Rep. David Taylor Acquires Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) Shares

Key Points

• Rep. David Taylor (R-Ohio) disclosed the purchase of Visa Inc. shares, acquiring between $1,001 and $15,000 in Visa stock on August 13th, 2025.
• Visa recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.59 per share, resulting in an annualized dividend of $2.36 and a yield of 0.7%.
• The stock is currently trading around $350.35 and has shown strong performance, reporting a 14.3% year-over-year revenue increase with an EPS of $2.98 in its latest earnings report.

Representative David Taylor (R-Ohio) recently bought shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V). In a filing disclosed on September 02nd, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Visa stock on August 13th. The trade occurred in the Representative's "DAVID TAYLOR TRUST > SARDINIA READY MIX 401(K) - DAVE" account.

Representative David Taylor also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Eli Lilly and Company NYSE: LLY on 8/14/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Marathon Petroleum NYSE: MPC on 8/14/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Eli Lilly and Company NYSE: LLY on 8/14/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Prologis NYSE: PLD on 8/14/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Procter & Gamble NYSE: PG on 8/13/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Installed Building Products NYSE: IBP on 8/13/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Prologis NYSE: PLD on 8/7/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Procter & Gamble NYSE: PG on 8/7/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals NASDAQ: VRTX on 8/7/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Installed Building Products NYSE: IBP on 8/7/2025.

Visa Trading Down 0.2%

Visa stock traded down $0.64 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $350.23. 4,322,638 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,501,479. Visa Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $268.23 and a fifty-two week high of $375.51. The company has a current ratio of 1.12, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. The stock has a market capitalization of $641.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.20, a PEG ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 0.92. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $348.56 and its 200 day simple moving average is $347.38.

Visa (NYSE:V - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The credit-card processor reported $2.98 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.85 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $10.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $9.82 billion. Visa had a return on equity of 58.93% and a net margin of 52.16%.The company's revenue was up 14.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.42 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Visa Inc. will post 11.3 EPS for the current year.

Visa Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Investors of record on Tuesday, August 12th were issued a $0.59 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, August 12th. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Visa's dividend payout ratio is currently 23.05%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Paul D. Fabara sold 11,636 shares of Visa stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $375.00, for a total value of $4,363,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 26,413 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,904,875. This trade represents a 30.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, General Counsel Julie B. Rottenberg sold 2,027 shares of Visa stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $344.02, for a total transaction of $697,328.54. Following the completion of the transaction, the general counsel directly owned 11,925 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,102,438.50. This trade represents a 14.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 22,293 shares of company stock worth $8,114,295 over the last quarter. 0.13% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on V shares. Truist Financial dropped their price target on shares of Visa from $400.00 to $397.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft initiated coverage on Visa in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $410.00 target price on the stock. Macquarie raised their price target on Visa from $380.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on Visa from $386.00 to $402.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Visa from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, May 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Visa has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $385.96.

Institutional Trading of Visa

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in Visa by 50.1% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 20,635 shares of the credit-card processor's stock worth $6,522,000 after buying an additional 6,883 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Visa by 68.9% in the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 11,811 shares of the credit-card processor's stock valued at $3,733,000 after purchasing an additional 4,817 shares during the period. Algert Global LLC increased its stake in shares of Visa by 27.0% during the 4th quarter. Algert Global LLC now owns 8,210 shares of the credit-card processor's stock valued at $2,595,000 after acquiring an additional 1,744 shares during the last quarter. Baker Avenue Asset Management LP increased its position in Visa by 6.3% during the fourth quarter. Baker Avenue Asset Management LP now owns 5,932 shares of the credit-card processor's stock worth $1,875,000 after purchasing an additional 352 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bamco Inc. NY boosted its holdings in Visa by 3.4% in the fourth quarter. Bamco Inc. NY now owns 171,506 shares of the credit-card processor's stock valued at $54,203,000 after acquiring an additional 5,600 shares during the last quarter. 82.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Representative Taylor

David Taylor (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Ohio's 2nd Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2025. His current term ends on January 3, 2027. Taylor (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Ohio's 2nd Congressional District. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024. David Taylor graduated from Amelia High School. Taylor earned degrees from Miami University (Ohio) and the University of Dayton School of Law. Taylor's career experience includes working as an attorney and as a businessman at Sardinia Ready Mix, Inc.

Visa Company Profile

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.