Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU – Free Report) by 18.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 49,277 shares of the software maker’s stock after buying an additional 7,582 shares during the quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Intuit were worth $33,652,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in INTU. Tortoise Investment Management LLC grew its stake in Intuit by 540.0% in the second quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC now owns 32 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 27 shares in the last quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Intuit by 161.5% during the 2nd quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 34 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 21 shares during the last quarter. Sagard Holdings Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Intuit in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $28,000. True Wealth Design LLC increased its holdings in Intuit by 270.0% in the second quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 37 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 27 shares during the last quarter. Finally, LGT Financial Advisors LLC bought a new position in Intuit during the second quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 83.66% of the company’s stock.
Trending Headlines about Intuit
Here are the key news stories impacting Intuit this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Intuit is consolidating its accountant-facing products by replacing QuickBooks Online Accountant with a unified Intuit Accountant Suite — a move that could boost retention, simplify upsells to bookkeeping and advisory services, and improve lifetime value of accountant customers. Intuit replacing QuickBooks Online Accountant with Intuit Accountant Suite
- Positive Sentiment: High-profile endorsement: Jim Cramer publicly called Intuit “a very good company,” which can lift retail sentiment and trading flows in the short term. Such endorsements often amplify positive headlines after strong results. Jim Cramer on Intuit: “This Is a Very Good Company”
- Positive Sentiment: Partnership expansion: Intuit’s collaboration with Affirm to support SMB payments could deepen payments and financing revenue streams for TurboTax/QuickBooks customers, helping monetization and cross-sell into small-business flows. How Will SMBs Benefit from Intuit and Affirm’s Partnership?
- Positive Sentiment: Macro tech tailwinds: coverage noting AI is reshaping software cites Intuit among companies positioned to benefit from AI-driven product upgrades and higher software value per customer — a structural positive for long-term revenue and margins. AI Is Eating Software. Just Look at the Stock Market
- Neutral Sentiment: Analyst and independent bullish take: a published bull-case thesis reiterates strengths (recurring revenue, cross-sell) but is analytic rather than news-driving; useful for longer-term thesis but limited immediate price impact. Intuit Inc. (INTU): A Bull Case Theory
- Neutral Sentiment: PR/brand visibility: Intuit hosted a financial literacy forum with celebrity presence at the Super Bowl — good for brand and engagement but limited direct revenue impact. McCaffrey Headlines Intuit Financial Literacy Forum At Super Bowl LX
- Neutral Sentiment: Promotions: TurboTax consumer deals lower acquisition cost for some filers (good for share gains), but seasonal discounts are typical and have modest one-off impact. Taxes aren’t fun, but at least you can save with TurboTax!
- Negative Sentiment: Analyst pressure: Oppenheimer lowered expectations for Intuit, reducing near-term growth/profit forecasts — a catalyst that prompted sell-side reevaluation and heavier trading. Oppenheimer Has Lowered Expectations for Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU) Stock Price
- Negative Sentiment: Downgrade-driven volatility: a separate note reports INTU trading down after an analyst downgrade — this explains near-term selling pressure despite broader positives. Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU) Trading Down 7.3% After Analyst Downgrade
- Negative Sentiment: Product outage risk: a TurboTax issue prevented filing of NY state returns for some users — a customer service problem that could raise short-term reputation and support costs if widespread. Turbo Tax issue prevents filing of NY State returns
Intuit Stock Up 2.0%
Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 20th. The software maker reported $3.34 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.09 by $0.25. Intuit had a return on equity of 23.52% and a net margin of 21.19%.The business had revenue of $3.87 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.76 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.50 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.3% on a year-over-year basis. Intuit has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.630-3.680 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Intuit Inc. will post 14.09 EPS for the current year.
Intuit Announces Dividend
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 16th. Investors of record on Friday, January 9th were given a dividend of $1.20 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 9th. This represents a $4.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. Intuit’s payout ratio is 32.81%.
Insider Activity at Intuit
In other Intuit news, Director Scott D. Cook sold 75,000 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $3,818,067,953.12. This represents a 1.31% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Sandeep Aujla sold 1,335 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, January 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $629.46, for a total transaction of $840,329.10. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 536 shares in the company, valued at $337,390.56. This represents a 71.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 388,464 shares of company stock valued at $255,514,393 in the last 90 days. 2.49% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
Analyst Ratings Changes
INTU has been the subject of several recent research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Intuit in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. TD Cowen started coverage on shares of Intuit in a report on Thursday, January 8th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $802.00 price objective for the company. BMO Capital Markets lowered their target price on shares of Intuit from $870.00 to $810.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 21st. Wolfe Research reduced their price target on Intuit from $870.00 to $830.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, December 15th. Finally, KeyCorp decreased their price target on Intuit from $825.00 to $750.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Twenty-two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $785.12.
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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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