What Happened?
Shares of financial technology platform Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU) fell 4.3% in the afternoon session after investor concerns resurfaced about the disruptive potential of artificial intelligence, triggering a broad sell-off across the software sector.
The sentiment shifted from optimism about AI to fears that the technology could erode the core business models of established software companies. The sell-off was widespread, affecting other major names including Adobe and Salesforce. For Intuit, investors grew concerned that sophisticated AI tools could disrupt its services. This pressure contributed to the stock’s decline, with shares hitting their lowest point since February.
The stock market overreacts to news, and big price drops can present good opportunities to buy high-quality stocks. Is now the time to buy Intuit?
What Is The Market Telling Us
Intuit’s shares are somewhat volatile and have had 14 moves greater than 5% over the last year. In that context, today’s move indicates the market considers this news meaningful but not something that would fundamentally change its perception of the business.
The previous big move we wrote about was 1 day ago when the stock dropped 8.3% on the news that Anthropic launched Managed Agents, autonomous AI systems that execute complex tasks.
Traders were worried these would disrupt the traditional SaaS (Software as a Service) model, software delivered via subscription, by replacing human-operated tools with more efficient AI workers. The sell-off intensified after short seller Michael Burry (in a deleted social media post) claimed Anthropic was “eating Palantir’s lunch.” Burry’s comments highlighted the vulnerability of legacy platforms to Anthropic’s cheaper AI solutions.
Intuit is down 44.9% since the beginning of the year, and at $346.71 per share, it is trading 57.1% below its 52-week high of $807.39 from July 2025. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of Intuit’s shares 5 years ago would now be looking at only $833.57.
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