Intuit Inc (INTU) is expecting -0.55% growth in the next quarter: What can investors do to maximize their returns?

On Tuesday, Intuit Inc (NASDAQ: INTU) opened lower -0.98% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $606.62. Price fluctuations for INTU have ranged from $557.29 to $714.78 over the past 52 weeks.

During the last 5-year period, the sales growth of Technology Sector giant was 19.40%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 13.86% at the time writing. With a float of $273.16 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $280.12 million.

Let’s determine the extent of company efficiency that accounts for 18800 employees. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 78.32%, operating margin of 21.66%, and the pretax margin is 21.09%.

Intuit Inc (INTU) Insider Activity

A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Software – Application industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Intuit Inc is 2.42%, while institutional ownership is 84.50%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Jan 10 ’25, was worth 667,838. In this transaction SVP, Chief Accounting Officer of this company sold 1,078 shares at a rate of $619.28, taking the stock ownership to the 1,864 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Jan 10 ’25, when Company’s Officer proposed sale 1,078 for $619.28, making the entire transaction worth $667,586.

Intuit Inc (INTU) Earnings and Forecasts

Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 11.53 per share during the current fiscal year.

According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 13.86% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 13.97% during the next five years compared to 12.08% growth over the previous five years of trading.

Intuit Inc (NASDAQ: INTU) Trading Performance Indicators

Check out the current performance indicators for Intuit Inc (INTU). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 1.24. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 10.13. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 32.69.

For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 10.28, a number that is poised to hit 2.58 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 22.07 in one year’s time.

Technical Analysis of Intuit Inc (INTU)

Looking closely at Intuit Inc (NASDAQ: INTU), its last 5-days average volume was 1.8 million, which is a jump from its year-to-date volume of 1.75 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 30.95%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 14.65.

During the past 100 days, Intuit Inc’s (INTU) raw stochastic average was set at 11.38%, which indicates a significant decrease from 30.79% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 20.99% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 27.14% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.

At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $639.91, while its 200-day Moving Average is $630.99. However, in the short run, Intuit Inc’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $609.52. Second resistance stands at $618.37. The third major resistance level sits at $623.04. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $596.00, it is likely to go to the next support level at $591.33. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $582.48.

Intuit Inc (NASDAQ: INTU) Key Stats

There are currently 279,917K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 168.13 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 16,285 M according to its annual income of 2,963 M. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 3,283 M and its income totaled 197,000 K.