Allworth Financial LP boosted its position in shares of Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU – Free Report) by 45.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 6,558 shares of the software maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,039 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP’s holdings in Intuit were worth $4,344,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Intuit by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 28,918,438 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $19,156,152,000 after purchasing an additional 296,448 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its position in Intuit by 1.2% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 12,882,779 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $8,797,779,000 after purchasing an additional 158,456 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in Intuit by 7.8% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,757,171 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $2,565,810,000 after purchasing an additional 271,407 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp boosted its position in Intuit by 4.8% during the third quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 3,450,001 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $2,356,040,000 after purchasing an additional 158,843 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its position in Intuit by 183.8% during the third quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 1,999,737 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $1,365,640,000 after purchasing an additional 1,295,199 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.66% of the company’s stock.
Intuit Price Performance
INTU opened at $393.00 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.32, a current ratio of 1.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. Intuit Inc. has a 12 month low of $342.11 and a 12 month high of $813.70. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $413.60 and a 200 day simple moving average of $521.20. The stock has a market cap of $108.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.45, a P/E/G ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.04.
Intuit Announces Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 17th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 9th were issued a dividend of $1.20 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, April 9th. This represents a $4.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. Intuit’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 31.09%.
Key Headlines Impacting Intuit
Here are the key news stories impacting Intuit this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Investor sentiment is improving around INTU’s valuation after a year of share-price weakness, with a new article arguing the stock may be oversold and potentially attractive for long-term buyers. Is Intuit Stock Oversold Now, Finally Making It a Buy?
- Positive Sentiment: Coverage ahead of Q3 earnings highlights that Wall Street will be watching Intuit’s key metrics closely, which can reinforce expectations that the company continues to post double-digit growth and may deliver another solid quarter. Ahead of Intuit (INTU) Q3 Earnings: Get Ready With Wall Street Estimates for Key Metrics
- Positive Sentiment: Intuit also drew attention for expanding its Enterprise Suite with AI-powered automation and analytics, signaling continued product innovation that could support mid-market growth and future recurring revenue. Intuit Expands Enterprise Suite With AI: Will It Boost Growth?
Analysts Set New Price Targets
INTU has been the topic of several research reports. KeyCorp lowered their price target on Intuit from $750.00 to $520.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 27th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price target on Intuit from $720.00 to $519.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 27th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price target on Intuit from $800.00 to $500.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 27th. Guggenheim set a $633.00 price objective on Intuit in a report on Monday, March 16th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded Intuit from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-three have assigned a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Intuit has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $634.26.
Read Our Latest Analysis on INTU
Insider Buying and Selling
In other Intuit news, Director Richard L. Dalzell sold 333 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $440.40, for a total transaction of $146,653.20. Following the transaction, the director owned 13,253 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,836,621.20. The trade was a 2.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 2.49% of the company’s stock.
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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