State Street Corp lifted its stake in Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU – Free Report) by 1.4% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 13,062,848 shares of the software maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 180,069 shares during the period. State Street Corp’s holdings in Intuit were worth $8,653,092,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. GW&K Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Intuit by 8.6% during the 3rd quarter. GW&K Investment Management LLC now owns 202 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $138,000 after purchasing an additional 16 shares during the period. Betterment LLC grew its stake in shares of Intuit by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. Betterment LLC now owns 779 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $532,000 after purchasing an additional 16 shares during the period. Cannell & Spears LLC grew its stake in shares of Intuit by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Cannell & Spears LLC now owns 3,868 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $2,641,000 after purchasing an additional 16 shares during the period. Crawford Investment Counsel Inc. grew its stake in shares of Intuit by 4.7% during the 3rd quarter. Crawford Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 377 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $257,000 after purchasing an additional 17 shares during the period. Finally, Value Partners Investments Inc. grew its stake in shares of Intuit by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Value Partners Investments Inc. now owns 3,963 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $2,629,000 after purchasing an additional 17 shares during the period. 83.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Insider Buying and Selling at Intuit
In related news, Director Vasant M. Prabhu purchased 1,250 shares of Intuit stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 22nd. The shares were acquired at an average price of $309.45 per share, for a total transaction of $386,812.50. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 1,250 shares in the company, valued at approximately $386,812.50. The trade was a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Richard L. Dalzell sold 338 shares of Intuit stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $279.86, for a total value of $94,592.68. Following the transaction, the director owned 12,326 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,449,554.36. This represents a 2.67% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 2.49% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Intuit Trading Down 0.1%
Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly 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. Intuit had a return on equity of 25.18% and a net margin of 21.91%.The business had revenue of $8.56 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.54 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $11.65 EPS. The company’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. Research analysts expect that Intuit Inc. will post 18.18 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Intuit Dividend Announcement
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 17th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, July 9th will be issued a dividend of $1.20 per share. This represents a $4.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, July 9th. Intuit’s payout ratio is currently 29.07%.
More Intuit News
Here are the key news stories impacting Intuit this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Intuit recently raised $1.75 billion through a senior notes offering, which strengthens liquidity and gives the company more financial flexibility. Intuit Raises $1.75 Billion Through Senior Notes Offering
- Positive Sentiment: Recent commentary points to solid underlying business trends, including 19% revenue growth in online business solutions, which supports the bull case after the stock’s sharp decline. Intuit reports strong 19% revenue growth in online business solutions
- Neutral Sentiment: Intuit launched new QuickBooks Payroll tools and services in the UK, a product update that supports the long-term growth story but is not likely to move the stock much in the near term. Intuit launches new QuickBooks Payroll tools and services to help UK businesses pay their teams with confidence
- Neutral Sentiment: Intuit’s Q3 2026 earnings call transcript attracted attention, but it does not appear to add materially new information beyond the recently reported results and guidance. Intuit Reports Q3 2026 Results: Full Earnings Call Transcript
- Negative Sentiment: Director Richard L. Dalzell sold shares in recent transactions, and while the trades were made under a 10b5-1 plan, insider selling can still weigh on sentiment. Richard L. Dalzell insider transactions
- Negative Sentiment: Multiple investor-alert and law-firm investigations into Intuit’s pricing practices and possible securities issues are creating legal overhang and may be pressuring the shares. Investor alert: Pomerantz investigates claims on behalf of investors of Intuit
- Negative Sentiment: Commentary also highlights investor concern about AI monetization and competitive disruption, reinforcing worries behind the recent weakness in INTU. Intuit slid amid market skepticism over AI monetization and disruption
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of brokerages have recently commented on INTU. Guggenheim set a $633.00 price objective on shares of Intuit in a research note on Monday, March 16th. Bank of America initiated coverage on shares of Intuit in a research note on Wednesday, May 27th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $400.00 price target on the stock. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Intuit from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 2nd. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Intuit from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Erste Group Bank raised shares of Intuit to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 27th. Twenty-four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $514.58.
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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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