Intuit, Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU)

Premier product in space. Strong focus on core businesses.

Revolutionizing the way we use money.

Great business model for bringing back repeat customers for Turbo Tax. And they have some pricing power. This year's fees were roughly 25% higher than last years'. If you're an average Joe, it's more convenient to just cough up the extra $5-$10 than to take your business elsewhere.

Quickbooks and Quicken are in great use.

And Verizon is promoting the small-business websites powered by Intuit.

It all adds up that this is just an attractive company.

However, as far as the stock...it is trading fairly high, so this is just a fake CAPS play for now.

-Lee

Strong advertisement and gaining a lot of Turbotax customers.

My favorite stock right now. Turbo Tax is the best of breed. Quick Books is best of breed. Great way to play the comeback of the American small business. Turbo Tax is like the Netflix of tax filing industry while HR Block/ Jackson Hewitt etc are the Blockbuster Video.

I discuss it more on my blog (http://littleideasbigprofits.blogspot.com) but I think they are focusing too strongly on increasing connectivity between their products (admittedly a good thing) and not strongly enough on simply improving their current offering. I use Quickbooks alot, and it's in dire need of updates.

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Not quite cheap by my standards, but over all not bad.

majority of USA uses TurboTax :)

Either use this software or hire a CPA, your choice. Most people do not need professional services so rely on products like this one. They are the leader in the field.

Remember Microsoft Money? Say no more.

Focus and deep knowledge of their customers along with advanced web 'cloud' implementations of products mean growth. Free Cash Flow allows either stock purchase or continued targeted company aquistions. Don't expect Dividends. Intuit has better ways to invest your money.

Intuit is raising prices on there payroll services from $10 to over $40 a month. I know because I got a notice. After extensive research I have not been able to find a more affordable option. As a client this makes me mad but as an investor this is going to boost revenue.

with the acquisition of the popular website Mint.com Intuit is set to soar in the coming years

Great suite of products that are gaining recognition and popularity. Financials will continue to strengthen in coming years.

Intuit is delivering great results on is core products (Turbo Tax, Quicken, QuickBooks) , but is also expanding into new horizons that have is poised to be the financial software giant for generations to come. Besides being the market leader in personal finance (online and desktop), tax, small business and accounting professional software, Intuit is also the third largest "cloud computing" company, largest small business payroll provider (which has lead to a promising new jobs report for economists), and has scores of new applications for desktop, mobile and web. Products to lookout for: Mint.com, Homestead, Payments (Go Payments), Intuit Online Payroll, QuickBooks Online, and promising new application launches in India and China.

Current Price $30.03 Mkt Cap $9.51B
Open $0.00 P/E Ratio 22.66
Prev. Close $30.36 Div. (Yield) N/A (N/A)
Daily Range $29.98 - $30.49 Volume 4,020,086
52-Wk Range $21.07 - $31.97 Avg. Daily Vol. 2,734,000

Tax time approaches. Intuit's best known products are the company's Tax Preperation software - Turbo Tax(R). KCFA used to use that software until Retirement at the end of 1995. For tax-year 1995, Turbo Tax would not do the job. Went to a local CPA recommended by most Attorneys. The tax-year 1994 was my last Turbo-Tax submission.

I find INTU's stock attractive for the long-term. In the short term, the company's Tax software and the 15 Avril deadline spicks interest.

Intuit is both a short-term as well as a long-term BUY.

Kahuna, CFA