VestGen Investment Management bought a new position in shares of Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU – Free Report) during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm bought 1,071 shares of the software maker’s stock, valued at approximately $844,000.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Invesco Ltd. boosted its holdings in Intuit by 1.2% during the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,078,686 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $1,890,282,000 after buying an additional 36,513 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Intuit by 4.7% during the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,841,590 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $1,130,718,000 after buying an additional 82,419 shares during the last quarter. Vident Advisory LLC raised its position in shares of Intuit by 22.1% during the first quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 46,940 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $28,821,000 after purchasing an additional 8,510 shares during the period. Circle Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Intuit by 33.4% during the first quarter. Circle Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,451 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $2,119,000 after purchasing an additional 865 shares during the period. Finally, Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc raised its position in shares of Intuit by 3.6% during the first quarter. Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc now owns 17,789 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $10,922,000 after purchasing an additional 623 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 83.66% of the company’s stock.
Intuit Stock Performance
Shares of NASDAQ INTU opened at $683.09 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30. Intuit Inc. has a 12 month low of $532.65 and a 12 month high of $813.70. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $671.78 and a 200-day moving average of $699.05. The company has a market capitalization of $190.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 49.72, a P/E/G ratio of 2.64 and a beta of 1.25.
Intuit Increases Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 17th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 9th were issued a $1.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 9th. This represents a $4.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. This is a boost from Intuit’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.04. Intuit’s payout ratio is presently 34.93%.
Insider Buying and Selling at Intuit
In other Intuit news, Director Richard L. Dalzell sold 333 shares of Intuit stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $661.15, for a total value of $220,162.95. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 14,475 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,570,146.25. The trade was a 2.25% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Scott D. Cook sold 529 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $664.99, for a total value of $351,779.71. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 6,162,547 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,098,032,129.53. This trade represents a 0.01% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 2,407 shares of company stock valued at $1,614,913 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 2.68% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of brokerages recently issued reports on INTU. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on Intuit from $770.00 to $750.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Intuit in a research note on Saturday. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $850.00 price target on shares of Intuit in a research note on Tuesday, September 2nd. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price target on Intuit from $850.00 to $800.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 22nd. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Intuit from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, October 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $791.82.
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Intuit Profile
Intuit Inc provides financial management and compliance products and services for consumers, small businesses, self-employed, and accounting professionals in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company operates in four segments: Small Business & Self-Employed, Consumer, Credit Karma, and ProTax.
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