Visa (NYSE:V) Shares Acquired Rep. David Taylor

Representative David Taylor (Republican-Ohio) recently bought shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V). In a filing disclosed on March 06th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Visa stock on February 26th. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “DAVID TAYLOR TRUST > SARDINIA READY MIX 401(K) – DAVE” account.

Representative David Taylor also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) on 2/26/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Parker-Hannifin (NYSE:PH) on 2/26/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) on 2/26/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) on 2/26/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Marathon Petroleum (NYSE:MPC) on 2/26/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX) on 2/26/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Kroger (NYSE:KR) on 2/26/2026.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) on 2/26/2026.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) on 2/26/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) on 2/26/2026.

Visa Stock Performance

NYSE:V opened at $316.03 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a current ratio of 1.11. Visa Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $299.00 and a fifty-two week high of $375.51. The firm has a market cap of $573.65 billion, a PE ratio of 29.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 0.78. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $328.80 and a 200-day moving average price of $337.05.

Visa (NYSE:V) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The credit-card processor reported $3.17 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.14 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $10.90 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.69 billion. Visa had a net margin of 50.23% and a return on equity of 61.74%. The firm’s revenue was up 14.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.75 EPS. Equities research analysts predict 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 2nd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 10th were paid a dividend of $0.67 per share. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 10th. Visa’s dividend payout ratio is 25.14%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Evercore set a $380.00 target price on shares of Visa in a report on Friday, December 12th. Truist Financial set a $372.00 price objective on Visa in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Macquarie Infrastructure reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $410.00 target price on shares of Visa in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $411.00 price target (up from $398.00) on shares of Visa in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Finally, HSBC raised Visa from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 8th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $392.65.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of Visa by 10.4% in the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 1,972,726 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $692,779,000 after acquiring an additional 186,566 shares during the last quarter. Union Savings Bank purchased a new position in shares of Visa in the 4th quarter worth about $288,000. Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its stake in Visa by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 7,408,406 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $2,602,115,000 after purchasing an additional 106,609 shares in the last quarter. Redwood Family Wealth LLC bought a new position in Visa in the 4th quarter worth about $209,000. Finally, Cedarwood Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Visa during the 4th quarter valued at about $339,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 10,485 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $349.18, for a total transaction of $3,661,152.30. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 9,401 shares in the company, valued at $3,282,641.18. This represents a 52.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

About Representative Taylor

David Taylor (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Ohio’s 2nd Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2025. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Taylor (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Ohio’s 2nd Congressional District. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

David Taylor graduated from Amelia High School. Taylor earned degrees from Miami University (Ohio) and the University of Dayton School of Law. Taylor’s career experience includes working as an attorney and as a businessman at Sardinia Ready Mix, Inc.

Visa Company Profile

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.