AlphaStar Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V - Free Report) by 8.4% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 15,439 shares of the credit-card processor's stock after buying an additional 1,198 shares during the period. Visa comprises approximately 0.6% of AlphaStar Capital Management LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 27th biggest position. AlphaStar Capital Management LLC's holdings in Visa were worth $5,411,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Visa in the 4th quarter worth approximately $5,171,271,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in Visa by 38,416.3% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 14,761,375 shares of the credit-card processor's stock worth $5,173,271,000 after purchasing an additional 14,723,050 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake 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 worth $50,378,465,000 after purchasing an additional 7,079,706 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp boosted its stake in Visa by 18.0% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 18,260,714 shares of the credit-card processor's stock worth $5,771,116,000 after purchasing an additional 2,785,707 shares during the period. Finally, Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH acquired a new position in Visa in the 4th quarter worth approximately $673,689,000. 82.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Insider Transactions at Visa
In other news, General Counsel Julie B. Rottenberg sold 2,575 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $345.58, for a total transaction of $889,868.50. Following the transaction, the general counsel owned 11,925 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,121,041.50. The trade was a 17.76% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Paul D. Fabara sold 46,214 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $370.00, for a total transaction of $17,099,180.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 26,413 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,772,810. The trade was a 63.63% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 101,108 shares of company stock worth $36,771,200. 0.13% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Visa Stock Performance
V traded down $2.20 during trading on Thursday, hitting $355.56. The stock had a trading volume of 6,116,019 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,837,832. The firm has a market cap of $656.07 billion, a PE ratio of 35.74, a P/E/G ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 0.92. Visa Inc. has a 12 month low of $252.70 and a 12 month high of $375.51. The company has a current ratio of 1.08, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $356.66 and a 200-day simple moving average of $342.11.
Visa (NYSE:V - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The credit-card processor reported $2.76 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.68 by $0.08. The firm 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 business's quarterly revenue was up 9.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.51 EPS. Analysts expect that Visa Inc. will post 11.3 EPS for the current year.
Visa Dividend Announcement
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 2nd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 13th were issued a dividend of $0.59 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 13th. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.66%. Visa's payout ratio is 23.72%.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on V shares. Citigroup started coverage on shares of Visa in a research note on Monday, June 2nd. They set a "buy" rating for the company. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on shares of Visa from $400.00 to $410.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 27th. The Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on shares of Visa in a research note on Monday, June 2nd. They set a "neutral" rating for the company. Oppenheimer lifted their target price on shares of Visa from $390.00 to $391.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 2nd. Finally, Susquehanna reissued a "positive" rating on shares of Visa in a research note on Friday, March 21st. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-three have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target 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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