The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company Lowers Stake in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V)

The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company trimmed its position in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V – Free Report) by 28.5% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 2,014,305 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after selling 802,152 shares during the quarter. [...]

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The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company trimmed its position in Visa Inc. ( NYSE:V – Free Report ) by 28.5% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

The firm owned 2,014,305 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after selling 802,152 shares during the quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company owned 0.11% of Visa worth $528,719,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.



A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Livelsberger Financial Advisory purchased a new position in Visa in the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Westend Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Visa in the first quarter valued at $25,000.

POM Investment Strategies LLC grew its holdings in Visa by 970.0% during the 2nd quarter. POM Investment Strategies LLC now owns 107 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 97 shares in the last quarter.

Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Visa during the 4th quarter worth $33,000. Finally, TruNorth Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Visa by 211.9% in the 2nd quarter.

TruNorth Capital Management LLC now owns 131 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 89 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

Visa Trading Up 0.8 % Shares of NYSE V opened at $271.69 on Friday.

The company has a quick ratio of 1.37, a current ratio of 1.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.

54. Visa Inc. has a 12 month low of $227.

78 and a 12 month high of $293.07. The company has a market cap of $496.

90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.36, a P/E/G ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 0.

96. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $271.12 and a 200-day simple moving average of $273.

39. Visa Announces Dividend The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 3rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 9th were given a $0.

52 dividend. This represents a $2.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.

77%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 9th. Visa’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 23.

24%. Insider Buying and Selling In other news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 8,620 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $276.

37, for a total transaction of $2,382,309.40. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 538 shares in the company, valued at approximately $148,687.

06. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink . 0.

19% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders. Analyst Ratings Changes A number of equities analysts have issued reports on V shares. TD Cowen cut their target price on Visa from $320.

00 to $318.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 24th. Compass Point initiated coverage on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday, September 4th.

They set a “buy” rating and a $319.00 price objective on the stock. StockNews.

com raised shares of Visa from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 9th. BNP Paribas upgraded shares of Visa from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $325.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, September 3rd.

Finally, Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price target on Visa from $325.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 24th.

Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-three have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $310.22.

View Our Latest Stock Analysis on V Visa Company 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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