Rep. Josh Gottheimer Sells Off Shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V)

Key Points

• Representative Josh Gottheimer (D-New Jersey) sold shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) totaling between $1,001 and $15,000 on June 20, 2025, through a Morgan Stanley account.
• Visa's stock has recently seen a rise of 0.8% to reach $356.84, with a market capitalization of $658.42 billion.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.59, yielding 0.66%, with a payout ratio of 23.72%.
• Analysts have set new price targets for Visa's stock, with a consensus price target of $375.52 and the majority rating it as a "Moderate Buy."

Representative Josh Gottheimer (D-New Jersey) recently sold shares of Visa Inc. NYSE: V. In a filing disclosed on July 16th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Visa stock on June 20th. The trade occurred in the Representative's "MORGAN STANLEY - SELECT UMA ACCOUNT # 1" account.

Representative Josh Gottheimer also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Visa NYSE: V on 6/26/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Visa NYSE: V on 6/25/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Broadcom NASDAQ: AVGO on 6/25/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of ConocoPhillips NYSE: COP on 6/24/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of NVIDIA NASDAQ: NVDA on 6/24/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Visa NYSE: V on 6/24/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Cloudflare NYSE: NET on 6/20/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Carvana NYSE: CVNA on 6/20/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of McDonald's NYSE: MCD on 6/20/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Insmed NASDAQ: INSM on 6/16/2025.

Visa Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:V traded down $3.04 on Tuesday, hitting $352.43. The stock had a trading volume of 3,236,963 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,533,986. Visa Inc. has a twelve month low of $254.51 and a twelve month high of $375.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a current ratio of 1.08. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $356.06 and its 200-day moving average price is $345.79. The company has a market capitalization of $650.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 0.92.

Visa (NYSE:V - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 29th. The credit-card processor reported $2.76 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.68 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $9.59 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.57 billion. Visa had a return on equity of 56.28% and a net margin of 52.86%. The business's revenue was up 9.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $2.51 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts predict that Visa Inc. will post 11.3 earnings per share for the current year.

Visa Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 2nd. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 13th were paid a $0.59 dividend. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.67%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 13th. Visa's dividend payout ratio is 23.72%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the company. Macquarie dropped their price objective on Visa from $400.00 to $380.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on Visa from $383.00 to $384.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. Citigroup began coverage on Visa in a report on Monday, June 2nd. They issued a "buy" rating for the company. Oppenheimer boosted their price objective on Visa from $390.00 to $391.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 2nd. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on Visa from $400.00 to $410.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 27th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-three have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $375.52.

Institutional Trading of Visa

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Keystone Global Partners LLC purchased a new position in Visa in the first quarter worth $26,000. Family Legacy Financial Solutions LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Visa during the second quarter valued at $28,000. von Borstel & Associates Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Visa during the first quarter valued at $27,000. Harbor Asset Planning Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Visa during the second quarter valued at $29,000. Finally, Cranbrook Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Visa by 82.0% during the second quarter. Cranbrook Wealth Management LLC now owns 91 shares of the credit-card processor's stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 41 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 82.15% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Paul D. Fabara sold 11,636 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $375.00, for a total transaction of $4,363,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 26,413 shares of the company's stock, valued at $9,904,875. The trade was 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 available at this link. Also, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 8,630 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $353.82, for a total transaction of $3,053,466.60. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 537 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $190,001.34. This trade represents a 94.14% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 101,108 shares of company stock valued at $36,771,200 over the last ninety days. 0.13% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About Representative Gottheimer

Josh Gottheimer (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing New Jersey's 5th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2017. His current term ends on January 3, 2027. Gottheimer (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent New Jersey's 5th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election. Gottheimer is also running for election for Governor of New Jersey. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on June 10, 2025. Gottheimer attended the University of Pennsylvania for his undergraduate degree. He became a Thouron Fellow at Oxford and attended Harvard Law School. Gottheimer worked as a speech writer under former President Bill Clinton (D), assisting with two State of the Union addresses, among other projects. Before running for Congress, he worked for Microsoft as a general manager for corporate strategy.

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.