Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. Has $5.32 Million Stock Holdings in Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU)

Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU - Free Report) by 22.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 8,461 shares of the software maker's stock after purchasing an additional 1,565 shares during the quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc.'s holdings in Intuit were worth $5,318,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Northwest Investment Counselors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Intuit during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Denver PWM LLC purchased a new position in shares of Intuit during the 3rd quarter valued at $32,000. Dunhill Financial LLC grew its stake in shares of Intuit by 110.3% during the 3rd quarter. Dunhill Financial LLC now owns 61 shares of the software maker's stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 32 shares during the period. Kimelman & Baird LLC bought a new position in shares of Intuit during the 2nd quarter worth $49,000. Finally, Pacifica Partners Inc. lifted its holdings in Intuit by 27.7% during the fourth quarter. Pacifica Partners Inc. now owns 83 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $52,000 after purchasing an additional 18 shares during the last quarter. 83.66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Intuit Trading Down 0.4 %

NASDAQ INTU opened at $621.45 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $649.57 and a 200-day moving average of $637.71. The company has a current ratio of 1.24, a quick ratio of 1.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31. Intuit Inc. has a 1-year low of $557.29 and a 1-year high of $714.78. The firm has a market cap of $173.96 billion, a PE ratio of 60.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.07 and a beta of 1.25.

Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 21st. The software maker reported $2.50 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.36 by $0.14. Intuit had a return on equity of 18.25% and a net margin of 17.59%. The firm had revenue of $3.28 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.14 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.14 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was up 10.2% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Intuit Inc. will post 14.09 EPS for the current year.

Intuit Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 17th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 9th will be given a $1.04 dividend. This represents a $4.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.67%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 10th. Intuit's payout ratio is 40.39%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Intuit news, CAO Lauren D. Hotz sold 1,078 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, January 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $619.28, for a total transaction of $667,583.84. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 1,864 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,154,337.92. This trade represents a 36.64 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Alex G. Balazs sold 23,810 shares of Intuit stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $665.98, for a total transaction of $15,856,983.80. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 489 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $325,664.22. This trade represents a 97.99 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 293,014 shares of company stock valued at $188,992,187 over the last ninety days. 2.68% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently weighed in on INTU. Piper Sandler reiterated an "overweight" rating and issued a $765.00 price objective on shares of Intuit in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price target on shares of Intuit from $795.00 to $725.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Barclays decreased their price target on shares of Intuit from $800.00 to $775.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Oppenheimer lifted their price objective on Intuit from $712.00 to $722.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and set a $760.00 target price on shares of Intuit in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and fourteen have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Intuit has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $726.53.

Intuit Profile

Intuit Inc provides financial management and compliance products and services for consumers, small businesses, self-employed, and accounting professionals in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company operates in four segments: Small Business & Self-Employed, Consumer, Credit Karma, and ProTax.

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