Barlow Wealth Partners Inc. grew its position in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V - Free Report) by 1.4% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 103,839 shares of the credit-card processor's stock after buying an additional 1,394 shares during the period. Visa accounts for about 4.5% of Barlow Wealth Partners Inc.'s portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest position. Barlow Wealth Partners Inc.'s holdings in Visa were worth $34,804,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Hirtle Callaghan & Co LLC increased its position in shares of Visa by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Hirtle Callaghan & Co LLC now owns 2,291 shares of the credit-card processor's stock valued at $724,000 after acquiring an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. FWL Investment Management LLC increased its position in Visa by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. FWL Investment Management LLC now owns 6,344 shares of the credit-card processor's stock worth $2,005,000 after buying an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. Capstone Financial Advisors Inc. increased its position in Visa by 3.6% in the fourth quarter. Capstone Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 872 shares of the credit-card processor's stock worth $276,000 after buying an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Headinvest LLC increased its position in Visa by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Headinvest LLC now owns 4,003 shares of the credit-card processor's stock worth $1,265,000 after buying an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kennebec Savings Bank increased its position in Visa by 0.9% in the first quarter. Kennebec Savings Bank now owns 3,372 shares of the credit-card processor's stock worth $1,182,000 after buying an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. 82.15% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Visa Price Performance
V stock traded up $2.36 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $356.91. 2,511,262 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,820,583. Visa Inc. has a 52-week low of $252.70 and a 52-week high of $375.51. The company has a market cap of $658.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.87, a PEG ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a current ratio of 1.08. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $356.43 and its 200 day moving average price is $342.00.
Visa (NYSE:V - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The credit-card processor reported $2.76 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.68 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $9.59 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.57 billion. Visa had a net margin of 52.86% and a return on equity of 56.28%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 9.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $2.51 earnings per share. As a group, analysts predict that Visa Inc. will post 11.3 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Visa Dividend Announcement
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 2nd. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 13th were issued a $0.59 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 13th. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.66%. Visa's payout ratio is 23.72%.
Insider Activity
In related news, insider Paul D. Fabara sold 11,636 shares of Visa stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $375.00, for a total value of $4,363,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 26,413 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,904,875. The trade was a 30.58% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, General Counsel Julie B. Rottenberg sold 2,575 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $345.58, for a total transaction of $889,868.50. Following the completion of the sale, the general counsel directly owned 11,925 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,121,041.50. This represents a 17.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 101,108 shares of company stock worth $36,771,200 in the last three months. Company insiders own 0.13% of the company's stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Susquehanna restated a "positive" rating on shares of Visa in a research report on Friday, March 21st. BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on shares of Visa from $370.00 to $380.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 30th. Barclays reissued an "overweight" rating on shares of Visa in a research report on Friday, June 13th. Oppenheimer boosted their price target on shares of Visa from $390.00 to $391.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 2nd. Finally, Truist Financial assumed coverage on shares of Visa in a research report on Monday, June 2nd. They set a "buy" rating and a $400.00 target price on the stock. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-three have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $372.84.
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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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