Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU) Stake Reduced by KG&L Capital Management LLC

KG&L Capital Management LLC decreased its holdings in shares of Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU - Free Report) by 31.6% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,095 shares of the software maker's stock after selling 507 shares during the period. KG&L Capital Management LLC's holdings in Intuit were worth $688,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in INTU. R Squared Ltd bought a new stake in Intuit during the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. Northwest Investment Counselors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Intuit during the 3rd quarter valued at $27,000. Heck Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Intuit during the 4th quarter worth $28,000. Sugar Maple Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Intuit in the 4th quarter worth $29,000. Finally, Denver PWM LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Intuit during the third quarter worth $32,000. 83.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently weighed in on INTU. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Intuit from $600.00 to $640.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. BNP Paribas lowered shares of Intuit from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating and set a $530.00 price target on the stock. in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $760.00 price objective on shares of Intuit in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on shares of Intuit from $685.00 to $730.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Finally, Piper Sandler restated an "overweight" rating and set a $765.00 price objective on shares of Intuit in a research report on Friday, January 10th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and fifteen have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $726.53.

Intuit Stock Down 0.5 %

INTU stock opened at $601.51 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $168.37 billion, a PE ratio of 58.40, a PEG ratio of 2.92 and a beta of 1.25. Intuit Inc. has a 1 year low of $557.29 and a 1 year high of $714.78. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $630.95 and a 200 day simple moving average of $633.66. 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 (NASDAQ:INTU - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, November 21st. The software maker reported $2.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 analysts' expectations of $3.14 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.14 earnings per share. The company's revenue was up 10.2% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Intuit Inc. will post 14.09 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Intuit Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 17th. Investors of record on Thursday, January 9th were issued a $1.04 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 10th. This represents a $4.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.69%. Intuit's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 40.39%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Scott D. Cook sold 75,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $641.82, for a total transaction of $48,136,500.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 6,378,105 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,093,595,351.10. The trade was a 1.16 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Alex G. Balazs sold 23,810 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 12th. The shares were 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 ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 293,014 shares of company stock valued at $188,992,187 in the last quarter. Insiders own 2.68% of the company's stock.

About Intuit

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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