Consolidated Capital Management LLC lessened its holdings in shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V – Get Rating) by 2.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 44,631 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after selling 1,045 shares during the period. Visa accounts for approximately 5.5% of Consolidated Capital Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 3rd biggest position. Consolidated Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Visa were worth $9,273,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Copperleaf Capital LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Visa by 0.6% in the second quarter. Copperleaf Capital LLC now owns 7,968 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $1,569,000 after acquiring an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. CNB Bank boosted its holdings in shares of Visa by 0.8% in the second quarter. CNB Bank now owns 6,338 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $1,248,000 after acquiring an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. Solstein Capital LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Visa by 0.4% in the second quarter. Solstein Capital LLC now owns 14,111 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $2,778,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Eads & Heald Wealth Management boosted its holdings in shares of Visa by 0.4% in the third quarter. Eads & Heald Wealth Management now owns 12,641 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $2,246,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Tobias Financial Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Visa by 3.4% in the third quarter. Tobias Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 1,516 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $269,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 81.87% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several research analysts have recently issued reports on V shares. Mizuho increased their price objective on shares of Visa from $220.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, January 30th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Visa from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Barclays increased their target price on shares of Visa from $266.00 to $270.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Sunday, January 29th. Redburn Partners began coverage on shares of Visa in a report on Tuesday, November 29th. They set a “sell” rating for the company. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of Visa from $250.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and twenty have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $259.11.
Insider Buying and Selling at Visa
Visa Trading Down 0.7 %
Shares of NYSE:V opened at $221.04 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $223.52 and a two-hundred day moving average of $209.16. The firm has a market capitalization of $415.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 0.97. Visa Inc. has a 12-month low of $174.60 and a 12-month high of $234.30. The company has a quick ratio of 1.44, a current ratio of 1.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59.
Visa (NYSE:V – Get Rating) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, January 26th. The credit-card processor reported $2.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.01 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $7.90 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.70 billion. Visa had a net margin of 50.28% and a return on equity of 49.95%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.81 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Visa Inc. will post 8.43 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Visa Increases Dividend
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 10th were paid a dividend of $0.45 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 9th. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.81%. This is a positive change from Visa’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. Visa’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 25.17%.
Visa Company Profile
Visa, Inc engages in the provision of digital payment services. It also facilitates global commerce through the transfer of value and information among a global network of consumers, merchants, financial institutions, businesses, strategic partners, and government entities. It offers debit cards, credit cards, prepaid products, commercial payment solutions, and global automated teller machines (ATMs).
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