Generali Investments Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych purchased a new stake in Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU – Free Report) in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor purchased 4,000 shares of the software maker’s stock, valued at approximately $1,730,000.
Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of INTU. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Intuit during the fourth quarter worth about $3,058,407,000. Alliancebernstein L.P. lifted its holdings in shares of Intuit by 183.8% in the 3rd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 1,999,737 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $1,365,640,000 after purchasing an additional 1,295,199 shares during the last quarter. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. acquired a new stake in shares of Intuit in the 1st quarter valued at about $785,564,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its position in shares of Intuit by 36.3% in the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,923,842 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $1,274,391,000 after purchasing an additional 512,684 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its stake in Intuit by 20.3% during the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,791,212 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $1,848,954,000 after buying an additional 471,451 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.66% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several research analysts have commented on the company. Bank of America initiated coverage on Intuit in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. They set a “buy” rating and a $400.00 price target on the stock. Evercore lowered their target price on shares of Intuit from $540.00 to $400.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. BMO Capital Markets cut their target price on shares of Intuit from $550.00 to $412.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 21st. BNP Paribas Exane reduced their price target on shares of Intuit from $463.00 to $315.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, TD Cowen decreased their price target on shares of Intuit from $576.00 to $504.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Twenty-two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Intuit currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $498.40.
Insider Activity at Intuit
In other Intuit news, Director Richard L. Dalzell sold 338 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $279.86, for a total transaction of $94,592.68. Following the transaction, the director owned 12,326 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,449,554.36. The trade was a 2.67% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Vasant M. Prabhu purchased 1,250 shares of Intuit stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 22nd. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $309.45 per share, with a total value of $386,812.50. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director directly owned 1,250 shares in the company, valued at approximately $386,812.50. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 1,239 shares of company stock worth $348,354 in the last quarter. 2.49% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
More Intuit News
Here are the key news stories impacting Intuit this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Intuit is set to showcase its rebuilt AI infrastructure at VB Transform 2026, reinforcing its long-term investment in faster, more scalable AI tools that could support product innovation and growth. Intuit will show off how it rebuilt its AI infrastructure to support fast and complex tasks at VB Transform 2026
- Positive Sentiment: Market commentary says lower Treasury yields have helped support valuation for growth-oriented names like Intuit, which can ease some pressure on the stock. Sprout Social, Intuit, and PagerDuty Shares Skyrocket, What You Need To Know
- Positive Sentiment: Intuit’s QuickBooks partnership with Employment Hero could strengthen its business ecosystem and expand its payroll-related offerings. Intuit QuickBooks deepens partnership with Employment Hero for Payday Super
- Neutral Sentiment: Short interest data showed no meaningful short position change, so this update does not appear to be a major trading driver. Intuit Inc. (INTU) Is a Trending Stock: Facts to Know Before Betting on It
- Neutral Sentiment: Director Richard Dalzell sold a small block of shares under a pre-arranged trading plan, which is usually routine and not necessarily a bearish signal by itself. Richard Dalzell Sells 284 Shares of Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU) Stock
- Negative Sentiment: Intuit issued $1.74 billion in net proceeds from new senior notes, which may help refinance debt but also adds attention to leverage as the company faces pressure on TurboTax pricing and AI disruption concerns. Does Intuit’s New Debt and TurboTax Pricing Pressure Reframe Its AI Investment Story (INTU)?
- Negative Sentiment: Investor anxiety has risen after reports of pricing issues and a securities-fraud investigation notice, creating legal overhang for the stock. INTU Stock News: Intuit Stock Dropped 20% after Pricing Issues Disclosed
- Negative Sentiment: Another law firm has opened an investor claims investigation, adding to the legal uncertainty around Intuit. INVESTOR ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims On Behalf of Investors of Intuit, Inc. – INTU
- Negative Sentiment: Stifel downgraded Intuit to Hold and cut its price target, citing the risk that management may reduce near- to medium-term growth expectations. Is Intuit (INTU) One of the Best Big Tech Stocks to Buy According to Wall Street Analysts?
Intuit Stock Down 2.7%
Shares of Intuit stock opened at $255.07 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $69.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.45, a PEG ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 0.98. 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 one year low of $252.84 and a one year high of $813.70. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $341.35 and a two-hundred day moving average of $448.84.
Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, May 20th. The software maker reported $12.80 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $12.57 by $0.23. Intuit had a net margin of 21.91% and a return on equity of 25.18%. The business had revenue of $8.56 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.54 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $11.65 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 10.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Intuit has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 3.560-3.620 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 23.800-23.850 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Intuit Inc. will post 18.21 earnings per share for the current year.
Intuit Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 17th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 9th will be issued a $1.20 dividend. This represents a $4.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 9th. Intuit’s payout ratio is currently 29.07%.
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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