Insider Selling: Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU) Director Sells 333 Shares of Stock

Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU) Director Richard Dalzell sold 333 shares of Intuit stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $440.40, for a total value of $146,653.20. Following the transaction, the director owned 13,253 shares in the company, valued at $5,836,621.20. This represents a 2.45% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website.

Intuit Stock Down 1.2%

Intuit stock traded down $5.32 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $435.13. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 3,541,588 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,111,088. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 1.32 and a quick ratio of 1.32. Intuit Inc. has a 52-week low of $349.00 and a 52-week high of $813.70. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $490.65 and its 200 day moving average is $603.35. The company has a market cap of $120.34 billion, a PE ratio of 28.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 1.26.

Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The software maker reported $4.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.68 by $0.47. Intuit had a net margin of 21.57% and a return on equity of 24.23%. The business had revenue of $4.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.53 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $3.32 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 17.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Intuit has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 12.450-12.510 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 22.980-23.180 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Intuit Inc. will post 14.09 earnings per share for the current year.

Intuit Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 17th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 9th will be issued a dividend of $1.20 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 9th. This represents a $4.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Intuit’s dividend payout ratio is currently 31.09%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the company. Jefferies Financial Group set a $650.00 price objective on Intuit in a research note on Sunday, February 22nd. Scotiabank set a $575.00 target price on Intuit in a report on Friday, March 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price target on Intuit from $850.00 to $600.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Rothschild & Co Redburn upgraded Intuit from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $670.00 to $700.00 in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Susquehanna reduced their price objective on Intuit from $819.00 to $720.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have issued a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $634.26.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Tortoise Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in Intuit by 540.0% in the 2nd quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC now owns 32 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 27 shares during the period. Joseph Group Capital Management acquired a new position in shares of Intuit in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Intesa Sanpaolo Wealth Management bought a new position in shares of Intuit during the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Sagard Holdings Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Intuit during the 2nd quarter valued at about $28,000. Finally, MTM Investment Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Intuit by 135.0% during the 3rd quarter. MTM Investment Management LLC now owns 47 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 27 shares in the last quarter. 83.66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Key Intuit News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intuit this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results and peer-outperformance — Intuit reported a solid Q4 (beat on revenue and EPS) and has been flagged among earnings outperformers in the finance/HR software group, giving fundamental support to the stock. Q4 Earnings Outperformers
• Positive Sentiment: Strategic AI partnership — Intuit and Anthropic announced a multi-year collaboration to build AI-driven financial agents using Intuit’s proprietary data and Anthropic’s Claude models; this could accelerate product differentiation and long-term revenue streams if successfully commercialized. Intuit, Anthropic Partner
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst / influencer support — Rothschild & Co Redburn upgraded Intuit, and prominent TV commentary (Jim Cramer) reiterated confidence in the name, which can help stabilize demand for shares among retail and some institutional buyers. Rothschild Upgrade Cramer Remarks
• Neutral Sentiment: Increased attention and valuation reviews — Multiple outlets are running valuation pieces and “trending stock” writeups; these increase scrutiny and trading volume but don’t establish a clear direction by themselves. Assessing Valuation Zacks Trending
• Negative Sentiment: Large recent drawdown and technical/structural concerns — Several analysts and commentators warn the stock has been materially derated (50%+ decline from highs), raising the risk of further downside amid AI uncertainty and valuation compression. Benzinga Structural Concerns
• Negative Sentiment: Bearish outlooks on near-term risk/volatility — Opinion pieces caution that, despite healthy growth, Intuit faces valuation and execution uncertainty that could produce continued volatility and further multiple compression. Fool: How Much Further Could It Fall?

Intuit Company 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.