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description: "Longbow Finance SA increased its stake in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 49.7% in Q4, acquiring an additional 18,508 shares, bringing its total to 55,714 shares valued at $17.6 million. Other institutional investors also adjusted their holdings in Visa. Insider sales included significant transactions by Tullier Kelly Mahon and CEO Ryan Mcinerney. Analysts maintain a positive outlook on Visa, with several firms raising price targets and ratings. Visa's stock opened at $355.56, with a market cap of $660.55 billion and a PE ratio of 35.84."
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# Longbow Finance SA Acquires 18,508 Shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V)

Longbow Finance SA lifted its stake in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V - Free Report) by 49.7% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 55,714 shares of the credit-card processor's stock after purchasing an additional 18,508 shares during the period. Visa comprises about 1.9% of Longbow Finance SA's investment portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest position. Longbow Finance SA's holdings in Visa were worth $17,608,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Several other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in V. Swedbank AB increased its stake in shares of Visa by 10.7% during the third quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 2,059,111 shares of the credit-card processor's stock valued at $566,153,000 after buying an additional 199,440 shares during the period. Howard Capital Management Group LLC increased its position in Visa by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Howard Capital Management Group LLC now owns 106,355 shares of the credit-card processor's stock valued at $29,242,000 after purchasing an additional 610 shares during the period. Pettinga Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Visa in the 3rd quarter valued at about $228,000. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Visa by 3.2% in the 3rd quarter. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. now owns 72,449 shares of the credit-card processor's stock valued at $19,920,000 after purchasing an additional 2,250 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hedeker Wealth LLC boosted its stake in shares of Visa by 0.8% during the third quarter. Hedeker Wealth LLC now owns 24,224 shares of the credit-card processor's stock valued at $6,660,000 after purchasing an additional 202 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.15% of the company's stock.

## Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Tullier Kelly Mahon sold 33,741 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $349.77, for a total transaction of $11,801,589.57. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 36,566 shares in the company, valued at $12,789,689.82. This trade represents a 47.99 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 8,620 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $317.78, for a total value of $2,739,263.60. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 55,885 shares of company stock worth $19,161,447. Corporate insiders own 0.13% of the company's stock.

## Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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A number of research firms have weighed in on V. Citigroup restated a "neutral" rating on shares of Visa in a report on Thursday, February 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Visa from $340.00 to $375.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Visa in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of Visa from $331.00 to $363.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. Finally, Raymond James restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $393.00 price target (up from $374.00) on shares of Visa in a report 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 given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $353.96.

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## Visa Trading Up 1.4 %

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NYSE V opened at $355.56 on Friday. Visa Inc. has a 1 year low of $252.70 and a 1 year high of $360.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 1.12 and a quick ratio of 1.12. The company has a market capitalization of $660.55 billion, a PE ratio of 35.84, a P/E/G ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a fifty day moving average of $332.12 and a 200 day moving average of $304.62.

Visa (NYSE:V - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 30th. The credit-card processor reported $2.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.66 by $0.09. Visa had a return on equity of 54.79% and a net margin of 54.27%. Research analysts forecast that Visa Inc. will post 11.3 earnings per share for the current year.

## Visa Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th will be issued a $0.59 dividend. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.66%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 11th. Visa's payout ratio is presently 23.79%.

## Visa Profile

(Free Report)

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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