Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU) Raised to “Buy” at Wall Street Zen

Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU) was upgraded by investment analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report issued on Sunday.

INTU has been the subject of several other research reports. Evercore ISI reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $875.00 price target on shares of Intuit in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. Wolfe Research lowered their target price on shares of Intuit from $870.00 to $830.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, December 15th. Truist Financial started coverage on shares of Intuit in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $739.00 price target for the company. Rothschild & Co Redburn lifted their target price 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. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Intuit in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have given a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $790.00.

Intuit Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:INTU opened at $646.90 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $656.34 and a 200-day moving average price of $690.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 1.39 and a quick ratio of 1.39. The company has a market capitalization of $180.01 billion, a PE ratio of 44.22, a PEG ratio of 2.65 and a beta of 1.25. Intuit has a 1-year low of $532.65 and a 1-year high of $813.70.

Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 20th. The software maker reported $3.34 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.09 by $0.25. The company had revenue of $3.87 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.76 billion. Intuit had a net margin of 21.19% and a return on equity of 23.52%. Intuit’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $2.50 EPS. Intuit has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.630-3.680 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Intuit will post 14.09 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Intuit

In other Intuit news, CFO Sandeep Aujla sold 1,335 shares of Intuit stock in a transaction on Monday, January 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $629.46, for a total value of $840,329.10. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 536 shares in the company, valued at approximately $337,390.56. The trade was a 71.35% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Richard L. Dalzell sold 333 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $659.95, for a total transaction of $219,763.35. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 13,476 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,893,486.20. The trade was a 2.41% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders have sold 388,464 shares of company stock worth $255,514,393. 2.49% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Intuit

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in INTU. KMG Fiduciary Partners LLC grew its holdings in Intuit by 1.8% during the 2nd quarter. KMG Fiduciary Partners LLC now owns 771 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $607,000 after buying an additional 14 shares in the last quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Intuit by 3.9% during the 2nd quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. now owns 376 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $296,000 after acquiring an additional 14 shares in the last quarter. Weaver Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Intuit by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. Weaver Capital Management LLC now owns 1,127 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $888,000 after acquiring an additional 14 shares during the last quarter. May Hill Capital LLC boosted its position in shares of Intuit by 4.2% during the 2nd quarter. May Hill Capital LLC now owns 345 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $272,000 after acquiring an additional 14 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Moody Lynn & Lieberson LLC grew its holdings in shares of Intuit by 0.9% in the second quarter. Moody Lynn & Lieberson LLC now owns 1,672 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $1,317,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares in the last quarter. 83.66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about Intuit

Here are the key news stories impacting Intuit this week:

• Positive Sentiment: TD Cowen initiated coverage with a “buy” and a $802 price target — a prominent bullish call that can attract momentum and institutional interest. TD Cowen Buy on Intuit
• Positive Sentiment: Truist began coverage with a “buy” and $739 target, another institutional endorsement supporting demand among growth investors. Truist Initiates on Intuit
• Positive Sentiment: Media coverage of Intuit’s SMB Media Labs at CES highlights potential new advertising/media revenue for small-business customers — a strategic growth narrative beyond core tax and accounting products. Intuit SMB MediaLabs at CES
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst roundups and coverage (Zacks, 24/7 Wall St.) largely reiterate existing bullish sentiment and recap recent calls — helpful for market tone but not new fundamentals. Zacks: Wall Street Views on Intuit
• Neutral Sentiment: Company announced a $1.20 quarterly dividend (ex-dividend/record timing noted in filings) — supports yield narrative but is expected and modest versus growth drivers. MarketBeat Intuit Summary
• Negative Sentiment: Wells Fargo cut Intuit from “overweight” to “equal weight” and trimmed its price target to $700 (from $840) — a notable downgrade that lowers near-term analyst support. Wells Fargo Downgrade
• Negative Sentiment: CEO Sasan Goodarzi sold 41,000 shares (~$26.65M at ~$650.10) on Jan. 7, cutting his direct holding by ~75% — a large insider disposition that can weigh on sentiment even if for personal/planned-liquidity reasons. SEC Form 4 – Goodarzi Sale
• Negative Sentiment: CFO Sandeep Aujla also recently sold shares (~1,335 shares), another insider sale that can add to near-term selling pressure. SEC Form 4 – Aujla Sale

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.