Intuit Inc. $INTU Shares Sold by Korea Investment CORP

Korea Investment CORP lessened its stake in Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTUFree Report) by 22.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 162,978 shares of the software maker’s stock after selling 46,576 shares during the period. Korea Investment CORP’s holdings in Intuit were worth $107,960,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in INTU. Joseph Group Capital Management bought a new stake in shares of Intuit in the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Intesa Sanpaolo Wealth Management bought a new stake in shares of Intuit in the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Pin Oak Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Intuit in the third quarter worth $33,000. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Intuit by 54.3% in the fourth quarter. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 54 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 19 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Steph & Co. increased its stake in shares of Intuit by 346.2% in the fourth quarter. Steph & Co. now owns 58 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 83.66% of the company’s stock.

Intuit News Roundup

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Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Barclays dropped their price target on shares of Intuit from $540.00 to $443.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. BNP Paribas Exane dropped their price target on shares of Intuit from $463.00 to $315.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Truist Financial dropped their price target on shares of Intuit from $500.00 to $410.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Scotiabank set a $575.00 price target on shares of Intuit in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Finally, Guggenheim set a $633.00 price target on shares of Intuit in a research note on Monday, March 16th. Twenty-four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Intuit currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $514.58.

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Intuit Stock Down 0.1%

INTU stock opened at $276.73 on Friday. 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 1-year low of $268.01 and a 1-year high of $813.70. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $363.60 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $474.00. The firm has a market cap of $75.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.76, a PEG ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 0.98.

Intuit (NASDAQ:INTUGet Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 20th. The software maker reported $12.80 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $12.57 by $0.23. Intuit had a net margin of 21.91% and a return on equity of 25.18%. The firm had revenue of $8.56 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.54 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $11.65 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Intuit has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 3.560-3.620 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 23.800-23.850 EPS. Research analysts predict that Intuit Inc. will post 18.18 EPS for the current year.

Intuit Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 17th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, July 9th will be given a dividend of $1.20 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, July 9th. This represents a $4.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.7%. Intuit’s dividend payout ratio is currently 29.07%.

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 in the company, valued at approximately $3,449,554.36. This represents a 2.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Vasant M. Prabhu purchased 1,250 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 22nd. The shares were purchased at an average price of $309.45 per share, with a total value of $386,812.50. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 1,250 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $386,812.50. The trade was a ∞ increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. 2.49% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Intuit Company Profile

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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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