39,173 Shares in Intuit Inc. $INTU Acquired by Ieq Capital LLC

Ieq Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 39,173 shares of the software maker’s stock, valued at approximately $10,224,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Joseph Group Capital Management bought a new stake in shares of Intuit during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Intesa Sanpaolo Wealth Management purchased a new position in Intuit in the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Pin Oak Investment Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Intuit during the 3rd quarter valued at $33,000. Birchwood Financial Partners Inc. purchased a new stake in Intuit during the 4th quarter worth about $33,000. Finally, Sankala Group LLC bought a new position in Intuit in the 4th quarter worth about $40,000. 83.66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Intuit Price Performance

Shares of Intuit stock traded up $1.45 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $359.51. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,842,109 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,382,581. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $307.36 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $356.13. Intuit Inc. has a 12-month low of $252.84 and a 12-month high of $705.08. The company has a market cap of $98.34 billion, a PE ratio of 21.79, a PEG ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 1.45 and a current ratio of 1.51.

Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 25th. The software maker reported $4.03 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.58 by $0.45. The business had revenue of $4.35 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.27 billion. Intuit had a return on equity of 25.97% and a net margin of 21.29%.The business’s revenue was up 13.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.75 earnings per share. Intuit has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 2.440-2.480 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 22.880-23.120 EPS. Analysts expect that Intuit Inc. will post 23.07 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Intuit Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 16th. Investors of record on Thursday, October 8th will be given a $1.38 dividend. This is an increase from Intuit’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.20. This represents a $5.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 8th. Intuit’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 33.45%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have weighed in on INTU. UBS Group set a $370.00 target price on Intuit in a research note on Thursday. Weiss Ratings lowered Intuit from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Truist Financial dropped their price objective on Intuit from $350.00 to $300.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, August 26th. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their target price on Intuit from $600.00 to $500.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Argus lowered their target price on Intuit from $580.00 to $480.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. Seventeen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $434.68.

Key Intuit News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intuit this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Intuit announced a partnership with Perplexity to integrate QuickBooks and Mailchimp into Perplexity Computer, an agentic AI assistant. The collaboration could help users move from discovering information to receiving personalized insights and taking actions within Intuit’s software ecosystem. Intuit and Perplexity Team on AI Integrations
• Positive Sentiment: Recent AI-powered product enhancements for mid-market financial management support Intuit’s strategy of using automation and data-driven insights to expand the value of its QuickBooks platform. Intuit unveils AI-powered innovations for mid-market financial management
• Positive Sentiment: A comparison with PayPal argues that Intuit’s broad financial-software ecosystem, recurring customer relationships and AI investments provide a strong foundation for future growth. Intuit or PayPal: Which Fintech Is Built for Future Growth?
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst commentary notes that INTU has significantly underperformed the Nasdaq over the past year, but expectations for its future remain cautiously positive. Other coverage highlights Intuit’s profitability and market leadership while comparing it with higher-risk AI software companies. Is Intuit Stock Underperforming the Nasdaq?
• Negative Sentiment: Several law firms publicized a securities class action and a September 8 lead-plaintiff deadline involving investors who purchased Intuit shares between February 25, 2025, and June 1, 2026. The notices cite a reassessment of TurboTax’s growth outlook and add legal and reputational uncertainty, although the allegations have not been proven. Intuit Inc. Securities Fraud Lawsuit Deadline
• Negative Sentiment: An Intuit executive sold 906 shares worth approximately $314,000, representing 36% of the executive’s direct holdings before the transaction. While the sale may be routine, its timing can weigh on sentiment amid the stock’s recent decline. An Intuit Executive Sells Over a Third of Their Direct Holdings

Insider Transactions at Intuit

In related news, 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 value of $74,498.88. Following the sale, the director directly owned 11,758 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,084,358.56. The trade was a 2.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CAO Lauren D. Hotz sold 907 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $346.54, for a total value of $314,311.78. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 1,628 shares in the company, valued at approximately $564,167.12. This trade represents a 35.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 2,146 shares of company stock worth $662,666 over the last quarter. 2.49% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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, and TurboTax, a tax-preparation and filing service aimed at individual taxpayers. In addition to these core offerings, Intuit has expanded through acquisitions to provide complementary services such as Credit Karma (consumer credit and financial-product marketplace) and Mailchimp (marketing and commerce tools), and it offers professional-grade tax solutions for accountants and tax preparers.

The company serves a mix of consumers, small and mid-sized businesses and accounting professionals across multiple markets, with a particularly large presence in the United States and an expanding international footprint.