Bristol Gate Capital Partners Inc. Sells 39,030 Shares of Visa Inc. $V

Bristol Gate Capital Partners Inc. cut its holdings in shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V - Free Report) by 17.3% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 187,072 shares of the credit-card processor's stock after selling 39,030 shares during the quarter. Visa comprises approximately 4.5% of Bristol Gate Capital Partners Inc.'s portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest holding. Bristol Gate Capital Partners Inc.'s holdings in Visa were worth $64,183,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Nixon Peabody Trust Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Visa by 58.1% during the 1st quarter. Nixon Peabody Trust Co. now owns 4,201 shares of the credit-card processor's stock valued at $1,270,000 after acquiring an additional 1,543 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Visa by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 160,975,832 shares of the credit-card processor's stock worth $56,455,834,000 after acquiring an additional 1,054,343 shares during the period. Beacon Financial Group raised its stake in shares of Visa by 83.9% during the first quarter. Beacon Financial Group now owns 22,501 shares of the credit-card processor's stock valued at $6,801,000 after purchasing an additional 10,267 shares during the period. Sterling Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Visa by 43.7% in the fourth quarter. Sterling Investment Management LLC now owns 17,832 shares of the credit-card processor's stock valued at $6,254,000 after purchasing an additional 5,421 shares during the period. Finally, Pincus Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in Visa during the 4th quarter worth $4,278,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.15% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Tullier Kelly Mahon sold 57,272 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $364.97, for a total transaction of $20,902,561.84. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 49,662 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,125,140.14. This represents a 53.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 20,970 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $340.25, for a total transaction of $7,135,042.50. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 15,174 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,162,953.50. This trade represents a 58.02% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 96,634 shares of company stock valued at $34,537,016. 0.12% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

V has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Evercore set a $350.00 price objective on Visa in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Morgan Stanley restated an "overweight" rating and set a $416.00 price objective on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Truist Financial set a $406.00 price objective on shares of Visa and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on shares of Visa from $412.00 to $420.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Raymond James Financial restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $406.00 price target on shares of Visa in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and twenty-four have issued a Buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $414.54.

Key Visa News

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa and Mastercard reached fresh records as aggregate U.S. spending remained healthy, despite consumers becoming more selective. Strong payment volumes support Visa’s transaction growth and fee revenue. Visa and Mastercard shares hit fresh records, underscoring a resilient U.S. consumer
• Positive Sentiment: Visa launched a card-present acceptance offering with Bluefin, combining Visa’s global network with Bluefin’s payment-security infrastructure. The partnership could strengthen Visa’s enterprise merchant proposition and support future payment volumes. Visa and Bluefin Introduce Card-Present Acceptance Offering
• Positive Sentiment: European fintech provider payabl. expanded its relationship with Visa to offer Rapid Dispute Resolution tools to merchants in the UK and EU. Automatic dispute resolution may reduce chargebacks and improve merchant retention, reinforcing Visa’s value-added services. payabl. Teams Up with Visa to Help Merchants Quickly Resolve Disputes and Prevent Costly Chargebacks
• Positive Sentiment: Visa joined Singapore’s BLOOM initiative, which aims to connect traditional payment systems with stablecoin settlement networks. The move supports Visa’s positioning in emerging cross-border and digital-payment infrastructure. Visa Joins MAS-Led BLOOM Initiative
• Positive Sentiment: A financial disclosure showed purchases of Visa shares by accounts associated with President Donald Trump, generating additional market attention and perceived confidence in the company. Visa Stock Climbs After Trump Buys Millions in Stock
• Neutral Sentiment: CEO Ryan McInerney will speak at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference on September 8. Investors may look for updates on spending trends, stablecoins and regulation, but no new guidance was announced. Visa to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conference
• Negative Sentiment: CEO Ryan McInerney sold 5,875 Visa shares worth approximately $2.16 million, reducing his direct ownership by 27.9%. Because the transaction occurred under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, the signal is limited, but insider selling could still attract some investor scrutiny.

Visa Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of Visa stock opened at $383.44 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $684.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.61, a PEG ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 0.74. Visa Inc. has a twelve month low of $293.89 and a twelve month high of $384.20. The company has a current ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $355.90 and its 200-day simple moving average is $330.36.

Visa (NYSE:V - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 28th. The credit-card processor reported $3.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.23 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $11.63 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.40 billion. Visa had a return on equity of 67.68% and a net margin of 50.78%.The business's revenue for the quarter was up 14.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.98 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Visa Inc. will post 13.16 earnings per share for the current year.

Visa declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback program on Tuesday, April 28th that allows the company to buyback $20.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization allows the credit-card processor to repurchase up to 3.6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Visa Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, August 11th will be issued a dividend of $0.67 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 11th. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Visa's payout ratio is 22.79%.

About Visa

Visa Inc is a global payments technology company that facilitates electronic funds transfers and digital commerce by connecting consumers, merchants, financial institutions and governments. The firm operates one of the world's largest payment networks, providing processing, authorization, clearing and settlement services for credit, debit and prepaid card transactions. Visa's network-based model enables partner banks and other issuers to offer branded payment products while Visa focuses on the infrastructure, standards and technologies that move money securely and efficiently around the world.

Visa's product and service portfolio includes card-based payment products for consumers and businesses, real-time push-payment capabilities, tokenization and authentication services, fraud and risk-management tools, data analytics and APIs for fintech and merchant integration.

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