Equities Analysts Set Expectations for Intuit Q3 Earnings

Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU) – Equities research analysts at William Blair reduced their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Intuit in a report issued on Wednesday, February 26th. William Blair analyst A. Bhatia now anticipates that the software maker will post earnings of $9.65 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $10.11. The consensus estimate for Intuit’s current full-year earnings is $14.09 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Intuit’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.40 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $14.17 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.52 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.37 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $10.51 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.44 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $15.84 EPS.

INTU has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on Intuit from $790.00 to $800.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Citigroup dropped their price objective on Intuit from $760.00 to $726.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. StockNews.com lowered Intuit from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday. Morgan Stanley raised Intuit from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $730.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. Finally, Oppenheimer upped their price objective on Intuit from $712.00 to $722.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, November 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and fourteen have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Intuit presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $720.50.

Intuit Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ INTU opened at $601.09 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $168.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 58.36, a P/E/G ratio of 2.85 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a current ratio of 1.24, a quick ratio of 1.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $605.15 and a two-hundred day moving average of $626.69. Intuit has a twelve month low of $553.24 and a twelve month high of $714.78.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Intuit

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in INTU. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Intuit during the fourth quarter worth about $2,290,419,000. Proficio Capital Partners LLC increased its stake in Intuit by 112,233.1% during the fourth quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,063,794 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $668,595,000 after acquiring an additional 1,062,847 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its stake in Intuit by 33.5% during the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 3,072,021 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $1,930,765,000 after acquiring an additional 771,232 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its stake in shares of Intuit by 13.3% in the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 5,296,921 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $3,329,115,000 after buying an additional 620,559 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Unisphere Establishment grew its stake in shares of Intuit by 50.0% in the fourth quarter. Unisphere Establishment now owns 1,500,000 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $942,750,000 after buying an additional 500,000 shares in the last quarter. 83.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Intuit news, CAO Lauren D. Hotz sold 1,078 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $619.28, for a total transaction of $667,583.84. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 1,864 shares in the company, valued at $1,154,337.92. This represents a 36.64 % 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 company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, 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 disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 224,460 shares of company stock worth $144,750,747. 2.68% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Intuit Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 18th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 10th will be given a dividend of $1.04 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 10th. This represents a $4.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.69%. Intuit’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 38.81%.

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.