Smith Chas P & Associates PA Cpas Cuts Stock Holdings in Visa Inc. $V

Smith Chas P & Associates PA Cpas decreased its holdings in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 41.4% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 94,325 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after selling 66,743 shares during the quarter. Visa makes up about 2.8% of Smith Chas P & Associates PA Cpas’ holdings, making the stock its 8th biggest holding. Smith Chas P & Associates PA Cpas’ holdings in Visa were worth $32,201,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in Visa by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 8,418,387 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $2,873,794,000 after buying an additional 108,264 shares during the period. Laffer Tengler Investments Inc. raised its stake in shares of Visa by 16.6% during the third quarter. Laffer Tengler Investments Inc. now owns 10,458 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $3,570,000 after acquiring an additional 1,489 shares in the last quarter. RPg Family Wealth Advisory LLC raised its stake in shares of Visa by 77.4% during the third quarter. RPg Family Wealth Advisory LLC now owns 25,111 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $8,573,000 after acquiring an additional 10,952 shares in the last quarter. Great Lakes Retirement Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Visa by 1.3% in the third quarter. Great Lakes Retirement Inc. now owns 15,696 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $5,358,000 after purchasing an additional 208 shares during the period. Finally, Fiduciary Group LLC grew its stake in Visa by 0.8% in the third quarter. Fiduciary Group LLC now owns 44,222 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $15,096,000 after purchasing an additional 366 shares in the last quarter. 82.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about Visa

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa is expanding a stablecoin‑backed card program with Stripe’s Bridge to more than 100 countries (18 live markets today), enabling customers to spend stablecoins at any merchant that accepts Visa — a major step toward onboarding crypto wallets into mainstream consumer payments. Visa Tests Stablecoin Spending
• Positive Sentiment: Visa and Bridge are piloting on‑chain settlement (blockchain rails) to settle transactions, which could lower settlement friction and open new revenue/processing models if scaled. Visa and Stripe’s Bridge plan stablecoin card expansion
• Positive Sentiment: Strategic deals (cornerstone stake in PayPay IPO, acquisitions Prisma and Newpay in Argentina, Apple Pay support in India) extend Visa’s direct access to payment flows in high‑growth markets — supporting medium‑term revenue growth. Visa Expands Digital Reach
• Positive Sentiment: Card spending remains structurally strong: the Nilson Report shows global card purchase volume reached $10 trillion in 2025, with Visa capturing a large share — a tailwind for cross‑border and merchant‑acquiring revenue. Mastercard and Visa Cards Reach $10 Trillion
• Neutral Sentiment: Some analysts and articles note Visa’s shares are trading below certain valuation screens/targets, which can be read as either a buying opportunity or as signal of near‑term investor caution. Visa Tests Stablecoin Spending
• Negative Sentiment: Technically, the stock is below its 50‑ and 200‑day moving averages and recent trading has shown short‑term weakness, which could cap near‑term upside until momentum returns. Visa Stock Profile
• Negative Sentiment: Crypto and stablecoin initiatives carry execution and regulatory risk; pilots may take quarters to translate into meaningful payment volume or profit. Analysts flag heightened regulatory scrutiny in some markets after Visa’s Latin America deals. Why Visa’s Prisma and Newpay Deals Come at a Critical Moment

Insider Transactions at Visa

In other news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 10,485 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $349.18, for a total transaction of $3,661,152.30. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 9,401 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,282,641.18. This represents a 52.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have commented on V. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and set a $411.00 price objective (up from $398.00) on shares of Visa in a report on Friday, January 30th. Daiwa Securities Group upgraded Visa from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $370.00 price objective for the company in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $385.00 target price on shares of Visa in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Visa in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Finally, Truist Financial set a $372.00 price target on shares of Visa in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $391.43.

Visa Price Performance

V opened at $321.01 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $582.69 billion, a PE ratio of 30.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 0.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 1.11 and a quick ratio of 1.11. The business’s 50-day moving average is $331.72 and its two-hundred day moving average is $337.76. Visa Inc. has a 1 year low of $299.00 and a 1 year high of $375.51.

Visa (NYSE:V) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The credit-card processor reported $3.17 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.14 by $0.03. Visa had a net margin of 50.23% and a return on equity of 61.74%. The business had revenue of $10.90 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.69 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $2.75 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 14.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts anticipate that Visa Inc. will post 11.3 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Visa Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 10th were issued a $0.67 dividend. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 10th. Visa’s payout ratio is currently 25.14%.

Visa Profile

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.