IFP Advisors Inc Has $12.42 Million Stock Position in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V)

IFP Advisors Inc increased its position in shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:VFree Report) by 4.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 39,284 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,511 shares during the quarter. IFP Advisors Inc’s holdings in Visa were worth $12,417,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. RPG Investment Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in Visa in the 4th quarter valued at about $201,000. Mainstay Capital Management LLC ADV increased its position in Visa by 22.1% in the 4th quarter. Mainstay Capital Management LLC ADV now owns 6,243 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $1,973,000 after acquiring an additional 1,129 shares in the last quarter. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC increased its position in Visa by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC now owns 3,809 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $1,204,000 after acquiring an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. Colonial River Investments LLC increased its position in Visa by 3.1% in the 4th quarter. Colonial River Investments LLC now owns 2,107 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $666,000 after acquiring an additional 63 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Partners Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Visa in the 4th quarter valued at about $239,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

Visa Stock Performance

Shares of V stock opened at $352.00 on Wednesday. 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 $653.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 0.97. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $330.49 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $303.94. Visa Inc. has a 52 week low of $252.70 and a 52 week high of $357.15.

Visa (NYSE:VGet Free Report) last announced its 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 net margin of 54.27% and a return on equity of 54.79%. On average, analysts expect that Visa Inc. will post 11.3 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Visa Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th will be given a $0.59 dividend. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.67%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 11th. Visa’s dividend payout ratio is presently 23.79%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have weighed in on V. Seaport Res Ptn upgraded shares of Visa from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Royal Bank of Canada raised their target price on shares of Visa from $311.00 to $322.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Visa in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of Visa from $360.00 to $395.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on shares of Visa from $346.00 to $384.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 31st. 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $353.96.

Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on Visa

Insider Transactions at Visa

In other news, insider Tullier Kelly Mahon sold 33,741 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $349.77, for a total value of $11,801,589.57. Following the sale, the insider now owns 36,566 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,789,689.82. The trade was a 47.99 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CAO Peter M. Andreski sold 2,332 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 7th. The stock was 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 directly owns 4,488 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,569,094.56. This represents a 34.19 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 55,885 shares of company stock valued at $19,161,447 over the last 90 days. 0.13% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About Visa

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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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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Visa (NYSE:V)

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