Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU) Shares Acquired by Sustainable Growth Advisers LP

Sustainable Growth Advisers LP boosted its stake in Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU - Free Report) by 20.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,429,346 shares of the software maker's stock after purchasing an additional 245,372 shares during the quarter. Intuit comprises 4.5% of Sustainable Growth Advisers LP's investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest position. Sustainable Growth Advisers LP owned 0.51% of Intuit worth $898,344,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Proficio Capital Partners LLC grew its position in Intuit by 112,233.1% in the fourth quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,063,794 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $668,595,000 after acquiring an additional 1,062,847 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in Intuit in the fourth quarter valued at about $300,854,000. Holocene Advisors LP grew its position in Intuit by 99.6% in the third quarter. Holocene Advisors LP now owns 625,583 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $388,487,000 after acquiring an additional 312,212 shares during the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB grew its position in Intuit by 83.2% in the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 590,085 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $371,984,000 after acquiring an additional 268,060 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp grew its position in Intuit by 1.8% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 12,317,086 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $7,648,910,000 after acquiring an additional 221,885 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.66% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Barclays reduced their price target on Intuit from $800.00 to $775.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Redburn Atlantic assumed coverage on Intuit in a report on Wednesday, February 19th. They set a "neutral" rating on the stock. Oppenheimer boosted their price target on Intuit from $712.00 to $722.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on Intuit from $790.00 to $800.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reduced their price target on Intuit from $760.00 to $714.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and fifteen have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Intuit currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $721.61.

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Insider Transactions at Intuit

In other news, insider Scott D. Cook sold 6,446 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $604.26, for a total transaction of $3,895,059.96. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 6,219,900 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,758,436,774. This represents a 0.10 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Sasan K. Goodarzi sold 75,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $630.10, for a total value of $47,257,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 35,776 shares of the company's stock, valued at $22,542,457.60. The trade was a 67.70 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 189,301 shares of company stock valued at $121,470,200 over the last ninety days. 2.68% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Intuit Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:INTU opened at $591.14 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.24, a current ratio of 1.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31. Intuit Inc. has a twelve month low of $553.24 and a twelve month high of $714.78. The stock's 50 day moving average is $599.68 and its 200-day moving average is $624.06. The firm has a market capitalization of $165.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 57.39, a PEG ratio of 2.85 and a beta of 1.27.

Intuit Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 18th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 10th will be given a dividend of $1.04 per share. This represents a $4.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.70%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 10th. Intuit's payout ratio is 38.81%.

Intuit Company 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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