Southern Capital Advisors LLC trimmed its position in shares of Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU – Free Report) by 82.8% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 685 shares of the software maker’s stock after selling 3,309 shares during the quarter. Southern Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Intuit were worth $296,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Intuit in the fourth quarter valued at $3,058,407,000. Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its position in shares of Intuit by 183.8% in the 3rd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 1,999,737 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $1,365,640,000 after buying an additional 1,295,199 shares in the last quarter. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. purchased a new stake in shares of Intuit in the 1st quarter worth about $785,564,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its stake in Intuit by 36.3% in the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,923,842 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $1,274,391,000 after acquiring an additional 512,684 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its stake in Intuit by 20.3% in the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,791,212 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $1,848,954,000 after acquiring an additional 471,451 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.66% of the company’s stock.
Intuit News Summary
Here are the key news stories impacting Intuit this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Intuit’s latest quarterly results were solid, with EPS and revenue both beating estimates and revenue rising 10.4% year over year, while Credit Karma continued to show traction with 15% revenue growth. Credit Karma Gains Traction: Can It Continue Boosting Intuit’s Growth?
- Positive Sentiment: Some commentary remains constructive on Intuit’s AI strategy, with the company pushing automation across tax, accounting, and marketing tools and repositioning itself around AI-driven products. Intuit (INTU) Cuts 17% Of Jobs As It Pushes Harder Into AI
- Neutral Sentiment: Intuit raised about $1.74 billion through senior notes, which adds financial flexibility but also increases leverage slightly. Is Intuit (INTU) One of the Best Generative AI Software Stocks to Buy?
- Negative Sentiment: Stifel downgraded Intuit to Hold from Buy and cut its price target sharply to $275 from $375, citing growth concerns and the risk that guidance could come down as pricing changes take effect. Stifel downgrades Intuit to Hold on growth concerns, cuts target price
- Negative Sentiment: Several reports say the stock has been hit by AI fears and a steep post-earnings selloff, with investors questioning whether growth can reaccelerate soon. Intuit (INTU) Down 13.1% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Rebound?
- Negative Sentiment: Intuit also faces legal overhang after law firms announced investigations into possible securities fraud tied to pricing issues and the stock’s sharp decline. Investor Rights Alert: Intuit (INTU) is being Investigated by BFA Law for Securities Fraud after Pricing Issues Cause 20% Stock Drop
Insider Activity at Intuit
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus restated a “hold” rating and set a $275.00 target price (down from $375.00) on shares of Intuit in a research report on Wednesday. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered shares of Intuit from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and lowered their price target for the company from $519.00 to $276.00 in a research report on Tuesday, June 2nd. UBS Group dropped their price objective on shares of Intuit from $440.00 to $360.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Northcoast Research dropped their price objective on shares of Intuit from $575.00 to $465.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Barclays reduced their target price on Intuit from $540.00 to $443.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Twenty-three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Intuit presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $511.35.
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Intuit Stock Performance
Shares of INTU stock opened at $267.00 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $73.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.17, a PEG ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a current ratio of 1.45, a quick ratio of 1.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $349.67 and a 200 day moving average price of $460.02. Intuit Inc. has a twelve month low of $259.23 and a twelve month high of $813.70.
Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 20th. The software maker reported $12.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $12.57 by $0.23. The company had revenue of $8.56 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.54 billion. Intuit had a net margin of 21.91% and a return on equity of 25.18%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $11.65 EPS. Intuit has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 3.560-3.620 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 23.800-23.850 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Intuit Inc. will post 18.18 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Intuit Announces Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 17th. Investors of record on Thursday, July 9th will be given a dividend of $1.20 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, July 9th. This represents a $4.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.8%. Intuit’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 29.07%.
Intuit Profile
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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