Brown Advisory Inc. lessened its stake in Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU – Free Report) by 10.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 2,540,153 shares of the software maker’s stock after selling 309,633 shares during the quarter. Intuit makes up about 2.3% of Brown Advisory Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 8th biggest holding. Brown Advisory Inc.’s holdings in Intuit were worth $1,682,664,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in INTU. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Intuit in the 4th quarter worth $3,058,407,000. Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its holdings in Intuit by 183.8% in the 3rd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 1,999,737 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $1,365,640,000 after acquiring an additional 1,295,199 shares in the last quarter. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. purchased a new stake in Intuit in the 1st quarter worth $785,564,000. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Intuit by 3.3% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 28,621,990 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $19,546,243,000 after acquiring an additional 914,024 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its holdings in Intuit by 36.3% in the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,923,842 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $1,274,391,000 after acquiring an additional 512,684 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 83.66% of the company’s stock.
Key Headlines Impacting Intuit
Here are the key news stories impacting Intuit this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Intuit recently raised $1.75 billion through a senior notes offering, which strengthens liquidity and gives the company more financial flexibility. Intuit Raises $1.75 Billion Through Senior Notes Offering
- Positive Sentiment: Recent commentary points to solid underlying business trends, including 19% revenue growth in online business solutions, which supports the bull case after the stock’s sharp decline. Intuit reports strong 19% revenue growth in online business solutions
- Neutral Sentiment: Intuit launched new QuickBooks Payroll tools and services in the UK, a product update that supports the long-term growth story but is not likely to move the stock much in the near term. Intuit launches new QuickBooks Payroll tools and services to help UK businesses pay their teams with confidence
- Neutral Sentiment: Intuit’s Q3 2026 earnings call transcript attracted attention, but it does not appear to add materially new information beyond the recently reported results and guidance. Intuit Reports Q3 2026 Results: Full Earnings Call Transcript
- Negative Sentiment: Director Richard L. Dalzell sold shares in recent transactions, and while the trades were made under a 10b5-1 plan, insider selling can still weigh on sentiment. Richard L. Dalzell insider transactions
- Negative Sentiment: Multiple investor-alert and law-firm investigations into Intuit’s pricing practices and possible securities issues are creating legal overhang and may be pressuring the shares. Investor alert: Pomerantz investigates claims on behalf of investors of Intuit
- Negative Sentiment: Commentary also highlights investor concern about AI monetization and competitive disruption, reinforcing worries behind the recent weakness in INTU. Intuit slid amid market skepticism over AI monetization and disruption
Insider Transactions at Intuit
Intuit Trading Down 0.1%
Shares of INTU stock opened at $276.73 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $363.60 and its 200-day moving average price is $474.00. The company has a current ratio of 1.45, a quick ratio of 1.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26. The stock has a market cap of $75.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.76, a PEG ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 0.98. Intuit Inc. has a twelve month low of $268.01 and a twelve month high of $813.70.
Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly 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. The firm had revenue of $8.56 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.54 billion. Intuit had a net margin of 21.91% and a return on equity of 25.18%. The company’s revenue was up 10.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $11.65 EPS. Intuit has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 3.560-3.620 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 23.800-23.850 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Intuit Inc. will post 18.18 earnings per share for the current year.
Intuit Dividend Announcement
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 17th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 9th will be given a $1.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 9th. This represents a $4.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.7%. Intuit’s dividend payout ratio is presently 29.07%.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
INTU has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. TD Cowen cut their price target on shares of Intuit from $576.00 to $504.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Erste Group Bank raised shares of Intuit to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 27th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Intuit from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 2nd. HSBC lowered their target price on shares of Intuit from $897.00 to $707.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. Finally, UBS Group lowered their target price on shares of Intuit from $440.00 to $360.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Twenty-four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $514.58.
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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