Analyst Ratings February 4, 2026

Piper Sandler Cuts Intapp Price Target to $33, Cites Software-Sector Headwinds

Analyst keeps Neutral rating as Intapp posts strong SaaS metrics but shares tumble after earnings

By Ajmal Hussain INTA
Piper Sandler Cuts Intapp Price Target to $33, Cites Software-Sector Headwinds
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Piper Sandler lowered its 12-month price target on Intapp, Inc. (NASDAQ: INTA) to $33.00 from $42.00 while retaining a Neutral rating. The firm points to sector-wide pressure and a smaller-than-expected raise in non-GAAP operating income guidance as drivers of the downgrade, even as Intapp reported solid fiscal Q2 2026 results including outsized Cloud ARR and SaaS revenue growth and announced a $200 million buyback.

Key Points

  • Piper Sandler cut its Intapp price target to $33.00 from $42.00 and kept a Neutral rating.
  • Intapp reported fiscal Q2 2026 metrics: Cloud ARR up 31% year-over-year, SaaS revenues up 28% year-over-year, 74.8% gross profit margin, and 16.8% revenue growth over the last 12 months.
  • Shares fell about 20% in after-hours trading despite beating EPS ($0.33 vs $0.26) and revenue ($140.2 million vs $138.19 million) forecasts; Stifel reduced its price target to $40.00 from $50.00 but maintained a Buy rating and the company announced a $200 million buyback.

Piper Sandler trimmed its price target on Intapp, Inc. to $33.00 from $42.00 and held its Neutral rating, citing market and guidance dynamics that it says justify a lower valuation. Intapp shares were trading at $21.06, down sharply from the prior close of $33.64, with data from InvestingPro flagged in coverage suggesting the stock may be trading below intrinsic value.

The adjustment follows Intapp’s fiscal second-quarter 2026 report, where the company posted a number of encouraging operating metrics. Cloud annual recurring revenue (ARR) grew 31% year-over-year and SaaS revenues rose 28% year-over-year. Intapp also reported a strong gross profit margin of 74.8% and 16.8% revenue growth over the last twelve months.

Despite those results, Intapp’s stock dropped roughly 20% in after-hours trading on the day of the earnings release. The sell-off occurred even though the company beat consensus expectations for the quarter and raised its full-year 2026 guidance.

Piper Sandler pointed to two factors it believes explain the negative market reaction. First, the firm cited renewed pressure across software equities tied to the same-day release of a legal-focused tool from Anthropic, a development the analyst says could affect Intapp’s law-firm customer base. Second, Piper Sandler noted that Intapp’s updated non-GAAP operating income guidance increased by less than the magnitude of the company’s fiscal Q2 beat, and that discrepancy led the research house to reduce its fiscal third-quarter 2026 forecast for Intapp by 11%.

The research note also referenced Intapp’s upcoming Investor Day, scheduled for February 25, as an event market participants will likely watch for further clarity on the company’s outlook and strategy.

In its fiscal Q2 2026 release, Intapp beat both EPS and revenue estimates. The company posted earnings per share of $0.33 versus the $0.26 consensus, and reported revenue of $140.2 million compared with the $138.19 million expected by analysts.

Following the quarter, Stifel reduced its price target on Intapp to $40.00 from $50.00 but maintained a Buy rating. Stifel’s decision came alongside the company’s quarter-over-quarter acceleration in Cloud ARR and net revenue retention (NRR), its upward revision of the full-year SaaS outlook above Street expectations, and the announcement of a $200 million share repurchase program.

Taken together, these moves reflect Intapp’s combination of operational momentum in its cloud and SaaS offerings and active capital-allocation decisions intended to support shareholder value. Market reaction in the hours after earnings demonstrates the sensitivity of software valuations to both macro and product-market signals, as well as to guidance math in quarterly reports.


Context for investors

  • Intapp delivered substantial SaaS and Cloud ARR growth in fiscal Q2 2026 while maintaining a high gross margin.
  • Analyst reactions have been mixed: Piper Sandler lowered its price target and kept Neutral, while Stifel trimmed its target but retained a Buy rating.
  • The company introduced a $200 million buyback program and raised full-year SaaS guidance.

Risks

  • Potential impact on Intapp’s law-firm customer base from the same-day release of Anthropic’s legal tool, which may exert pressure on demand in the legal sector.
  • Market sensitivity to software-sector developments and guidance details, exemplified by the stock’s 20% after-hours decline despite reported beats and raised guidance.
  • The company’s non-GAAP operating income guidance rose by less than the fiscal Q2 beat, prompting analyst reductions to near-term estimates and creating uncertainty around quarterly profit trajectory.

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