On June 2, Intuit declined 6.86% in regular trading, trading at $328.05/share, with trading volume of $170 million. The selloff was triggered by Goldman Sachs downgrading the stock from Neutral to Sell.
In its research report, Goldman Sachs noted that Intuit faces multiple headwinds including intensifying competition in the tax software space and decelerating growth in its Mailchimp business. The investment bank expressed doubts about the company's ability to deliver on its medium-to-long-term earnings guidance, and argued that the current valuation has not fully priced in these industry-level negatives. The stock has declined approximately 46% year-to-date, significantly underperforming the S&P 500's 11% gain, and currently trades at a 19x GAAP P/E ratio.
Notably, Goldman's bearish call represents a significant departure from market consensus, as mainstream sell-side analysts largely maintain Buy ratings. Intuit has stated that AI-related competitive products have not yet eroded its existing market share, a view consistent with industry research findings. Within the Application Software sector, peers also traded lower, with Salesforce down 2.67%, Palantir down 2.28%, and Datadog down 1.69%.
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