NEW YORK, Jan 16, 2026, 18:37 ET — After-hours
Intuit Inc shares dropped 1.7% on Friday to close at $545.29, marking their sixth consecutive day of losses, then held steady in after-hours trading. The TurboTax and QuickBooks parent saw intraday swings between $535.15 and $555.79, now sitting roughly 33% below its 52-week peak reached on July 30. Trading volume hit about 4.7 million shares, well above the 50-day average. This came as Adobe slid, while Paychex and Oracle finished higher amid a slightly softer broader market. (MarketWatch)
The pullback comes as tax-filing season heats up and Intuit seeks new ways to assist customers hesitant to go it alone. On Thursday, Intuit unveiled a TurboTax flagship store in New York’s SoHo and announced plans for nearly 600 “Expert Office” sites alongside 20 TurboTax stores across the country. The company claims its platform automates data entry for roughly 90% of common tax forms and can pre-fill up to 80% of a simple return before the user even starts. Consumer chief Mark Notarainni declared, “We are fundamentally redefining what it means to get taxes done.” (Intuit Inc.)
Investors are also grappling with a tougher issue: can consumer AI tools replace parts of tax prep and small-business bookkeeping that still command fees? Jefferies analysts told clients the recent selloff in Intuit seems “overdone,” pointing out that tax prep’s accuracy requirements curb the appeal of DIY AI filing. (Investing.com)
“Vibe coding” has morphed into a market buzzword, even for stocks outside the developer tools world. It means simply stating what you want in everyday language and letting AI write the code. Meanwhile, “hallucinations” describe those confidently wrong outputs these models sometimes spit out—a glitch in chat, a headache in taxes.
Jefferies maintained its Buy rating on Intuit, listing it as a top large-cap pick with an $850 price target. The firm highlighted “dual tailwinds” from assisted tax services and expansion into mid-market accounting. It also expects the company’s growth to ramp up to about 20% by fiscal 2030. (TipRanks)
Tax-prep competitor H&R Block slid 1.5% to $42.05 Friday. Shifts in this sector often hint at tax-season mood, despite differences in their business setups. (MarketWatch)
The selloff has been steep, leaving the downside story intact. Trefis noted Intuit dropped roughly 12% in the last week, linking the decline to analyst downgrades, tougher comps following last year’s strong tax season, and fresh concerns over AI-driven disruption. (Trefis)
U.S. equity markets will be closed Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. That means Tuesday’s session will mark the first opportunity for trading flows to recalibrate following the long weekend. (New York Stock Exchange)
Intuit’s earnings report, expected around Feb. 24 according to Nasdaq data, will be the next major event. Investors will watch closely to gauge early demand and see if the company’s expansion into in-person services is making an impact. (Nasdaq)
