Redwood Investment Management LLC Invests $2.95 Million in Visa Inc. $V

Redwood Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 8,606 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock, valued at approximately $2,953,000.

Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its stake in Visa by 50.1% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 20,635 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $6,522,000 after purchasing an additional 6,883 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Visa by 68.9% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 11,811 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $3,733,000 after acquiring an additional 4,817 shares during the last quarter. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. raised its position in shares of Visa by 4.6% during the first quarter. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. now owns 10,941 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $3,834,000 after purchasing an additional 477 shares during the period. Matrix Asset Advisors Inc. NY raised its position in shares of Visa by 16.9% during the second quarter. Matrix Asset Advisors Inc. NY now owns 1,133 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $402,000 after purchasing an additional 164 shares during the period. Finally, Schnieders Capital Management LLC. lifted its holdings in shares of Visa by 13.8% during the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 18,367 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $6,521,000 after purchasing an additional 2,230 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Visa

In other news, insider Tullier Kelly Mahon sold 57,272 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $364.97, for a total value of $20,902,561.84. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 49,662 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $18,125,140.14. This represents a 53.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, General Counsel Julie B. Rottenberg sold 2,027 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $360.00, for a total transaction of $729,720.00. Following the transaction, the general counsel directly owned 18,404 shares in the company, valued at $6,625,440. This trade represents a 9.92% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 96,634 shares of company stock worth $34,537,016 over the last three months. 0.12% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on V shares. Truist Financial set a $406.00 target price on Visa and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Cantor Fitzgerald set a $445.00 price target on Visa and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $420.00 price objective (up from $410.00) on shares of Visa in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $406.00 price objective on shares of Visa in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $416.00 target price on shares of Visa in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and twenty-four have assigned a Buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $414.54.

Key Stories Impacting Visa

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa and Bluefin launched a unified card-present payment platform for global merchants. The offering combines payment acceptance, security and device management, potentially simplifying enterprise deployments, reducing compliance burdens and expanding Visa’s merchant-services opportunity. Visa launches unified card-present payment platform
• Positive Sentiment: Visa joined Singapore’s BLOOM initiative, which is intended to connect traditional payment networks with stablecoin-based settlement rails. The effort could improve cross-border payment efficiency and give Visa an early role in digital-payment interoperability. Visa joins BLOOM initiative
• Positive Sentiment: Growing stablecoin card spending and Visa’s stablecoin initiatives support the company’s longer-term opportunity in digital wallets, cross-border transactions and emerging payment forms. The growth may help Visa remain relevant as payment activity expands beyond conventional cards. Visa BLOOM initiative and digital payments
• Neutral Sentiment: Visa approved KARTY LLC for a FinTech Innovation Award following its Qatar launch. The recognition highlights Visa’s partnerships with fintechs but is unlikely to materially affect near-term financial results. KARTY receives Visa FinTech Innovation Award
• Negative Sentiment: After touching $385.57, Visa surrendered the breakout. Commentary points to profit-taking and investor caution around its roughly 33-times earnings valuation, which makes sustained gains more difficult even though payment volumes remain healthy. Visa hits record then surrenders breakout
• Negative Sentiment: CEO Ryan McInerney sold 5,875 shares worth about $2.16 million under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan. The scheduled nature reduces the significance, but the transaction may still attract limited insider-selling scrutiny.

Visa Trading Down 0.2%

NYSE:V opened at $383.47 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $356.96 and its 200-day moving average is $330.74. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60. Visa Inc. has a 12 month low of $293.89 and a 12 month high of $385.57. The firm has a market cap of $684.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.61, a P/E/G ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 0.74.

Visa (NYSE:V) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The credit-card processor reported $3.32 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.23 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $11.63 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.40 billion. Visa had a net margin of 50.78% and a return on equity of 67.68%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 14.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.98 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Visa Inc. will post 13.16 EPS for the current year.

Visa Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, August 11th will be given a $0.67 dividend. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 11th. Visa’s payout ratio is currently 22.79%.

About Visa

Visa Inc is a global payments technology company that facilitates electronic funds transfers and digital commerce by connecting consumers, merchants, financial institutions and governments. The firm operates one of the world’s largest payment networks, providing processing, authorization, clearing and settlement services for credit, debit and prepaid card transactions. Visa’s network-based model enables partner banks and other issuers to offer branded payment products while Visa focuses on the infrastructure, standards and technologies that move money securely and efficiently around the world.

Visa’s product and service portfolio includes card-based payment products for consumers and businesses, real-time push-payment capabilities, tokenization and authentication services, fraud and risk-management tools, data analytics and APIs for fintech and merchant integration.