M. Kulyk & Associates LLC Cuts Position in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V)

M. Kulyk & Associates LLC lessened its holdings in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V - Free Report) by 5.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 32,202 shares of the credit-card processor's stock after selling 1,744 shares during the period. Visa comprises about 2.2% of M. Kulyk & Associates LLC's portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest holding. M. Kulyk & Associates LLC's holdings in Visa were worth $10,177,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of V. Swedbank AB increased its stake in Visa by 10.7% during the 3rd quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 2,059,111 shares of the credit-card processor's stock worth $566,153,000 after buying an additional 199,440 shares in the last quarter. Howard Capital Management Group LLC increased its stake in Visa by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Howard Capital Management Group LLC now owns 106,355 shares of the credit-card processor's stock worth $29,242,000 after buying an additional 610 shares in the last quarter. Pettinga Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Visa during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $228,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in Visa by 7.7% during the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 5,733,284 shares of the credit-card processor's stock worth $1,576,366,000 after buying an additional 411,210 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Verity Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in Visa by 32.9% during the 3rd quarter. Verity Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,482 shares of the credit-card processor's stock worth $683,000 after buying an additional 615 shares in the last quarter. 82.15% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, CAO Peter M. Andreski sold 2,332 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, February 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $349.62, for a total value of $815,313.84. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 4,488 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,569,094.56. This trade represents a 34.19 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, General Counsel Julie B. Rottenberg sold 2,572 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $340.00, for a total value of $874,480.00. Following the completion of the sale, the general counsel now owns 11,925 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,054,500. The trade was a 17.74 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 64,505 shares of company stock worth $22,290,507. Corporate insiders own 0.13% of the company's stock.

Visa Trading Up 0.5 %

V opened at $345.79 on Friday. Visa Inc. has a 52 week low of $252.70 and a 52 week high of $366.54. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $336.18 and a 200-day simple moving average of $308.63. The firm has a market cap of $642.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.86, a P/E/G ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 0.95. The company has a quick ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45.

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Visa (NYSE:V - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The credit-card processor reported $2.75 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.66 by $0.09. Visa had a return on equity of 54.79% and a net margin of 54.27%. On average, equities analysts expect that Visa Inc. will post 11.3 earnings per share for the current year.

Visa Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th were paid a $0.59 dividend. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.68%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 11th. Visa's payout ratio is currently 23.79%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

V has been the topic of several recent research reports. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on Visa from $326.00 to $371.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, December 18th. Susquehanna boosted their target price on Visa from $395.00 to $410.00 and gave the stock a "positive" rating in a report on Friday, February 21st. Raymond James restated an "outperform" rating and set a $393.00 target price (up from $374.00) on shares of Visa in a report on Friday, January 31st. UBS Group boosted their target price on Visa from $350.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. Finally, Barclays boosted their target price on Visa from $361.00 to $396.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-three have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $353.96.

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.

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