Raub Brock Capital Management LP Decreases Position in Visa Inc. $V

Raub Brock Capital Management LP lessened its position in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 38.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 23,419 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after selling 14,332 shares during the period. Visa comprises 1.8% of Raub Brock Capital Management LP’s portfolio, making the stock its 22nd largest holding. Raub Brock Capital Management LP’s holdings in Visa were worth $8,213,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Sonoma Allocations LLC purchased a new position in shares of Visa during the third quarter valued at approximately $710,000. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Visa by 1.8% in the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,241,348 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $438,196,000 after buying an additional 21,401 shares during the last quarter. Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA increased its position in Visa by 2.6% during the third quarter. Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA now owns 574,043 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $198,596,000 after acquiring an additional 14,581 shares during the last quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. increased its position in Visa by 24.1% during the third quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 823,262 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $281,045,000 after acquiring an additional 159,906 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Parnassus Investments LLC lifted its holdings in Visa by 3.0% in the third quarter. Parnassus Investments LLC now owns 274,141 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $93,586,000 after acquiring an additional 8,061 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have issued reports on V. UBS Group dropped their target price on Visa from $425.00 to $390.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. Piper Sandler set a $160.00 price objective on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Freedom Capital raised shares of Visa from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, February 16th. Bank of America began coverage on shares of Visa in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. They set a “buy” rating and a $410.00 target price for the company. Finally, TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Visa in a report on Friday, January 30th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Visa has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $390.96.

Trending Headlines about Visa

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Deepened Ramp partnership — Visa expanded a multi‑year issuing deal and embedded AI agents to automate corporate bill pay and real‑time spend controls, positioning Visa as an embedded finance layer inside enterprise spend workflows. Can Visa’s Ramp Integration Transform Enterprise Spend Management?
• Positive Sentiment: AI dispute‑resolution tools — Visa launched six new AI tools to streamline charge dispute handling (aiming to cut fraud costs and operational friction for issuers, acquirers and merchants), which could drive more platform value and client stickiness. Visa launches new AI tools to manage the charge dispute process
• Positive Sentiment: Network & blockchain moves — Visa joined the Canton Network as a super validator to help extend privacy‑preserving on‑chain infrastructure for banks, reinforcing its strategy to embed payment rails into blockchain enterprise use cases. Visa Inc. (V) Joins Canton Network to Accelerate Financials Mainstream Onchain Transition
• Positive Sentiment: Broad analyst support — Visa retains a consensus Buy profile and recent coverage initiations (e.g., Loop Capital’s Buy/$387 PT) highlight upside from a valuation reset, supporting longer‑term investor confidence. Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) Receives Average Rating of “Buy” from Analysts
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation debate — Several analyst and investor pieces (Seeking Alpha, Zacks) position Visa as a high‑quality compounder now trading at a lower valuation, creating a narrative that could attract value‑oriented buyers over time. Visa: A Rare Discount On A World Class Compounder
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive moves in stablecoins — Mastercard’s deal for BVNK pulls a notable stablecoin infrastructure partner closer to Mastercard, which could shift parts of the digital‑asset payments opportunity away from Visa. Mastercard’s BVNK Deal Brings Stablecoins Into Undervalued Payments Giant
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/oversight risk — Reporting flags renewed FTC scrutiny and guidance for large payments firms around discrimination and cross‑border practices, which could raise compliance costs or slow some product rollouts. Visa’s Cross Border Growth Story Meets New FTC Scrutiny
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst price‑target adjustments — UBS trimmed its target (from $425 to $390) while keeping a Buy, a move that can temper enthusiasm even if the fundamental view remains constructive. Benzinga coverage of UBS price target change

Visa Stock Down 1.2%

Shares of V stock opened at $298.76 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $542.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.03, a PEG ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 0.78. Visa Inc. has a one year low of $293.89 and a one year high of $375.51. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $316.08 and its 200-day moving average price is $332.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 1.11 and a quick ratio of 1.11.

Visa (NYSE:V) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The credit-card processor reported $3.17 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.14 by $0.03. Visa had a net margin of 50.23% and a return on equity of 61.74%. The company had revenue of $10.90 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.69 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.75 EPS. Visa’s quarterly revenue was up 14.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts expect that Visa Inc. will post 11.3 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Visa Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 10th were paid a dividend of $0.67 per share. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 10th. Visa’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 25.14%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Lloyd Carney sold 650 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $309.62, for a total transaction of $201,253.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 2,679 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $829,471.98. This represents a 19.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 10,485 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $349.18, for a total value of $3,661,152.30. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 9,401 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,282,641.18. This represents a 52.73% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

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.