Twin Capital Management Inc. reduced its holdings in Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU – Free Report) by 31.5% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,440 shares of the software maker’s stock after selling 2,043 shares during the period. Twin Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Intuit were worth $1,920,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake 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 purchasing an additional 296,448 shares in the last quarter. 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 purchasing an additional 180,069 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Intuit by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,614,539 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $4,369,488,000 after buying an additional 87,451 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley raised its holdings in shares of Intuit by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 5,100,857 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $3,378,912,000 after purchasing an additional 60,910 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new stake in Intuit in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $3,058,407,000. Institutional investors own 83.66% of the company’s stock.
Intuit Price Performance
Shares of Intuit stock opened at $279.70 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $76.51 billion, a PE ratio of 16.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.00. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $307.54 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $410.07. Intuit Inc. has a 12-month low of $252.84 and a 12-month high of $813.70. The company has a quick ratio of 1.45, a current ratio of 1.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26.
Intuit Announces Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 17th. Investors of record on Thursday, July 9th will be given a dividend of $1.20 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 9th. This represents a $4.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.7%. Intuit’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 29.07%.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other Intuit news, Director Vasant M. Prabhu acquired 500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 26th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $309.71 per share, for a total transaction of $154,855.00. Following the purchase, the director directly owned 1,750 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $541,992.50. This trade represents a 40.00% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Richard L. Dalzell sold 284 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $262.32, for a total transaction of $74,498.88. Following the sale, the director directly owned 11,758 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,084,358.56. This represents a 2.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 1,239 shares of company stock valued at $348,354 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 2.49% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on INTU shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price objective on Intuit from $600.00 to $530.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, May 21st. TD Cowen reduced their target price on Intuit from $576.00 to $504.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 21st. KeyCorp dropped their price objective on shares of Intuit from $520.00 to $450.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Truist Financial dropped their price objective on shares of Intuit from $500.00 to $410.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Freedom Capital downgraded shares of Intuit from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Twenty-two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Intuit presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $490.39.
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Trending Headlines about Intuit
Here are the key news stories impacting Intuit this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Zacks upgraded Intuit (INTU) to Rank #2 (Buy), citing improving earnings expectations and signaling near-term optimism that could help support the stock. Article Title
- Positive Sentiment: Another Zacks piece highlighted Intuit’s solid growth profile, reinforcing the view that the company still has strong long-term fundamentals. Article Title
- Positive Sentiment: Wall Street analyst sentiment remains broadly constructive, with the average brokerage recommendation for INTU still equivalent to a Buy. Article Title
- Neutral Sentiment: A marketing-focused article about Intuit Mailchimp and Canva discussed partnership-style growth marketing themes, but it does not appear to carry a direct, immediate earnings impact for INTU. Article Title
- Neutral Sentiment: Several comparison pieces on INTU vs. MSFT focus on valuation and relative attractiveness rather than a new company-specific catalyst. Article Title
- Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms announced or promoted class-action lawsuits and securities-fraud investigations tied to alleged misstatements about TurboTax growth and pricing issues, which is the biggest near-term drag on sentiment for Intuit. Article Title
- Negative Sentiment: Piper Sandler reportedly initiated coverage with a sell-equivalent rating and a street-low price target, contributing to the stock’s decline. Article Title
- Negative Sentiment: Earlier reports also said INTU was hit after market hours as legal and valuation concerns intensified, adding to the recent weakness. Article Title
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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