Visa Inc. $V Shares Sold by Precision Wealth Strategies LLC

Precision Wealth Strategies LLC lowered its holdings in shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 75.4% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 2,071 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after selling 6,343 shares during the quarter. Precision Wealth Strategies LLC’s holdings in Visa were worth $726,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Verity Asset Management Inc. grew its position in Visa by 9.8% during the 4th quarter. Verity Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,256 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $791,000 after purchasing an additional 202 shares during the last quarter. Delta Investment Management LLC grew its position in Visa by 33.2% during the 4th quarter. Delta Investment Management LLC now owns 5,125 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $1,797,000 after purchasing an additional 1,277 shares during the last quarter. Trifecta Capital Advisors LLC grew its position in Visa by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. Trifecta Capital Advisors LLC now owns 27,178 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $9,532,000 after purchasing an additional 740 shares during the last quarter. Prentice Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Visa by 4.8% during the 4th quarter. Prentice Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,890 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $1,715,000 after purchasing an additional 222 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Joseph Group Capital Management grew its position in Visa by 15.2% during the 4th quarter. Joseph Group Capital Management now owns 19,936 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $6,992,000 after purchasing an additional 2,626 shares during the last quarter. 82.15% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about Visa

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Strong momentum and analyst support — Coverage pieces are calling Visa a momentum name after solid fundamentals and style‑score metrics that favor growth stocks; UBS and other houses have lifted targets, adding buy‑side pressure. Why Visa is a Top Momentum Stock
• Positive Sentiment: Stablecoin settlement expansion — Visa has broadened its stablecoin pilot to nine blockchains and says settlement volume is at roughly a $7B annualized run‑rate, which increases optionality for non‑bank settlement rails and could accelerate new payment flows. This supports growth and diversification of revenue sources. Visa Expands Stablecoin Pilot
• Positive Sentiment: Agentic/AI payments roll‑out — Visa is scaling its “Agentic Ready” program across APAC/LatAm to capture volume from AI agent‑initiated commerce; if Visa secures the rails for agent payments, it protects future fee pools. Visa Launches Agentic Ready
• Positive Sentiment: Crypto‑card volume accelerating — On‑chain crypto card spending has surged (reports cite a ~500% rise to ~$600M/month) with Visa capturing the lion’s share of that flow, highlighting near‑term volume upside. Crypto Card Spending Surges
• Neutral Sentiment: Dividend and buyback mix — Visa declared a $0.67 quarterly dividend and authorized a $20B repurchase (about 3.6% of shares). Both return capital and signal management confidence, but buybacks can be perceived differently depending on valuation and timing. Insider Filing / Company Release
• Neutral Sentiment: Peer results and sector noise — Mastercard also reported strong results but its stock moved differently, showing the sector can react idiosyncratically to similar beats; investors are weighing valuation vs. durable growth. Mastercard Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Insider sale by the CEO — CEO Ryan McInerney sold 31,455 shares (executed under a 10b5‑1 plan), cutting his holdings substantially; even planned sales can spook investors and add short‑term selling pressure. SEC Form 4
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory and structural risks — European moves (digital euro debate) and the rise of alternative rails/agentic commerce raise the prospect that some flows could bypass traditional card economics over time, creating execution and margin risks that keep some investors cautious. Europe Digital Euro Debate

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have issued reports on V shares. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Visa in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Macquarie Infrastructure reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $410.00 price objective on shares of Visa in a research report on Friday, January 30th. BMO Capital Markets initiated coverage on Visa in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. They set an “outperform” rating and a $365.00 price objective for the company. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $415.00 price objective on shares of Visa in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $400.00 price objective on shares of Visa in a research report on Wednesday. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have given a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $387.25.

Insider Buying and Selling at Visa

In related news, Director Lloyd Carney sold 650 shares of Visa stock in a transaction 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. The trade was a 19.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 31,455 shares of Visa stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $340.14, for a total value of $10,699,103.70. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 15,174 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,161,284.36. This represents a 67.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

Visa Stock Performance

Shares of V stock opened at $328.43 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $310.11 and a 200 day moving average price of $327.41. The stock has a market cap of $596.16 billion, a PE ratio of 28.61, a P/E/G ratio of 1.83 and a beta of 0.80. Visa Inc. has a 1 year low of $293.89 and a 1 year high of $375.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a current ratio of 1.09.

Visa (NYSE:V) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 28th. The credit-card processor reported $3.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.10 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $11.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.75 billion. Visa had a return on equity of 65.00% and a net margin of 51.68%.Visa’s revenue was up 17.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $2.76 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts forecast that Visa Inc. will post 12.97 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Visa Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 12th will be issued a dividend of $0.67 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 12th. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. Visa’s payout ratio is currently 23.34%.

Visa declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase program on Tuesday, April 28th that permits the company to buyback $20.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization permits the credit-card processor to purchase up to 3.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are typically an indication that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

About Visa

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.