Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU) Price Target Raised to $815.00

Key Points

• Citigroup raised its price target for Intuit from $789.00 to $815.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.86% from its current price, while also maintaining a "buy" rating on the stock.
• Other firms have also recently upgraded Intuit's ratings, with Scotiabank increasing their target price to $700.00 and Wells Fargo setting a target of $880.00.
• Intuit reported earnings of $11.65 per share for the recent quarter, surpassing analysts' expectations, with revenue growing 15.1% year-over-year to $7.75 billion.

Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU - Get Free Report) had its price target hoisted by research analysts at Citigroup from $789.00 to $815.00 in a note issued to investors on Friday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has a "buy" rating on the software maker's stock. Citigroup's price objective suggests a potential upside of 13.86% from the company's current price.

A number of other research firms also recently issued reports on INTU. Scotiabank upgraded shares of Intuit from a "sector perform" rating to a "sector outperform" rating and boosted their target price for the company from $600.00 to $700.00 in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Susquehanna restated a "positive" rating on shares of Intuit in a research note on Friday, May 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company set a $880.00 price target on shares of Intuit and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, June 13th. UBS Group set a $750.00 price target on shares of Intuit and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, May 23rd. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Intuit from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating, twenty-one have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Intuit presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $807.45.

Intuit Trading Up 0.7%

Shares of NASDAQ INTU traded up $5.14 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $715.78. The stock had a trading volume of 490,164 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,760,936. The firm has a market cap of $199.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 58.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 1.28. Intuit has a twelve month low of $532.65 and a twelve month high of $813.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 1.45 and a current ratio of 1.45. The company's 50 day moving average price is $764.85 and its 200 day moving average price is $670.19.

Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 22nd. The software maker reported $11.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $10.89 by $0.76. Intuit had a net margin of 19.07% and a return on equity of 21.46%. The firm had revenue of $7.75 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.56 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $9.88 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 15.1% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Intuit will post 14.09 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Laura A. Fennell sold 25,648 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $752.25, for a total value of $19,293,708.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 22,796 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,148,291. This trade represents a 52.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Marianna Tessel sold 34,329 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $760.84, for a total transaction of $26,118,876.36. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 40,767 shares in the company, valued at $31,017,164.28. This represents a 45.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 279,800 shares of company stock valued at $209,725,054 in the last three months. Insiders own 2.68% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Intuit

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Fullerton Fund Management Co Ltd. raised its holdings in Intuit by 14.6% during the 2nd quarter. Fullerton Fund Management Co Ltd. now owns 3,836 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $3,021,000 after buying an additional 490 shares during the last quarter. George Kaiser Family Foundation increased its position in Intuit by 47.6% during the 2nd quarter. George Kaiser Family Foundation now owns 685 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $540,000 after purchasing an additional 221 shares during the period. Game Creek Capital LP purchased a new stake in shares of Intuit in the 2nd quarter worth about $2,599,000. Garden State Investment Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in shares of Intuit by 7.8% in the 2nd quarter. Garden State Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,259 shares of the software maker's stock worth $994,000 after acquiring an additional 91 shares in the last quarter. Finally, EHP Funds Inc. bought a new position in shares of Intuit in the 2nd quarter worth about $394,000. Institutional investors own 83.66% 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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