Gambit Capital Management LLC Takes $571,000 Position in Visa Inc. $V

Gambit Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 1,629 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock, valued at approximately $571,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in V. Invariant Investment Management acquired a new stake in shares of Visa during the fourth quarter worth $969,000. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Visa by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 160,975,832 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $56,455,834,000 after purchasing an additional 1,054,343 shares during the period. Federated Hermes Inc. lifted its position in Visa by 24.1% during the third quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 823,262 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $281,045,000 after buying an additional 159,906 shares in the last quarter. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Visa by 11.3% during the 3rd quarter. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. now owns 2,352,766 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $803,187,000 after acquiring an additional 238,872 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd grew its stake in shares of Visa by 4.7% in the third quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd now owns 527,530 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $180,088,000 after buying an additional 23,863 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on V shares. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $403.00 target price (up from $391.00) on shares of Visa in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. UBS Group raised their price objective on Visa from $390.00 to $410.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Evercore set a $350.00 price objective on shares of Visa in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Freedom Capital raised Visa from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, February 16th. Finally, Loop Capital began coverage on Visa in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. They set a “buy” rating and a $387.00 price objective for the company. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $387.67.

Insider Activity at Visa

In related news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 31,455 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $340.14, for a total transaction of $10,699,103.70. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 15,174 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,161,284.36. This trade represents a 67.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Lloyd Carney sold 650 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $309.62, for a total value of $201,253.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 2,679 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $829,471.98. This represents a 19.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 42,744 shares of company stock valued at $14,356,010 over the last 90 days. 0.12% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Trending Headlines about Visa

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa continues to benefit from strong fundamentals after its latest quarter beat expectations on both earnings and revenue, reinforcing confidence in transaction growth and profitability. Visa vs Mastercard. The Numbers Just Told Us Which Network Is Pulling Away
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• Neutral Sentiment: Revolut’s new Dogecoin debit card underscores continued demand for cards that work on Visa and Mastercard networks, but the news does not directly change Visa’s earnings outlook. Revolut Launches Dogecoin Debit Card Across UK and EU
• Neutral Sentiment: Articles about X Money and Ripple-linked banking partner Cross River Bank mention Visa debit infrastructure, but the connection appears indirect and is not a clear catalyst for Visa shares. Ripple’s Banking Partner, Cross River Bank, Emerges in Elon Musk’s X Money Stack
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage noting Visa as a trending stock mainly reflects investor attention rather than a new fundamental development. Visa Inc. (V) Is a Trending Stock: Facts to Know Before Betting on It

Visa Stock Performance

Shares of V opened at $333.14 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $311.47 and a 200 day moving average price of $325.64. The firm has a market capitalization of $597.57 billion, a PE ratio of 29.02, a P/E/G ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 0.78. Visa Inc. has a 52-week low of $293.89 and a 52-week high of $375.51. The company has a quick ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64.

Visa (NYSE:V) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 28th. The credit-card processor reported $3.31 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.10 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $11.23 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.75 billion. Visa had a net margin of 51.68% and a return on equity of 65.00%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $2.76 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Visa Inc. will post 13.09 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Visa Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 1st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 12th will be paid a $0.67 dividend. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 12th. Visa’s payout ratio is currently 23.34%.

Visa announced that its board has initiated a share buyback plan on Tuesday, April 28th that allows the company to repurchase $20.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the credit-card processor to purchase up to 3.6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually a sign that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

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.