BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S reduced its stake in shares of Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU – Free Report) by 77.9% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 13,259 shares of the software maker’s stock after selling 46,737 shares during the period. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S’s holdings in Intuit were worth $5,733,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of INTU. Brighton Jones LLC raised its position in Intuit by 61.3% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 3,552 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $2,233,000 after purchasing an additional 1,350 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Intuit by 145.6% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 813 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $511,000 after purchasing an additional 482 shares during the last quarter. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. acquired a new position in shares of Intuit during the 1st quarter worth $785,564,000. Sivia Capital Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Intuit by 23.1% during the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 886 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $698,000 after buying an additional 166 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Florida Financial Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Intuit by 12.2% in the second quarter. Florida Financial Advisors LLC now owns 470 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $370,000 after buying an additional 51 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.66% of the company’s stock.
Intuit Price Performance
Shares of INTU opened at $257.77 on Tuesday. Intuit Inc. has a 12-month low of $252.84 and a 12-month high of $813.70. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $347.59 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $457.36. The company has a quick ratio of 1.45, a current ratio of 1.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26. The stock has a market cap of $70.51 billion, a PE ratio of 15.61, a PEG ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 0.98.
Intuit Announces Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 17th. Investors of record on Thursday, July 9th will be paid a $1.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 9th. This represents a $4.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.9%. Intuit’s payout ratio is currently 29.07%.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In related news, Director Vasant M. Prabhu purchased 500 shares of Intuit stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 26th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $309.71 per share, for a total transaction of $154,855.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 1,750 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $541,992.50. This represents a 40.00% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Richard L. Dalzell sold 284 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $282.20, for a total value of $80,144.80. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 12,042 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,398,252.40. The trade was a 2.30% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 955 shares of company stock valued at $273,855 over the last 90 days. 2.49% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of research firms have issued reports on INTU. BNP Paribas Exane decreased their target price on Intuit from $463.00 to $315.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Northcoast Research dropped their target price on shares of Intuit from $575.00 to $465.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, May 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded shares of Intuit from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $519.00 to $276.00 in a research note on Tuesday, June 2nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price target on shares of Intuit from $600.00 to $530.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, KeyCorp lowered their price objective on shares of Intuit from $520.00 to $450.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Twenty-three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $511.35.
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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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