Chapman Investment Management LLC lowered its holdings in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V – Free Report) by 0.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 28,122 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after selling 50 shares during the quarter. Visa accounts for 6.6% of Chapman Investment Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 6th biggest position. Chapman Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Visa were worth $8,888,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Swedbank AB grew its position in Visa by 10.7% during the third quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 2,059,111 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $566,153,000 after buying an additional 199,440 shares during the period. Howard Capital Management Group LLC grew its position in Visa by 0.6% during the third quarter. Howard Capital Management Group LLC now owns 106,355 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $29,242,000 after buying an additional 610 shares during the period. BLB&B Advisors LLC grew its position in Visa by 2.2% during the third quarter. BLB&B Advisors LLC now owns 66,988 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $18,418,000 after buying an additional 1,430 shares during the period. Private Advisor Group LLC grew its position in Visa by 0.7% during the third quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 169,759 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $46,676,000 after buying an additional 1,252 shares during the period. Finally, Segment Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Visa by 1.8% during the third quarter. Segment Wealth Management LLC now owns 65,308 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $17,957,000 after buying an additional 1,129 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.15% of the company’s stock.
Visa Price Performance
Shares of V stock opened at $350.45 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 1.12 and a quick ratio of 1.12. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $328.47 and its two-hundred day moving average is $301.39. Visa Inc. has a 12 month low of $252.70 and a 12 month high of $357.15. The company has a market capitalization of $651.05 billion, a PE ratio of 35.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.37 and a beta of 0.97.
Visa Announces Dividend
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th will be given a dividend of $0.59 per share. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.67%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 11th. Visa’s dividend payout ratio is presently 23.79%.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several research firms have issued reports on V. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Visa from $361.00 to $396.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price objective on shares of Visa from $360.00 to $400.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Visa from $340.00 to $375.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. Susquehanna increased their price objective on shares of Visa from $375.00 to $395.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. Finally, Macquarie increased their price objective on shares of Visa from $300.00 to $335.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-five have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $354.73.
Check Out Our Latest Stock Report on Visa
Insider Buying and Selling at Visa
In other Visa news, General Counsel Julie B. Rottenberg sold 2,572 shares of Visa stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $340.00, for a total transaction of $874,480.00. Following the completion of the sale, the general counsel now directly owns 11,925 shares in the company, valued at $4,054,500. This trade represents a 17.74 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Tullier Kelly Mahon sold 33,741 shares of Visa stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $349.77, for a total transaction of $11,801,589.57. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 36,566 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,789,689.82. This trade represents a 47.99 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 55,885 shares of company stock worth $19,161,447 over the last three months. Insiders own 0.13% of the company’s stock.
About Visa
Visa Inc operates as a payment technology company in the United States and internationally. The company operates VisaNet, a transaction processing network that enables authorization, clearing, and settlement of payment transactions. It also offers credit, debit, and prepaid card products; tap to pay, tokenization, and click to pay services; Visa Direct, a solution that facilitates the delivery of funds to eligible cards, deposit accounts, and digital wallets; Visa B2B Connect, a multilateral business-to-business cross-border payments network; Visa Cross-Border Solution, a cross-border consumer payments solution; and Visa DPS that provides a range of value-added services, including fraud mitigation, dispute management, data analytics, campaign management, a suite of digital solutions, and contact center services.
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