Intuit (INTU) Declines More Than Market: Some Information for Investors

In the latest trading session, Intuit (INTU) closed at $706.09, marking a -5.73% move from the previous day. The stock's performance was behind the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.25%. At the same time, the Dow lost 0.45%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.3%.

Shares of the maker of TurboTax, QuickBooks and other accounting software witnessed a gain of 0.15% over the previous month, trailing the performance of the Computer and Technology sector with its gain of 6.34%, and the S&P 500's gain of 2.71%.

The investment community will be paying close attention to the earnings performance of Intuit in its upcoming release. The company is slated to reveal its earnings on August 21, 2025. In that report, analysts expect Intuit to post earnings of $2.65 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 33.17%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $3.74 billion, up 17.61% from the prior-year quarter.

Looking at the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $20.06 per share and revenue of $18.74 billion. These totals would mark changes of +18.42% and 0%, respectively, from last year.

It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for Intuit. These latest adjustments often mirror the shifting dynamics of short-term business patterns. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the business outlook.

Our research suggests that these changes in estimates have a direct relationship with upcoming stock price performance. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.

The Zacks Rank system, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.03% higher. Intuit presently features a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).

Looking at valuation, Intuit is presently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 32.84. This signifies a premium in comparison to the average Forward P/E of 24.08 for its industry.

We can additionally observe that INTU currently boasts a PEG ratio of 2.15. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. As the market closed yesterday, the Computer - Software industry was having an average PEG ratio of 2.15.

The Computer - Software industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. Currently, this industry holds a Zacks Industry Rank of 91, positioning it in the top 37% of all 250+ industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank evaluates the power of our distinct industry groups by determining the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks forming the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

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