Keel Point LLC lowered its holdings in Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU – Free Report) by 70.8% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 755 shares of the software maker’s stock after selling 1,828 shares during the quarter. Keel Point LLC’s holdings in Intuit were worth $326,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Intuit by 1.0% in 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 acquiring an additional 296,448 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its stake in shares of Intuit by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 13,062,848 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $8,653,092,000 after buying an additional 180,069 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Intuit by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,614,539 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $4,369,488,000 after buying an additional 87,451 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley raised its stake in shares of Intuit by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 5,100,857 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $3,378,912,000 after buying an additional 60,910 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Intuit during the 4th quarter worth $3,058,407,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.66% of the company’s stock.
Insider Activity
In other news, Director Richard L. Dalzell sold 338 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $279.86, for a total transaction of $94,592.68. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 12,326 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,449,554.36. This represents a 2.67% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CAO Lauren D. Hotz sold 907 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $346.54, for a total transaction of $314,311.78. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 1,628 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $564,167.12. This represents a 35.78% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 2,146 shares of company stock valued at $662,666 in the last three months. 2.49% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Key Stories Impacting Intuit
- Positive Sentiment: Intuit announced a partnership with Perplexity to integrate QuickBooks and Mailchimp into Perplexity Computer, an agentic AI assistant. The collaboration could help users move from discovering information to receiving personalized insights and taking actions within Intuit’s software ecosystem. Intuit and Perplexity Team on AI Integrations
- Positive Sentiment: Recent AI-powered product enhancements for mid-market financial management support Intuit’s strategy of using automation and data-driven insights to expand the value of its QuickBooks platform. Intuit unveils AI-powered innovations for mid-market financial management
- Positive Sentiment: A comparison with PayPal argues that Intuit’s broad financial-software ecosystem, recurring customer relationships and AI investments provide a strong foundation for future growth. Intuit or PayPal: Which Fintech Is Built for Future Growth?
- Neutral Sentiment: Analyst commentary notes that INTU has significantly underperformed the Nasdaq over the past year, but expectations for its future remain cautiously positive. Other coverage highlights Intuit’s profitability and market leadership while comparing it with higher-risk AI software companies. Is Intuit Stock Underperforming the Nasdaq?
- Negative Sentiment: Several law firms publicized a securities class action and a September 8 lead-plaintiff deadline involving investors who purchased Intuit shares between February 25, 2025, and June 1, 2026. The notices cite a reassessment of TurboTax’s growth outlook and add legal and reputational uncertainty, although the allegations have not been proven. Intuit Inc. Securities Fraud Lawsuit Deadline
- Negative Sentiment: An Intuit executive sold 906 shares worth approximately $314,000, representing 36% of the executive’s direct holdings before the transaction. While the sale may be routine, its timing can weigh on sentiment amid the stock’s recent decline. An Intuit Executive Sells Over a Third of Their Direct Holdings
Intuit Price Performance
INTU stock traded up $1.34 during trading on Monday, hitting $359.40. The stock had a trading volume of 1,871,193 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,382,581. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $307.36 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $356.13. Intuit Inc. has a 1-year low of $252.84 and a 1-year high of $705.08. The stock has a market cap of $98.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 1.45 and a current ratio of 1.51.
Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, August 25th. The software maker reported $4.03 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.58 by $0.45. Intuit had a net margin of 21.29% and a return on equity of 25.97%. The firm had revenue of $4.35 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.27 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.75 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.7% on a year-over-year basis. Intuit has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 2.440-2.480 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 22.880-23.120 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Intuit Inc. will post 23.07 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Intuit Increases Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 16th. Investors of record on Thursday, October 8th will be paid a $1.38 dividend. This represents a $5.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 8th. This is a positive change from Intuit’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.20. Intuit’s dividend payout ratio is presently 33.45%.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several research firms have recently issued reports on INTU. Mizuho cut their price target on Intuit from $500.00 to $430.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, August 17th. Freedom Capital downgraded Intuit from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. HSBC cut their price target on Intuit from $897.00 to $707.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on Intuit from $250.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 26th. Finally, Susquehanna cut their price target on Intuit from $427.00 to $415.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, August 26th. Seventeen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $434.68.
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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, and TurboTax, a tax-preparation and filing service aimed at individual taxpayers. In addition to these core offerings, Intuit has expanded through acquisitions to provide complementary services such as Credit Karma (consumer credit and financial-product marketplace) and Mailchimp (marketing and commerce tools), and it offers professional-grade tax solutions for accountants and tax preparers.
The company serves a mix of consumers, small and mid-sized businesses and accounting professionals across multiple markets, with a particularly large presence in the United States and an expanding international footprint.
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