Thompson Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V – Free Report) by 0.2% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 29,308 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after acquiring an additional 61 shares during the period. Visa accounts for approximately 1.2% of Thompson Investment Management Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 24th largest position. Thompson Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Visa were worth $8,179,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Livelsberger Financial Advisory purchased a new stake in shares of Visa in the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Westend Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Visa in the first quarter valued at about $25,000. O Brien Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in Visa during the fourth quarter worth about $32,000. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Visa in the fourth quarter valued at about $33,000. Finally, Valued Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Visa during the fourth quarter worth approximately $37,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.15% of the company’s stock.
Insider Transactions at Visa
In other news, Director Lloyd Carney sold 909 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, April 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $275.55, for a total value of $250,474.95. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 2,591 shares in the company, valued at $713,950.05. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. In related news, insider Paul D. Fabara sold 25,293 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $277.15, for a total transaction of $7,009,954.95. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 17,894 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,959,322.10. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Lloyd Carney sold 909 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, April 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $275.55, for a total transaction of $250,474.95. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 2,591 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $713,950.05. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 34,402 shares of company stock worth $9,559,382. 0.19% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
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Visa Stock Down 1.0 %
V stock traded down $2.64 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $273.66. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 19,896,519 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,662,618. The company has a quick ratio of 1.40, a current ratio of 1.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. The company has a market capitalization of $500.51 billion, a PE ratio of 30.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.88 and a beta of 0.97. Visa Inc. has a 12 month low of $226.02 and a 12 month high of $290.96. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $274.07 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $273.29.
Visa (NYSE:V – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, April 23rd. The credit-card processor reported $2.51 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.43 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $8.78 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.62 billion. Visa had a net margin of 53.87% and a return on equity of 51.23%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $2.09 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts expect that Visa Inc. will post 9.94 earnings per share for the current year.
Visa Announces Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 3rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 17th were paid a $0.52 dividend. This represents a $2.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.76%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 16th. Visa’s payout ratio is 23.24%.
Visa 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.
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