Compass Capital Management Inc. Sells 9,063 Shares of Visa Inc. $V

Key Points

• Compass Capital Management reduced its Visa position by 5%, selling 9,063 shares and retaining 173,559 shares valued at approximately $54.5 million. Institutional investors collectively own 82.15% of Visa.
• Visa reported better-than-expected quarterly results, with EPS of $3.32 and revenue of $11.63 billion, up 14.4% year over year. Analysts maintain a consensus “Buy” rating with an average price target of $411.77.
• Visa declared a quarterly dividend of $0.67 per share and authorized a $20 billion share-repurchase program, allowing it to buy back up to 3.6% of outstanding shares.

Compass Capital Management Inc. lowered its holdings in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V - Free Report) by 5.0% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 173,559 shares of the credit-card processor's stock after selling 9,063 shares during the quarter. Visa accounts for about 3.2% of Compass Capital Management Inc.'s investment portfolio, making the stock its 14th largest position. Compass Capital Management Inc.'s holdings in Visa were worth $54,457,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in V. Brighton Jones LLC raised its position in shares of Visa by 50.1% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 20,635 shares of the credit-card processor's stock valued at $6,522,000 after buying an additional 6,883 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC grew its position in Visa by 68.9% during the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 11,811 shares of the credit-card processor's stock worth $3,733,000 after buying an additional 4,817 shares in the last quarter. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. grew its position in Visa by 4.6% during the first quarter. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. now owns 10,941 shares of the credit-card processor's stock worth $3,834,000 after buying an additional 477 shares in the last quarter. Matrix Asset Advisors Inc. NY grew its position in Visa by 16.9% during the second quarter. Matrix Asset Advisors Inc. NY now owns 1,133 shares of the credit-card processor's stock worth $402,000 after buying an additional 164 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Schnieders Capital Management LLC. increased its stake in Visa by 13.8% during the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 18,367 shares of the credit-card processor's stock valued at $6,521,000 after acquiring an additional 2,230 shares during the period. 82.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have commented on V. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $412.00 price target (up from $395.00) on shares of Visa in a report on Wednesday. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on Visa from $371.00 to $394.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. TD Cowen restated a "buy" rating on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday. Clear Str upgraded Visa to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane raised Visa to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and twenty-four have given a Buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $411.77.

Visa Trading Up 0.0%

V stock opened at $366.33 on Friday. Visa Inc. has a 1-year low of $293.89 and a 1-year high of $373.97. The company has a current ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60. The business's 50 day moving average is $341.12 and its 200-day moving average is $325.78. The firm has a market cap of $657.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.15, a P/E/G ratio of 1.98 and a beta of 0.75.

Visa (NYSE:V - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The credit-card processor reported $3.32 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.23 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $11.63 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.40 billion. Visa had a return on equity of 67.68% and a net margin of 50.78%.Visa's revenue was up 14.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $2.98 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Visa Inc. will post 13.11 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Visa Dividend Announcement

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

Visa declared that its board has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Tuesday, April 28th that permits the company to repurchase $20.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the credit-card processor to reacquire up to 3.6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CFO Chris Suh sold 10,639 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $324.81, for a total value of $3,455,653.59. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 9,872 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,206,524.32. The trade was a 51.87% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Tullier Kelly Mahon sold 57,272 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on 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 sale, the insider owned 49,662 shares in the company, valued at $18,125,140.14. This represents a 53.56% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 101,398 shares of company stock valued at $35,831,433 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.12% of the company's stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Visa

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Strong earnings continue to support the stock. Visa reported fiscal third-quarter EPS of $3.32, above the $3.23 consensus, while revenue reached $11.63 billion, up 14.4% year over year and ahead of expectations. The results reinforce confidence in payment-volume growth and Visa’s high-margin business model. Visa Trading Up Following Better-Than-Expected Earnings
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts remain constructive. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “Overweight” rating, while BMO Capital Markets, JPMorgan and Robert W. Baird forecast additional price appreciation. One fair-value estimate rose from $398.83 to $411.63, reflecting optimism about payment volumes, value-added services and potential stablecoin-related products. Visa Stock Sees Modest Fair Value Lift
• Positive Sentiment: Restructuring could improve efficiency. Visa plans to eliminate roughly 2,600 jobs, or about 7% of its workforce, as artificial intelligence and other technology reshape operations. Although the cuts may create near-term charges, investors could view lower long-term costs and greater productivity favorably. Visa Layoffs Will Cut 7 Percent of Its Workforce
• Neutral Sentiment: Competitive developments bear watching. X Money launched with a Visa debit card, peer-to-peer transfers and 3% cashback, potentially generating transaction activity for Visa while also intensifying competition in digital payments and consumer wallets. Elon Musk Aims at Venmo With One Bold Perk
• Negative Sentiment: Job cuts may raise execution and sentiment concerns. The scale of the layoffs highlights Visa’s efforts to adapt to AI-driven changes and could unsettle employees or investors if restructuring disrupts growth initiatives. Visa Slashes Thousands of Jobs in Efficiency Push

Visa Profile

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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