Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU) Stock Rating Upgraded by Wall Street Zen

Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU) was upgraded by investment analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report issued on Sunday.

A number of other equities analysts have also commented on INTU. Truist Financial initiated coverage on Intuit in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $739.00 price target for the company. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Intuit in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Evercore ISI reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $875.00 price target on shares of Intuit in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $850.00 price objective on shares of Intuit in a research note on Friday, November 21st. Finally, Daiwa Capital Markets upped their target price on Intuit from $770.00 to $800.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have given a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Intuit currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $790.00.

Intuit Trading Down 0.9%

Shares of INTU opened at $646.90 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $180.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.65 and a beta of 1.25. Intuit has a fifty-two week low of $532.65 and a fifty-two week high of $813.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a current ratio of 1.39. The business has a 50-day moving average of $656.34 and a 200 day moving average of $690.90.

Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, November 20th. The software maker reported $3.34 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.09 by $0.25. The firm had revenue of $3.87 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.76 billion. Intuit had a net margin of 21.19% and a return on equity of 23.52%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 18.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $2.50 earnings per share. Intuit has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.630-3.680 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Intuit will post 14.09 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Intuit

In other news, Director Scott D. Cook sold 75,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $673.43, for a total value of $50,507,250.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 5,669,584 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,818,067,953.12. The trade was a 1.31% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Sasan K. Goodarzi sold 41,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $650.10, for a total transaction of $26,654,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 13,611 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,848,511.10. This trade represents a 75.08% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 388,464 shares of company stock valued at $255,514,393 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 2.49% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Intuit

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of INTU. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Intuit by 9.0% in the second quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 17,279 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $13,609,000 after purchasing an additional 1,433 shares in the last quarter. MUFG Securities EMEA plc purchased a new stake in shares of Intuit in the 2nd quarter worth about $1,733,000. denkapparat Operations GmbH bought a new position in shares of Intuit in the 2nd quarter worth about $830,000. New York Life Investment Management LLC lifted its position in Intuit by 1.1% during the 2nd quarter. New York Life Investment Management LLC now owns 41,830 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $32,947,000 after acquiring an additional 442 shares during the period. Finally, Quadrant Capital Group LLC boosted its stake in Intuit by 2.4% during the second quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 6,608 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $5,205,000 after acquiring an additional 152 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 83.66% of the company’s stock.

More Intuit News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intuit this week:

• Positive Sentiment: TD Cowen initiated coverage with a “buy” and a $802 price target — a prominent bullish call that can attract momentum and institutional interest. TD Cowen Buy on Intuit
• Positive Sentiment: Truist began coverage with a “buy” and $739 target, another institutional endorsement supporting demand among growth investors. Truist Initiates on Intuit
• Positive Sentiment: Media coverage of Intuit’s SMB Media Labs at CES highlights potential new advertising/media revenue for small-business customers — a strategic growth narrative beyond core tax and accounting products. Intuit SMB MediaLabs at CES
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst roundups and coverage (Zacks, 24/7 Wall St.) largely reiterate existing bullish sentiment and recap recent calls — helpful for market tone but not new fundamentals. Zacks: Wall Street Views on Intuit
• Neutral Sentiment: Company announced a $1.20 quarterly dividend (ex-dividend/record timing noted in filings) — supports yield narrative but is expected and modest versus growth drivers. MarketBeat Intuit Summary
• Negative Sentiment: Wells Fargo cut Intuit from “overweight” to “equal weight” and trimmed its price target to $700 (from $840) — a notable downgrade that lowers near-term analyst support. Wells Fargo Downgrade
• Negative Sentiment: CEO Sasan Goodarzi sold 41,000 shares (~$26.65M at ~$650.10) on Jan. 7, cutting his direct holding by ~75% — a large insider disposition that can weigh on sentiment even if for personal/planned-liquidity reasons. SEC Form 4 – Goodarzi Sale
• Negative Sentiment: CFO Sandeep Aujla also recently sold shares (~1,335 shares), another insider sale that can add to near-term selling pressure. SEC Form 4 – Aujla Sale

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.