Q1 Earnings Estimate for Intuit Issued By KeyCorp

Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU) – Investment analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q1 2027 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Intuit in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, August 26th. KeyCorp analyst A. Markgraff forecasts that the software maker will post earnings per share of $2.48 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Intuit’s current full-year earnings is $23.03 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Intuit’s Q2 2027 earnings at $3.41 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $13.79 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $3.44 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $23.06 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at $3.08 EPS, Q2 2028 earnings at $4.08 EPS and Q3 2028 earnings at $15.71 EPS.

Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 25th. The software maker reported $4.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.58 by $0.45. The firm had revenue of $4.35 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.27 billion. Intuit had a net margin of 21.29% and a return on equity of 25.97%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 13.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $2.75 EPS. Intuit has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 2.440-2.480 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 22.880-23.120 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also issued reports on INTU. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on shares of Intuit from $276.00 to $304.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 26th. Piper Sandler raised their price target on Intuit from $250.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 26th. Argus dropped their price objective on Intuit from $580.00 to $480.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Oppenheimer lowered their price target on Intuit from $406.00 to $380.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, August 26th. Finally, Bank of America lowered shares of Intuit from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $360.00 price objective on the stock. in a research note on Wednesday, August 26th. Seventeen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Intuit presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $434.68.

Intuit Price Performance

Intuit stock opened at $342.94 on Thursday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $312.74 and its two-hundred day moving average is $354.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 1.45 and a current ratio of 1.51. The firm has a market cap of $93.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.78, a P/E/G ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 0.98. Intuit has a 52 week low of $252.84 and a 52 week high of $705.08.

Institutional Trading of Intuit

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Intesa Sanpaolo Wealth Management acquired a new position in shares of Intuit in the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Pin Oak Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Intuit during the 3rd quarter worth about $33,000. Birchwood Financial Partners Inc. acquired a new position in Intuit in the 4th quarter valued at about $33,000. Fiduciary Financial Advisors bought a new position in Intuit in the 2nd quarter valued at about $25,000. Finally, Sankala Group LLC acquired a new stake in Intuit during the fourth quarter worth approximately $40,000. Institutional investors own 83.66% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Richard L. Dalzell sold 284 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $262.32, for a total value of $74,498.88. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 11,758 shares in the company, valued at $3,084,358.56. This trade represents a 2.36% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CAO Lauren D. Hotz sold 907 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $346.54, for a total transaction of $314,311.78. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 1,628 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $564,167.12. This represents a 35.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 2,146 shares of company stock worth $662,666 over the last three months. Insiders own 2.49% of the company’s stock.

Intuit Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 16th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 8th will be paid a $1.38 dividend. This represents a $5.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 8th. This is an increase from Intuit’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.20. Intuit’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 33.45%.

Key Intuit News

Here are the key news stories impacting Intuit this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and commentary remain constructive on Intuit’s long-term fundamentals. Credit Karma is expanding into additional product categories, while deeper TurboTax integration could support sustained double-digit growth. Intuit’s Credit Karma Expands Reach: Can Double-Digit Growth Last?
• Positive Sentiment: TurboTax Live’s assisted-tax offering is gaining customers, with artificial intelligence and broader ecosystem adoption viewed as potential future growth drivers. Intuit’s TurboTax Live: Can Assisted Tax Sustain the Momentum?
• Positive Sentiment: Intuit recently raised its dividend, adding to shareholder returns. KeyCorp also projects fiscal 2028 earnings of $26.84 per share, above current-year consensus estimates, supporting the argument that the selloff may have created value. Stocks That Boosted Dividend Payouts
• Neutral Sentiment: Several analysts and commentators describe INTU as a beaten-down technology stock with substantial upside if it regains its prior highs. However, that thesis depends on renewed growth and does not remove near-term execution risks. Forget AI Stocks: Buy This Tech Stock Now for Value and 130% Upside
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms are promoting or expanding securities-fraud class actions involving Intuit investors, with a September 8 lead-plaintiff deadline. The notices allege that the company and executives misrepresented TurboTax growth and cite insider stock sales; the allegations have not been proven, but the litigation adds reputational and financial uncertainty. Pomerantz Class Action Announcement
• Negative Sentiment: The central operating concern is a reduction in TurboTax growth guidance, which prompted a reassessment of analyst price targets and contributed to INTU’s weaker recent performance. Intuit’s fiscal 2027 outlook still calls for growth, but at a slower pace of roughly 9% to 10%. Intuit Q4 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

About Intuit

Intuit Inc (NASDAQ: INTU) 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.

Intuit’s product portfolio includes QuickBooks, its flagship accounting and business-management platform that offers bookkeeping, payroll, payments and invoicing capabilities, and TurboTax, a tax-preparation and filing service aimed at individual taxpayers. In addition to these core offerings, Intuit has expanded through acquisitions to provide complementary services such as Credit Karma (consumer credit and financial-product marketplace) and Mailchimp (marketing and commerce tools), and it offers professional-grade tax solutions for accountants and tax preparers.

The company serves a mix of consumers, small and mid-sized businesses and accounting professionals across multiple markets, with a particularly large presence in the United States and an expanding international footprint.