Meridian Wealth Management LLC Has $5.69 Million Position in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V)

Meridian Wealth Management LLC lowered its position in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V - Free Report) by 18.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 20,677 shares of the credit-card processor's stock after selling 4,571 shares during the quarter. Meridian Wealth Management LLC's holdings in Visa were worth $5,685,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Arjuna Capital lifted its holdings in shares of Visa by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter. Arjuna Capital now owns 11,851 shares of the credit-card processor's stock worth $3,111,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. Custom Index Systems LLC bought a new position in shares of Visa in the 3rd quarter worth $731,000. Mechanics Bank Trust Department lifted its holdings in shares of Visa by 8.0% in the 2nd quarter. Mechanics Bank Trust Department now owns 32,460 shares of the credit-card processor's stock worth $8,520,000 after purchasing an additional 2,410 shares in the last quarter. Chicago Capital LLC lifted its stake in Visa by 5.2% during the 3rd quarter. Chicago Capital LLC now owns 404,914 shares of the credit-card processor's stock valued at $111,331,000 after acquiring an additional 20,023 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted its stake in Visa by 9.3% during the 2nd quarter. Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft now owns 58,655 shares of the credit-card processor's stock valued at $15,299,000 after acquiring an additional 4,988 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.15% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on V shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Visa from $290.00 to $320.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 20th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on Visa from $310.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $321.00 target price (up previously from $318.00) on shares of Visa in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Barclays lifted their target price on Visa from $319.00 to $347.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, November 4th. Finally, StockNews.com raised Visa from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 9th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-four have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Visa currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $321.74.

Visa Stock Performance

Shares of V opened at $309.98 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.28, a current ratio of 1.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $289.07 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $277.08. The stock has a market cap of $564.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.88, a PEG ratio of 2.09 and a beta of 0.95. Visa Inc. has a 52 week low of $251.61 and a 52 week high of $312.44.

Visa (NYSE:V - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 29th. The credit-card processor reported $2.71 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.58 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $9.62 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $9.49 billion. Visa had a return on equity of 53.16% and a net margin of 54.96%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 11.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $2.33 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect that Visa Inc. will post 11.19 EPS for the current year.

Visa Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 2nd. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 12th will be given a dividend of $0.59 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 12th. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.76%. This is a boost from Visa's previous quarterly dividend of $0.52. Visa's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 24.25%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 8,620 shares of Visa stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $276.37, for a total value of $2,382,309.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 538 shares in the company, valued at approximately $148,687.06. The trade was a 94.13 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.19% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Visa Company 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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