IHT Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V - Free Report) by 17.3% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 39,382 shares of the credit-card processor's stock after buying an additional 5,810 shares during the quarter. IHT Wealth Management LLC's holdings in Visa were worth $10,854,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in V. Peterson Financial Group Inc. acquired a new position in Visa in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $26,000. POM Investment Strategies LLC raised its stake in shares of Visa by 970.0% in the 2nd quarter. POM Investment Strategies LLC now owns 107 shares of the credit-card processor's stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 97 shares in the last quarter. Reston Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Visa during the 3rd quarter worth about $31,000. TruNorth Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Visa by 211.9% during the 2nd quarter. TruNorth Capital Management LLC now owns 131 shares of the credit-card processor's stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 89 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bbjs Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Visa in the second quarter worth about $35,000. 82.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on V shares. Compass Point assumed coverage on shares of Visa in a report on Wednesday, September 4th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $319.00 target price on the stock. Macquarie lifted their price objective on Visa from $300.00 to $335.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on Visa from $320.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Oppenheimer reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $321.00 price objective (up previously from $318.00) on shares of Visa in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on shares of Visa from $310.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-four have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Visa currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $321.74.
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Shares of NYSE:V traded down $2.15 on Tuesday, reaching $314.50. 728,220 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,938,885. The company has a current ratio of 1.28, a quick ratio of 1.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55. Visa Inc. has a twelve month low of $252.14 and a twelve month high of $317.42. The company has a fifty day moving average of $292.09 and a 200-day moving average of $278.55. The company has a market capitalization of $585.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.55, a PEG ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 0.96.
Visa (NYSE:V - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, October 29th. The credit-card processor reported $2.71 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.58 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $9.62 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.49 billion. Visa had a net margin of 54.96% and a return on equity of 53.16%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 11.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $2.33 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Visa Inc. will post 11.19 EPS for the current fiscal year.
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 2nd. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 12th were given a dividend of $0.59 per share. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.75%. This is a boost from Visa's previous quarterly dividend of $0.52. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, November 12th. Visa's dividend payout ratio is currently 24.25%.
In related news, insider Paul D. Fabara sold 2,171 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $307.97, for a total value of $668,602.87. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 17,894 shares in the company, valued at $5,510,815.18. This trade represents a 10.82 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.19% of the stock is owned by insiders.
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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