Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU) Short Interest Down 19.5% in February

Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU) was the target of a significant decline in short interest in February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 6,686,514 shares, a decline of 19.5% from the February 12th total of 8,305,847 shares. Currently, 2.5% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 5,193,124 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.3 days. Based on an average trading volume of 5,193,124 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.3 days. Currently, 2.5% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Scott D. Cook sold 75,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $673.43, for a total transaction of $50,507,250.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 5,669,584 shares in the company, valued at $3,818,067,953.12. The trade was a 1.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Sasan K. Goodarzi sold 41,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $650.10, for a total transaction of $26,654,100.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 13,611 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,848,511.10. This represents a 75.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders have sold 120,501 shares of company stock valued at $79,983,892. 2.49% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Intuit

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in INTU. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Intuit in the fourth quarter valued at $3,058,407,000. Alliancebernstein L.P. increased 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 period. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. purchased a new stake in Intuit in the 1st quarter worth approximately $785,564,000. Winslow Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Intuit during the second quarter worth $782,677,000. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Intuit by 3.3% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 28,621,990 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $19,546,243,000 after purchasing an additional 914,024 shares in the last quarter. 83.66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Headlines Impacting Intuit

Here are the key news stories impacting Intuit this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Management paused preset insider stock sales and accelerated its share‑repurchase program, signaling the company thinks the stock is undervalued and returning capital to shareholders. Intuit Halts Insider Sales, Accelerates Share Repurchase Program
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple analysts and buy ratings (and several $500–$700 price targets) continue to support a bullish case, giving investors conviction that Intuit’s growth and AI integration could drive a rebound. Intuit Stock (INTU) Opinions on Accelerated Share Buybacks
• Neutral Sentiment: Intuit publicly pushed back on AI-disruption fears, arguing customers pay for “confidence” and regulatory/data moats make its tax and small‑business products less vulnerable to pure AI substitutes. This is a narrative defense but may take time to change market perception. Why Intuit says it is insulated from AI disruption
• Negative Sentiment: A new federal bill, the Direct File Act (S.3948), would establish a free government-run direct tax‑filing system; if enacted and adopted by states, it could materially reduce TurboTax revenues and pressure pricing. This represents a clear regulatory/competitive risk to Intuit’s tax segment. New Bill: Senator Elizabeth Warren introduces S. 3948: Direct File Act of 2026
• Negative Sentiment: Third‑party migration efforts (Xendoo/Xero) are ramping up tools to move customers off QuickBooks as Intuit sunsets legacy desktop products — an immediate competitive headwind for retention and SMB wallet share. Q2X, Powered by Xendoo, Selected as Xero’s Preferred Migration Partner as Demand Surges for QuickBooks Alternative
• Negative Sentiment: Credit-market stress in the software sector — with debt investors trimming software exposure — highlights broader sentiment and funding risks that could amplify volatility for software stocks including Intuit if AI concerns persist. Analysis-Debt investors offloading exposure to software companies is latest sign of pain

Intuit Stock Performance

INTU traded up $6.97 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $459.28. 2,531,454 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,096,741. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 1.32 and a quick ratio of 1.32. Intuit has a 12 month low of $349.00 and a 12 month high of $813.70. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $474.92 and a 200-day simple moving average of $596.84. The stock has a market cap of $127.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 1.26.

Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The software maker reported $4.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.68 by $0.47. Intuit had a net margin of 21.57% and a return on equity of 24.23%. The company had revenue of $4.65 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.53 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $3.32 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.4% on a year-over-year basis. Intuit has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 12.450-12.510 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 22.980-23.180 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Intuit will post 14.09 earnings per share for the current year.

Intuit Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 17th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 9th will be issued a dividend of $1.20 per share. This represents a $4.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 9th. Intuit’s payout ratio is 31.09%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently commented on INTU shares. Weiss Ratings cut Intuit from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Susquehanna dropped their price objective on Intuit from $819.00 to $720.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. KeyCorp reduced their target price on Intuit from $750.00 to $520.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 27th. BNP Paribas Exane upgraded shares of Intuit from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $463.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Monday. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price target on shares of Intuit from $850.00 to $600.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have assigned a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $638.06.

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.