Vontobel Holding Ltd. Has $425.74 Million Position in Intuit Inc. $INTU

Vontobel Holding Ltd. lowered its holdings in Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTUFree Report) by 15.2% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 642,705 shares of the software maker’s stock after selling 115,608 shares during the period. Intuit accounts for 1.3% of Vontobel Holding Ltd.’s portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest holding. Vontobel Holding Ltd.’s holdings in Intuit were worth $425,741,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. First National Bank of Omaha bought a new stake in Intuit in the fourth quarter valued at about $399,000. Titan Investment Solutions Ltd bought a new stake in Intuit in the fourth quarter valued at about $18,074,000. Milford Funds Ltd. bought a new stake in Intuit in the fourth quarter valued at about $112,232,000. L1 Capital International Pty Ltd increased its stake in Intuit by 365.3% in the fourth quarter. L1 Capital International Pty Ltd now owns 146,458 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $97,017,000 after acquiring an additional 114,982 shares during the period. Finally, Banco Santander S.A. increased its stake in Intuit by 7.9% in the fourth quarter. Banco Santander S.A. now owns 31,682 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $20,987,000 after acquiring an additional 2,318 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 83.66% of the company’s stock.

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Insider Activity at Intuit

In related news, Director Richard L. Dalzell sold 338 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $279.86, for a total value of $94,592.68. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 12,326 shares in the company, valued at $3,449,554.36. This represents a 2.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Vasant M. Prabhu acquired 1,250 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 22nd. The stock was acquired at an average price of $309.45 per share, for a total transaction of $386,812.50. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director directly owned 1,250 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $386,812.50. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Corporate insiders own 2.49% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently weighed in on INTU. TD Cowen lowered their target price on shares of Intuit from $576.00 to $504.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Susquehanna lowered their target price on shares of Intuit from $640.00 to $550.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. Citigroup lowered their target price on shares of Intuit from $649.00 to $591.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Scotiabank set a $575.00 target price on shares of Intuit in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lowered their target price on shares of Intuit from $650.00 to $550.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Twenty-four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $514.58.

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Intuit Price Performance

INTU opened at $276.73 on Friday. Intuit Inc. has a one year low of $268.01 and a one year high of $813.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26, a current ratio of 1.45 and a quick ratio of 1.45. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $363.60 and its 200-day simple moving average is $474.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $75.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 0.98.

Intuit (NASDAQ:INTUGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 20th. The software maker reported $12.80 EPS 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 analysts’ expectations of $8.54 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $11.65 earnings per share. Intuit’s 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. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Intuit Inc. will post 18.18 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Intuit Announces Dividend

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 paid 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 of this dividend is Thursday, July 9th. Intuit’s dividend payout ratio is 29.07%.

About Intuit

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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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