After Hours
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. Yahoo Finance discussed the stock recently as it posted Visa Singapore Innovation Center ushers in a new era of payments.
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As a NYSE listed company, V falls under the Financial sector while operating within the Credit Services industry segment. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $283.75 and fluctuated between $284.06 as its day high and $278.98 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Visa Inc is $570.05B. A total of 5.08 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 5.45M shares.
Insider Activity
Aside from predicting where a stock will go, investors also consider insider trades as an indicator of the stock’s future direction. During the recent three months, V has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 19 BUYs and 19 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 275,334 shares during that period but sold 354,143.
In the most recent transaction, ANDRESKI PETER M sold 2,615 shares of V for 278.88 per share on Feb 07. After the transaction, the GBL CORP CONTROLLER, CAO now owns 4,898 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 01, MCINERNEY RYAN sold 8,150 shares at 273.39 per share. V shares that Chief Executive Officer owns now total 0.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Taneja Rajat disposed of 36,546 shares on Jan 19 at a per-share price of $270.20. This resulted in the PRESIDENT, TECHNOLOGY holding 232,112 shares of V after the transaction. In another insider transaction, MCINERNEY RYAN sold 8,150 shares at $259.61 per share on Jan 02. Company shares held by the Chief Executive Officer now total 0.
Dividend
Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. Visa Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.94, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.68%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 33.17. V’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2/8/2024 when it declared a $0.52 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/1/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/1/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 11/8/2023. The V stock dividend was $0.52 per share in cash.
In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for V in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $300.57 with high estimates of $326.00 and low estimates of $265.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, V has a high of $281.12 and a low of $208.76.
As of this writing, V has an earnings estimate of $2.25 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 27 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.3 per share and a lower estimate of $2.05. The company reported an EPS of $2.13 in the last quarter, which was 3.90% higher than expectations of $2.05.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. V’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $18.51B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $20.98B in debt and $15.74B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $18.99, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $37.59B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for V is Buy with a score of 4.62.
