<div id="readability-page-1"><p>SWS Partners bought a new position in  Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU - Free Report) in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 2,965 shares of the software maker's stock, valued at approximately $2,025,000.</p><ul><li>Institutions Love These 3 Companies, Should You As Well?</li></ul><p>Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. KMG Fiduciary Partners LLC lifted its position in  Intuit by 1.8% during the second quarter. KMG Fiduciary Partners LLC now owns 771 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $607,000 after acquiring an additional 14 shares during the last quarter.  Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. grew its holdings in  Intuit by 3.9% in the second quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. now owns 376 shares of the software maker's stock worth $296,000 after purchasing an additional 14 shares during the last quarter.  Weaver Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of  Intuit by 1.3% during the second quarter. Weaver Capital Management LLC now owns 1,127 shares of the software maker's stock worth $888,000 after purchasing an additional 14 shares in the last quarter.  May Hill Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of  Intuit by 4.2% during the 2nd quarter. May Hill Capital LLC now owns 345 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $272,000 after purchasing an additional 14 shares during the last quarter.  Finally, Peloton Wealth Strategists lifted its holdings in shares of  Intuit by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. Peloton Wealth Strategists now owns 4,414 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $2,710,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares during the last quarter. 83.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors. </p><h2>Intuit Price Performance</h2><p>Shares of INTU opened at $676.55 on Friday. The business's 50-day moving average is $660.01 and its two-hundred day moving average is $698.90. The company has a market capitalization of $188.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 46.24, a P/E/G ratio of 2.76 and a beta of 1.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a current ratio of 1.39. Intuit Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $532.65 and a fifty-two week high of $813.70. </p><ul><li>3 Big Dividend Hikes Hit the Market—1 Just Doubled Its Payout</li></ul><p>Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 20th. The software maker reported $3.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.09 by $0.25. Intuit had a return on equity of 23.52% and a net margin of 21.19%.The business had revenue of $3.87 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.76 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.50 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 18.3% on a year-over-year basis. Intuit has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.630-3.680 EPS.  Research analysts predict that  Intuit Inc. will post 14.09 earnings per share for the current year. </p><h2>Intuit Announces Dividend</h2><p>The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 9th will be given a $1.20 dividend. This represents a $4.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 9th. Intuit's dividend payout ratio  is currently 32.81%. </p><h2>Insider Transactions at Intuit</h2><ul><li>Intuit's AI Boom: Stock Soaring, But Should Investors Hit Pause?</li></ul><p>In related news, Director Scott D. Cook sold 74,095 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $655.78, for a total transaction of $48,590,019.10. Following the sale, the director directly owned 5,819,584 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,816,366,795.52. This represents a 1.26% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Sandeep Aujla sold 1,098 shares of Intuit stock in a transaction on Friday, December 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $675.00, for a total transaction of $741,150.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 197 shares of the company's stock, valued at $132,975. The trade was a 84.79% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 270,897 shares of company stock valued at $177,368,310 in the last 90 days. 2.49% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders. </p><h2>Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth</h2><p>Several research analysts recently weighed in on INTU shares. BMO Capital Markets dropped their target price on Intuit from $870.00 to $810.00 and set an &#34;outperform&#34; rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 21st. Independent Research  set a $875.00 price objective on shares of Intuit in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. Wells Fargo &amp; Company decreased their price objective on shares of Intuit from $880.00 to $840.00 and set an &#34;overweight&#34; rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 21st. Rothschild &amp; Co Redburn boosted their target price on shares of Intuit from $560.00 to $670.00 and gave the stock a &#34;neutral&#34; rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 23rd. Finally, Daiwa Capital Markets upped their price target on shares of Intuit from $770.00 to $800.00 and gave the company a &#34;buy&#34; rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. One research analyst  has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-three have assigned  a Buy rating, four have issued  a Hold rating and one  has issued  a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of &#34;Moderate Buy&#34; and a consensus price target of $796.60.</p><p><b>View Our Latest Research Report on Intuit</b></p><h2>Intuit Company Profile</h2> (Free Report)<p>Intuit Inc <span>NASDAQ: INTU<span></span></span> is a financial software company headquartered in Mountain View, California, that develops and sells cloud-based financial management and compliance products for individuals, small businesses, self-employed workers and accounting professionals. Founded in 1983 by Scott Cook and Tom Proulx, the company has grown from desktop tax and accounting software into a diversified provider of online financial tools. As of my latest update, Sasan Goodarzi serves as Chief Executive Officer.  </p><p>Intuit's product portfolio includes QuickBooks, its flagship accounting and business-management platform that offers bookkeeping, payroll, payments and invoicing capabilities; TurboTax, a tax-preparation and filing service aimed at individual taxpayers; and Mint, a consumer personal-finance and budgeting app.</p><h2>Further Reading</h2><ul><li>Five stocks we like better than Intuit</li><li>Do not delete, read immediately</li><li>INVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting Off</li><li>Can Any Expenses Be Deducted From Capital Gains Tax?</li><li>Do you know what Amazon is planning for January 1?</li><li>Buffett, Gates and Bezos Quietly Dumping Stocks—Here's Why</li></ul><p><strong>Want to see what other hedge funds are holding INTU?</strong> Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for Intuit Inc. 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<p>SWS Partners bought 2,965 shares of Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU) in Q3, valued at $2,025,000. Other institutional investors also increased their holdings. Intuit's stock opened at $676.55 with a market cap of $188.27 billion. The company reported Q3 earnings of $3.34 per share, beating estimates. Intuit announced a quarterly dividend of $1.20 per share. Insider transactions included significant stock sales by Director Scott D. Cook and CFO Sandeep Aujla.</p>

SWS Partners Buys Shares of 2,965 Intuit Inc. $INTU