Intuit (INTU) Launches New Generative AI-Powered Assistant
Intuit INTU recently introduced a new Generative AI-based feature — Intuit Assist — to all its major solutions, including Intuit TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks and Mailchimp. This feature consists of both digital and human assistance aspects with a standard user interface.
Intuit Assist is powered by GenOS, which is built on OpenAI’s large language model. It leverages Intuit's ecosystem and database to offer personalized recommendations to both B2C and B2B customers.
TurboTax utilizes Intuit Assist to customize tax checklists and provide answers, insights and suggestions tailored to customers' needs. It draws upon Intuit's tax expertise, AI-driven Tax Knowledge Engine and proprietary data to provide this facility.
The users of Credit Karma can seek personalized financial recommendations, develop strategies and optimize their monthly spending.
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Likewise, Intuit Assist will help small businesses using QuickBooks see cash flow hot spots, identify top-selling products and detect spending anomalies.
For marketers, Intuit Assist comes with capabilities that can streamline marketing efforts by managing end-to-end campaigns aligned with brand identity and intent. It will also assist in creating customizable emails in Mailchimp, help incorporate QuickBooks data and offer scheduling flexibility for marketing content.
Intuit Benefits From a Strong Portfolio
Intuit shares have rallied 41.6% year to date, outperforming the Zacks Computer and Technology sector’s return of 41.3%.
Intuit is benefiting from strong momentum in online ecosystem revenues and solid professional tax revenues. The TurboTax Live offering is also driving growth in the Consumer tax business. Solid momentum in the company’s lending product, QuickBooks Capital, is an upside.
Moreover, the company’s strategy of shifting its business to a cloud-based subscription model will help generate stable revenues. Intuit expects double-digit revenue growth and margin expansion in fiscal 2024.
For the fiscal first quarter of 2024, INTU expects revenues to grow between 10% and 11% on a year-over-year basis in the band of $2.86-$2.895 billion. Non-GAAP earnings for the quarter are estimated in the range of $1.94-$2 per share.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for fiscal first-quarter 2024 revenues is pegged at $2.87 billion, indicating 10.6% year over year. The consensus estimate for earnings is pegged at $1.95 per share, unchanged over the past 30 days.
Zacks Rank & Stocks to Consider
Currently, Intuit carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
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