<div id="readability-page-1"><p>Texas Yale Capital Corp. decreased its position in shares of  Visa Inc. (NYSE:V - Free Report) by 3.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 33,662 shares of the credit-card processor's stock after selling 1,035 shares during the period. Texas Yale Capital Corp.'s holdings in Visa were worth $11,952,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.</p><ul><li>Why Vertical Aerospace Stock Could Double After This Flight Test</li></ul><p>A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in V. Keystone Global Partners LLC purchased a new position in  Visa in the first quarter valued at about $26,000.  Family Legacy Financial Solutions LLC acquired a new position in shares of  Visa in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $28,000.  Harbor Asset Planning Inc. purchased a new position in shares of  Visa during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $29,000.  Cranbrook Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of  Visa by 82.0% during the 2nd quarter. Cranbrook Wealth Management LLC now owns 91 shares of the credit-card processor's stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 41 shares during the last quarter.  Finally, Hoese &amp; Co LLP acquired a new stake in shares of  Visa during the second quarter worth approximately $36,000. 82.15% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors. </p><h2>Visa Trading Down 0.3%</h2><p>Visa stock opened at $335.91 on Friday. Visa Inc. has a 12-month low of $299.00 and a 12-month high of $375.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 1.08 and a quick ratio of 1.12. The stock has a market capitalization of $615.66 billion, a PE ratio of 32.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 0.87. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $343.52 and a 200-day simple moving average of $348.62. </p><ul><li>Q3 Telecom Wars: How AT&amp;T, TMUS and VZ Stack Up After the Results</li></ul><p>Visa (NYSE:V - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The credit-card processor reported $2.98 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.97 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $10.72 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $10.60 billion. Visa had a return on equity of 60.31% and a net margin of 50.15%.The firm's quarterly revenue was up 11.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $2.71 earnings per share.  As a group, equities research analysts expect that  Visa Inc. will post 11.3 EPS for the current fiscal year. </p><h2>Visa Increases Dividend</h2><p>The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 1st. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 12th will be paid a dividend of $0.67 per share. This is an increase from Visa's previous quarterly dividend of $0.59. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 12th. Visa's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 23.11%. </p><h2>Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades</h2><ul><li>Hold Ratings, High Rewards? 3 Stocks That Could Defy Expectations</li></ul><p>Several analysts recently issued reports on V shares. Morgan Stanley  set a $398.00 price target on shares of Visa and gave the company an &#34;overweight&#34; rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. KeyCorp  reaffirmed an &#34;overweight&#34; rating and set a $405.00 target price on shares of Visa in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. UBS Group  set a $425.00 price target on Visa and gave the company a &#34;buy&#34; rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Macquarie dropped their price target on Visa from $425.00 to $410.00 and set an &#34;outperform&#34; rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, Truist Financial decreased their price objective on shares of Visa from $400.00 to $397.00 and set a &#34;buy&#34; rating for the company in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned  a Buy rating and five have issued  a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of &#34;Moderate Buy&#34; and a consensus price target of $400.00.</p><p><b>Get Our Latest Report on V</b></p><h2>Insider Buying and Selling</h2><p>In related news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 10,485 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $341.00, for a total transaction of $3,575,385.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 537 shares of the company's stock, valued at $183,117. This represents a 95.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities &amp; Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Lloyd Carney sold 900 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $336.48, for a total value of $302,832.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 2,468 shares in the company, valued at $830,432.64. This represents a 26.72% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 23,897 shares of company stock valued at $8,164,561 over the last three months. Company insiders own  0.13% of the company's stock. </p><h2>Visa Company Profile</h2> (Free Report)<p>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.</p><h2>See Also</h2><ul><li>Five stocks we like better than Visa</li><li>What Investors Need to Know to Beat the Market</li><li>OpenAI's Restructuring Sets up What Could Be the Biggest IPO Ever</li><li>The 3 Best Retail Stocks to Shop for in August</li><li>2 Rare Earth Stocks the U.S. Government Doesn’t Want to Fail</li><li>3 Stocks to Consider Buying in October</li><li>CrowdStrike Partners With CoreWeave But Investors Sell the News</li></ul><p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/scripts/SECFilingChart.ashx/query-UHJlZml4PU5ZU0UmU3ltYm9sPVY?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="650" height="350" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/scripts/SECFilingChart.ashx/query-UHJlZml4PU5ZU0UmU3ltYm9sPVY"/></p><p><em>This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. 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<p>Texas Yale Capital Corp. reduced its stake in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 3.0% in Q2, now holding 33,662 shares valued at $11.95 million. Other institutional investors also adjusted their positions. Visa's stock opened at $335.91, with a 12-month range of $299.00 to $375.51. The company reported Q3 earnings of $2.98 EPS, exceeding estimates, and announced a dividend increase to $0.67 per share. Analysts have set price targets ranging from $398.00 to $425.00, with a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy."</p>

- Texas Yale Capital Corp. reduced its Visa Inc. holdings by 3.0%, owning 33,662 shares valued at $11,952,000 after selling 1,035 shares in Q2.  
- Visa reported Q3 earnings of $2.98 EPS, exceeding estimates, with revenue of $10.72 billion, an 11.5% increase year-over-year.  
- The company announced a quarterly dividend increase to $0.67 per share, with a payout ratio of 23.11%, and analysts maintain a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" with a target price of $400.00.

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