KeyCorp Comments on Intuit’s Q2 Earnings (NASDAQ:INTU)

Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU) – Stock analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for Intuit in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, December 18th. KeyCorp analyst A. Markgraff forecasts that the software maker will post earnings of $1.64 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Intuit’s current full-year earnings is $14.07 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Intuit’s FY2026 earnings at $16.29 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on INTU. Barclays reduced their price objective on Intuit from $800.00 to $775.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. Oppenheimer increased their price target on Intuit from $712.00 to $722.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on Intuit from $700.00 to $760.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 23rd. Scotiabank began coverage on shares of Intuit in a research report on Monday, November 18th. They set a “sector perform” rating and a $700.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of Intuit from $685.00 to $730.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $737.44.

Intuit Trading Up 1.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ:INTU opened at $643.39 on Friday. Intuit has a 1 year low of $557.29 and a 1 year high of $714.78. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $644.08 and its 200-day moving average price is $634.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a current ratio of 1.24 and a quick ratio of 1.24. The company has a market cap of $180.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 62.47, a PEG ratio of 3.31 and a beta of 1.24.

Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU) last released its earnings results on Thursday, November 21st. The software maker reported $2.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.36 by $0.14. Intuit had a net margin of 17.59% and a return on equity of 18.25%. The firm had revenue of $3.28 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.14 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.14 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 10.2% on a year-over-year basis.

Intuit Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 17th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 9th will be paid a dividend of $1.04 per share. This represents a $4.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.65%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 9th. Intuit’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 40.39%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Alex G. Balazs sold 23,810 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $665.98, for a total value of $15,856,983.80. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 489 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $325,664.22. This represents a 97.99 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Scott D. Cook sold 73,655 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $664.94, for a total value of $48,976,155.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 6,301,286 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,189,977,112.84. This trade represents a 1.16 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 188,589 shares of company stock worth $123,328,338 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 2.68% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Intuit

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. LGT Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Intuit in the second quarter valued at about $25,000. Fairway Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Intuit during the second quarter worth approximately $26,000. Northwest Investment Counselors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Intuit during the third quarter worth $27,000. Denver PWM LLC purchased a new position in Intuit in the 3rd quarter valued at $32,000. Finally, Trifecta Capital Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Intuit by 145.8% in the 2nd quarter. Trifecta Capital Advisors LLC now owns 59 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 83.66% of the company’s stock.

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.