Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management LLC Decreases Stock Position in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V)

Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management LLC reduced its position in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V - Free Report) by 3.4% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 53,559 shares of the credit-card processor's stock after selling 1,865 shares during the quarter. Visa makes up about 0.8% of Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management LLC's holdings, making the stock its 17th largest position. Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management LLC's holdings in Visa were worth $16,927,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. bought a new position in shares of Visa in the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Bradley & Co. Private Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Visa in the fourth quarter worth $27,000. POM Investment Strategies LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Visa by 48.5% in the fourth quarter. POM Investment Strategies LLC now owns 98 shares of the credit-card processor's stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 32 shares during the period. Compass Planning Associates Inc bought a new position in shares of Visa in the fourth quarter worth $32,000. Finally, FPC Investment Advisory Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Visa by 377.3% in the fourth quarter. FPC Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 105 shares of the credit-card processor's stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 83 shares during the period. 82.15% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other Visa news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 8,620 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $350.44, for a total transaction of $3,020,792.80. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 537 shares in the company, valued at approximately $188,186.28. This represents a 94.14% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Paul D. Fabara sold 14,813 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $355.04, for a total value of $5,259,207.52. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 26,413 shares in the company, valued at $9,377,671.52. This trade represents a 35.93% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 121,948 shares of company stock valued at $41,548,282. Insiders own 0.13% of the company's stock.

Visa Trading Up 0.5%

NYSE V opened at $352.95 on Monday. Visa Inc. has a 1-year low of $252.70 and a 1-year high of $366.54. The company has a current ratio of 1.12, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $336.98 and a 200-day moving average of $327.32. The firm has a market cap of $655.70 billion, a PE ratio of 35.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 0.96.

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, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.68 by $0.08. Visa had a return on equity of 54.79% and a net margin of 54.27%. The company had revenue of $9.59 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.57 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.51 EPS. Visa's revenue for the quarter was up 9.3% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Visa Inc. will post 11.3 EPS for the current year.

Visa Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 2nd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 13th will be paid a $0.59 dividend. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.67%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, May 13th. Visa's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 23.72%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on V shares. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on Visa from $360.00 to $395.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. UBS Group dropped their price objective on Visa from $400.00 to $395.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. William Blair reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Piper Sandler lifted their price objective on Visa from $383.00 to $384.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Visa from $340.00 to $375.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Visa has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $362.38.

About Visa

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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