Hara Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU – Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 1,530 shares of the software maker’s stock, valued at approximately $399,000.
A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of INTU. Joseph Group Capital Management acquired a new position in shares of Intuit in the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Intesa Sanpaolo Wealth Management bought a new stake in Intuit in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Pin Oak Investment Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Intuit in the 3rd quarter valued at $33,000. Birchwood Financial Partners Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Intuit in the 4th quarter valued at $33,000. Finally, Sankala Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Intuit during the 4th quarter worth about $40,000. Institutional investors own 83.66% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several brokerages have recently weighed in on INTU. Rothschild & Co Redburn decreased their target price on shares of Intuit from $700.00 to $600.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Erste Group Bank upgraded shares of Intuit to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 27th. Argus decreased their price objective on Intuit from $580.00 to $480.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Morgan Stanley lowered Intuit from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and lowered their price objective for the company from $580.00 to $335.00 in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus reissued a “hold” rating and issued a $275.00 target price (down from $375.00) on shares of Intuit in a report on Wednesday, June 17th. Twenty research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $451.26.
Insider Activity
In related news, Director Vasant M. Prabhu acquired 500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 26th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $309.71 per share, for a total transaction of $154,855.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 1,750 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $541,992.50. The trade was a 40.00% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Richard L. Dalzell sold 284 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $262.32, for a total transaction of $74,498.88. Following the completion of the transaction, 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 a total of 1,239 shares of company stock valued at $348,354 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 2.49% of the company’s stock.
Intuit Trading Down 0.2%
Shares of INTU opened at $361.87 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $297.28 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $359.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26, a quick ratio of 1.45 and a current ratio of 1.45. Intuit Inc. has a 52-week low of $252.84 and a 52-week high of $705.08. The company has a market cap of $98.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.92, a PEG ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 0.97.
Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, May 20th. The software maker reported $12.80 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $12.57 by $0.23. The company had revenue of $8.56 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.54 billion. Intuit had a return on equity of 25.18% and a net margin of 21.91%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $11.65 earnings per share. Analysts predict that Intuit Inc. will post 18.18 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Key Intuit News
Here are the key news stories impacting Intuit this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Analysts are focused on continued momentum in TurboTax Live, Credit Karma and QuickBooks heading into the July 2026 quarter. Strong customer growth, bookings and revenue trends in these businesses could support an earnings beat. Can Intuit’s Key Growth Engines Power Strong Q4 Results?
- Positive Sentiment: Bank of America maintained a Buy rating and its $400 price target, citing Intuit’s durable growth drivers and attractive valuation. Other previews suggest compressed valuation, previously raised guidance and positive expectations could create room for an upside surprise. Intuit: Resilient Growth Drivers and Attractive Valuation Support Buy Rating
- Neutral Sentiment: Wall Street projections for revenue, earnings and key operating metrics will be important because investors are weighing growth against elevated expectations. The company’s actual results and forward guidance may determine whether the pre-earnings optimism holds. Insights Into Intuit Q4: Wall Street Projections for Key Metrics
- Negative Sentiment: Several law firms publicized a securities class action alleging that Intuit and certain executives misled investors about the sustainability of TurboTax growth and failed to disclose competitive and pricing pressures. The allegations have not been proven, but the repeated announcements increase headline and potential litigation risk; September 8 is cited as the lead-plaintiff deadline. Pomerantz Announces Class Action Against Intuit
- Negative Sentiment: Piper Sandler reaffirmed an Underweight rating and assigned a $250 price target, implying substantial downside from recent trading levels. This contrasts with more optimistic analyst views and underscores uncertainty surrounding Intuit’s tax business and valuation. Piper Sandler Intuit Rating
Intuit Company Profile
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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