Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) Stock Position Boosted by Dundas Partners LLP

Dundas Partners LLP boosted its position in shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V - Free Report) by 9.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 175,029 shares of the credit-card processor's stock after purchasing an additional 14,504 shares during the period. Visa makes up 3.9% of Dundas Partners LLP's holdings, making the stock its 7th biggest holding. Dundas Partners LLP's holdings in Visa were worth $55,316,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Swedbank AB lifted its holdings in shares of Visa by 10.7% in the 3rd quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 2,059,111 shares of the credit-card processor's stock worth $566,153,000 after acquiring an additional 199,440 shares during the last quarter. Howard Capital Management Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Visa by 0.6% in 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 acquiring an additional 610 shares during the last quarter. Pettinga Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Visa in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $228,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Visa by 7.7% in 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 acquiring an additional 411,210 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Verity Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Visa by 32.9% in the 3rd quarter. Verity Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,482 shares of the credit-card processor's stock worth $683,000 after acquiring an additional 615 shares during the last quarter. 82.15% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Visa Trading Up 0.5 %

Shares of Visa stock opened at $345.79 on Friday. Visa Inc. has a 1 year low of $252.70 and a 1 year high of $366.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a current ratio of 1.12. The company has a market capitalization of $642.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.86, a PEG ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 0.95. The company's fifty day moving average is $336.18 and its two-hundred day moving average is $308.63.

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

Visa Dividend Announcement

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 8,620 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $317.78, for a total value of $2,739,263.60. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Peter M. Andreski sold 2,332 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $349.62, for a total transaction of $815,313.84. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 4,488 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,569,094.56. The trade was a 34.19 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 64,505 shares of company stock worth $22,290,507. Insiders own 0.13% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have issued reports on V. Barclays increased their target price on shares of Visa from $361.00 to $396.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on shares of Visa from $346.00 to $384.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. Piper Sandler reiterated an "overweight" rating and set a $383.00 target price (up from $368.00) on shares of Visa in a report on Friday, January 31st. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on shares of Visa from $326.00 to $371.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, December 18th. Finally, Citigroup reiterated a "neutral" rating on shares of Visa in a report on Thursday, February 13th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-three have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Visa presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $353.96.

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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