Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Friday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 19.160-19.360 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 19.340. The company issued revenue guidance of $18.2 billion-$18.3 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $18.3 billion. Intuit also updated its Q1 2025 guidance to 2.330-2.380 EPS.

Intuit Trading Down 0.4 %

Shares of NASDAQ INTU opened at $619.30 on Friday. Intuit has a 1-year low of $473.56 and a 1-year high of $676.62. The company has a market cap of $173.58 billion, a PE ratio of 59.26, a P/E/G ratio of 3.04 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a current ratio of 1.29, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30. The company has a 50-day moving average of $631.19 and a two-hundred day moving average of $628.88.

Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 22nd. The software maker reported $1.99 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.85 by $0.14. Intuit had a net margin of 18.19% and a return on equity of 18.64%. The company had revenue of $3.18 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.08 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.40 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 17.4% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts expect that Intuit will post 14.04 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Intuit Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 18th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 10th will be paid a $1.04 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 10th. This is an increase from Intuit’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.90. This represents a $4.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.67%. Intuit’s payout ratio is currently 34.45%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

INTU has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Erste Group Bank reissued a hold rating on shares of Intuit in a research note on Friday, June 14th. Morgan Stanley downgraded Intuit from an overweight rating to an equal weight rating and cut their price target for the company from $750.00 to $685.00 in a research note on Wednesday, August 14th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on Intuit from $690.00 to $795.00 and gave the company a buy rating in a research note on Friday, August 23rd. Susquehanna reissued a positive rating and issued a $757.00 price target on shares of Intuit in a research note on Friday, August 16th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target on Intuit from $770.00 to $790.00 and gave the company a buy rating in a research note on Friday, August 23rd. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of Moderate Buy and a consensus target price of $735.71.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Alex G. Balazs sold 2,941 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $628.76, for a total transaction of $1,849,183.16. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 20 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,575.20. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. In related news, CFO Sandeep Aujla sold 775 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $601.31, for a total value of $466,015.25. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 4,451 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,676,430.81. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Alex G. Balazs sold 2,941 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $628.76, for a total transaction of $1,849,183.16. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 20 shares in the company, valued at $12,575.20. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 51,297 shares of company stock worth $32,750,926 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 2.90% 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.