Bank of Nova Scotia lifted its stake in Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU – Free Report) by 33.0% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 224,052 shares of the software maker’s stock after buying an additional 55,584 shares during the period. Bank of Nova Scotia’s holdings in Intuit were worth $96,876,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of INTU. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Intuit during the 4th quarter worth approximately $3,058,407,000. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. acquired a new stake in Intuit in the first quarter valued at approximately $785,564,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its stake in shares of Intuit by 36.3% during the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,923,842 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $1,274,391,000 after purchasing an additional 512,684 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its position in shares of Intuit by 20.3% during the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,791,212 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $1,848,954,000 after purchasing an additional 471,451 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its position in shares of Intuit by 172.1% during the first quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 674,982 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $291,849,000 after purchasing an additional 426,952 shares in the last quarter. 83.66% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Intuit Trading Down 1.0%
NASDAQ INTU opened at $281.53 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $77.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26, a current ratio of 1.45 and a quick ratio of 1.45. Intuit Inc. has a 12 month low of $252.84 and a 12 month high of $813.70. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $295.57 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $394.30.
Intuit Dividend Announcement
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 17th. Investors of record on Thursday, July 9th were issued a $1.20 dividend. This represents a $4.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, July 9th. Intuit’s payout ratio is currently 29.07%.
Insider Activity at Intuit
In other news, Director Vasant M. Prabhu bought 500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 26th. The stock was bought 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 in the company, valued at $541,992.50. The trade was a 40.00% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Richard L. Dalzell sold 284 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $262.32, for a total value of $74,498.88. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 11,758 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,084,358.56. This trade represents a 2.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 1,239 shares of company stock worth $348,354 in the last 90 days. 2.49% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Trending Headlines about Intuit
Here are the key news stories impacting Intuit this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Intuit launched a new QuickBooks-linked small business credit card with Mastercard, which could deepen engagement with its platform and create a new financial-services growth avenue. Intuit Launches Business Credit Card That Brings Spend Management, Rewards, and Insights Together in QuickBooks
- Positive Sentiment: Intuit highlighted its AI and telesurgery-style collaboration vision at the Society of Robotic Surgery conference for its broader technology platform, showcasing long-term innovation, though this is not directly tied to INTU’s core business and appears to be unrelated content in the feed.
- Neutral Sentiment: Multiple law firms urged affected shareholders to contact them before the September lead-plaintiff deadline in the pending securities class action. These reminders are procedural, but they keep the allegations in the spotlight. INTU Investors Have Opportunity to Lead Intuit Inc. Securities Fraud Lawsuit
- Neutral Sentiment: Intuit’s recent earnings beat and revenue growth remain supportive in the background, but today’s trading appears to be driven more by litigation headlines and analyst sentiment than by operating results.
- Negative Sentiment: A class action was filed alleging Intuit overstated the health of its tax-related business and TurboTax growth prospects, raising concerns about disclosure risk and potential legal costs. Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP Announces the Filing of a Securities Fraud Class Action Lawsuit Against Intuit Inc.
- Negative Sentiment: Market commentary about generative AI disruption fears and a reported analyst downgrade added to investor caution around Intuit’s growth outlook and valuation. Generative AI Disruption Fears Hurt Intuit (INTU)
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of research firms recently weighed in on INTU. Oppenheimer lowered their price target on shares of Intuit from $558.00 to $406.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Stifel Nicolaus reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $275.00 price objective (down from $375.00) on shares of Intuit in a report on Wednesday, June 17th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Intuit from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Bank of America began coverage on Intuit in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. They set a “buy” rating and a $400.00 target price on the stock. Finally, UBS Group cut their price target on Intuit from $440.00 to $360.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Twenty-one analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $468.84.
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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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