family Investments Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU – Free Report) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 2,211 shares of the software maker’s stock, valued at approximately $577,000.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Intuit by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 28,918,438 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $19,156,152,000 after buying an additional 296,448 shares in the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in Intuit during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $6,851,859,000. State Street Corp lifted its stake in Intuit by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 13,062,848 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $8,653,092,000 after purchasing an additional 180,069 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Intuit by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,614,539 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $4,369,488,000 after purchasing an additional 87,451 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased its holdings in shares of Intuit by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 5,100,857 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $3,378,912,000 after purchasing an additional 60,910 shares during the period. 83.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Intuit Price Performance
INTU stock opened at $362.47 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26, a quick ratio of 1.45 and a current ratio of 1.45. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $295.58 and its 200-day moving average price is $360.88. Intuit Inc. has a one year low of $252.84 and a one year high of $705.10. The company has a market capitalization of $99.15 billion, a PE ratio of 21.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 0.97.
Insider Activity at Intuit
In other news, Director Richard L. Dalzell sold 284 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $262.32, for a total transaction of $74,498.88. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 11,758 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,084,358.56. This represents a 2.36% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Vasant M. Prabhu bought 500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 26th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $309.71 per share, with a total value of $154,855.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 1,750 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $541,992.50. This represents a 40.00% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 1,239 shares of company stock worth $348,354 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 2.49% of the company’s stock.
More Intuit News
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
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several equities analysts recently commented on the company. Morgan Stanley cut Intuit from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and reduced their target price for the stock from $580.00 to $335.00 in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. Erste Group Bank upgraded shares of Intuit to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $400.00 target price on shares of Intuit in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Oppenheimer lowered their price objective on shares of Intuit from $558.00 to $406.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Truist Financial reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $350.00 target price (down from $410.00) on shares of Intuit in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Twenty investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Intuit has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $451.26.
Check Out Our Latest Stock Analysis on INTU
About Intuit
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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