Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU – Free Report) – Equities research analysts at Scotiabank issued their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Intuit in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, January 8th. Scotiabank analyst A. Verkhovski forecasts that the software maker will earn $14.18 per share for the year. Scotiabank currently has a “Sector Perform” rating and a $700.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Intuit’s current full-year earnings is $14.07 per share. Scotiabank also issued estimates for Intuit’s FY2026 earnings at $16.12 EPS.
Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of Intuit from $685.00 to $730.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Oppenheimer lifted their target price on shares of Intuit from $712.00 to $722.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Royal Bank of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $760.00 price objective on shares of Intuit in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $765.00 target price on shares of Intuit in a research report on Friday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Intuit from $600.00 to $640.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $737.44.
Intuit Stock Down 0.4 %
INTU opened at $623.43 on Monday. Intuit has a one year low of $557.29 and a one year high of $714.78. The company has a market cap of $174.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 60.53, a PEG ratio of 3.24 and a beta of 1.25. The business’s fifty day moving average is $649.58 and its two-hundred day moving average is $638.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a quick ratio of 1.24 and a current ratio of 1.24.
Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, November 21st. The software maker reported $2.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.36 by $0.14. Intuit had a net margin of 17.59% and a return on equity of 18.25%. The business had revenue of $3.28 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.14 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.14 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.2% compared to the same quarter last year.
Intuit Announces Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 17th. Investors of record on Thursday, January 9th will be issued a $1.04 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 10th. This represents a $4.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.67%. Intuit’s dividend payout ratio is currently 40.39%.
Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, insider Scott D. Cook sold 75,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $641.82, for a total transaction of $48,136,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 6,378,105 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,093,595,351.10. This represents a 1.16 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Alex G. Balazs sold 23,810 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $665.98, for a total transaction of $15,856,983.80. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 489 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $325,664.22. This trade represents a 97.99 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 291,936 shares of company stock worth $188,324,604. Insiders own 2.68% of the company’s stock.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of INTU. State Street Corp increased its position in shares of Intuit by 1.8% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 12,317,086 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $7,648,910,000 after purchasing an additional 221,885 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Intuit by 1.4% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,978,713 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $3,701,762,000 after buying an additional 80,463 shares during the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Intuit by 2.9% during the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 3,827,671 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $2,376,984,000 after buying an additional 107,482 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc raised its stake in shares of Intuit by 1.0% in the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 2,340,555 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $1,538,236,000 after acquiring an additional 23,995 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Intuit by 4.0% in the 3rd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 2,300,789 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $1,428,790,000 after acquiring an additional 87,517 shares in the last quarter. 83.66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
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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