Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. lessened its position in Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU – Free Report) by 57.5% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 29,719 shares of the software maker’s stock after selling 40,266 shares during the quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.’s holdings in Intuit were worth $23,408,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Intuit by 1.1% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 27,330,309 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $16,780,536,000 after purchasing an additional 294,993 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its stake in shares of Intuit by 7.8% during the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 9,018,770 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $5,537,435,000 after buying an additional 649,212 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its holdings in shares of Intuit by 6.8% in the 1st quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 5,655,249 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $3,472,266,000 after acquiring an additional 358,328 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its position in shares of Intuit by 1.2% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,078,686 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $1,890,282,000 after acquiring an additional 36,513 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Amundi raised its holdings in Intuit by 2.4% during the first quarter. Amundi now owns 2,362,730 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $1,416,226,000 after acquiring an additional 56,445 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.66% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several research analysts have weighed in on INTU shares. Oppenheimer boosted their price target on Intuit from $742.00 to $868.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, July 28th. Bank of America lowered their target price on shares of Intuit from $875.00 to $800.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Intuit from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, October 12th. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price objective on shares of Intuit from $850.00 to $800.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Intuit in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Intuit currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $791.82.
Intuit Price Performance
Intuit stock opened at $648.85 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $180.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.22, a PEG ratio of 2.53 and a beta of 1.25. 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’s 50 day moving average is $668.65 and its 200-day moving average is $705.97.
Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 21st. The software maker reported $2.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.66 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $3.83 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.75 billion. Intuit had a return on equity of 22.72% and a net margin of 20.55%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 20.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.99 EPS. Intuit has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 3.050-3.120 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at 22.980-23.180 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Intuit Inc. will post 14.09 EPS for the current year.
Intuit Increases Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 17th. Investors of record on Thursday, October 9th were given a dividend of $1.20 per share. This is a positive change from Intuit’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.04. This represents a $4.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 9th. Intuit’s payout ratio is 34.93%.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Intuit news, CFO Sandeep Aujla sold 1,170 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $677.06, for a total value of $792,160.20. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 1,295 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $876,792.70. The trade was a 47.46% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Richard L. Dalzell sold 333 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $661.15, for a total transaction of $220,162.95. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 14,475 shares in the company, valued at $9,570,146.25. This represents a 2.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 2,407 shares of company stock worth $1,614,913 in the last quarter. 2.68% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
About Intuit
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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