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Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) is Consolidated Capital Management LLC's 10th Largest Position

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Consolidated Capital Management LLC lowered its holdings in shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V - Free Report) by 14.3% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 24,735 shares of the credit-card processor's stock after selling 4,134 shares during the period. Visa makes up about 3.6% of Consolidated Capital Management LLC's holdings, making the stock its 10th biggest position. Consolidated Capital Management LLC's holdings in Visa were worth $8,669,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Visa by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 159,405,343 shares of the credit-card processor's stock valued at $50,378,465,000 after purchasing an additional 7,079,706 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Visa by 4.4% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 40,345,176 shares of the credit-card processor's stock valued at $12,729,901,000 after buying an additional 1,689,926 shares in the last quarter. Capital International Investors grew its holdings in shares of Visa by 3.8% during the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 23,816,573 shares of the credit-card processor's stock valued at $7,526,660,000 after buying an additional 866,596 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors grew its holdings in shares of Visa by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 23,277,622 shares of the credit-card processor's stock valued at $7,356,614,000 after buying an additional 241,057 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp increased its position in shares of Visa by 18.0% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 18,260,714 shares of the credit-card processor's stock worth $5,771,116,000 after acquiring an additional 2,785,707 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 82.15% of the company's stock.

Visa Stock Performance

Shares of V traded up $2.35 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $356.90. The stock had a trading volume of 7,295,817 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,839,066. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 1.08 and a quick ratio of 1.08. The firm has a market cap of $658.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.87, a PEG ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 0.92. Visa Inc. has a 52 week low of $252.70 and a 52 week high of $375.51. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $356.43 and a 200-day moving average price of $342.00.

Visa (NYSE:V - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 29th. The credit-card processor reported $2.76 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 company's revenue was up 9.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.51 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts expect that Visa Inc. will post 11.3 EPS for the current year.

Visa Dividend Announcement

The firm 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. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.66%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 13th. Visa's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 23.72%.

Insider Activity at Visa

In other Visa news, insider Paul D. Fabara sold 46,214 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $370.00, for a total transaction of $17,099,180.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 26,413 shares of the company's stock, valued at $9,772,810. The trade was a 63.63% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 8,630 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $353.82, for a total value of $3,053,466.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 537 shares of the company's stock, valued at $190,001.34. The trade was a 94.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 101,108 shares of company stock worth $36,771,200. Corporate insiders own 0.13% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on V shares. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on shares of Visa from $400.00 to $410.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 27th. Barclays restated an "overweight" rating on shares of Visa in a report on Friday, June 13th. William Blair reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of Visa in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on Visa in a research report on Monday, June 2nd. They issued a "neutral" rating for the company. Finally, Macquarie cut their price objective on shares of Visa from $400.00 to $380.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-three have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $372.84.

Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on V

Visa Profile

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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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