On June 12, Intuit declined 3.09% in regular trading, trading at $269.12/share with turnover of $199 million. The stock has now broken below Goldman Sachs' previously issued $276 target price, marking a continued downtrend.
On the news front, Goldman Sachs' earlier downgrade of Intuit from Neutral to Sell with a target price slashed from $519 to $276 continues to weigh on shares. The research note highlighted intensifying competition in the tax software segment, slowing growth in the Mailchimp business, and market skepticism over management's medium-to-long-term guidance. Additionally, the broader application software sector experienced significant weakness, with Adobe falling 8.64% and Salesforce declining 2.44%, amplifying selling pressure. While the company separately announced a $1.75 billion senior notes offering for general corporate purposes including debt refinancing, and most sell-side analysts maintain buy ratings, the convergence of Goldman's bearish call, prior revenue miss, approximately 3,000 layoffs, and sector-wide headwinds has sustained downward momentum.
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