Vontobel Holding Ltd. lowered its holdings in Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU – Free 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.
Key Stories Impacting Intuit
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
Insider Activity at Intuit
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.
Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on INTU
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:INTU – Get 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
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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