Visa Inc. $V Shares Purchased by WCG Wealth Advisors LLC

WCG Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 16.1% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 103,474 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after acquiring an additional 14,332 shares during the quarter. Visa makes up 1.0% of WCG Wealth Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 21st biggest position. WCG Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Visa were worth $36,289,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in V. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in shares of Visa by 50.1% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 20,635 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $6,522,000 after purchasing an additional 6,883 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Visa by 68.9% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 11,811 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $3,733,000 after purchasing an additional 4,817 shares during the last quarter. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. increased its position in shares of Visa by 4.6% in the 1st quarter. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. now owns 10,941 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $3,834,000 after purchasing an additional 477 shares during the last quarter. Matrix Asset Advisors Inc. NY increased its position in shares of Visa by 16.9% in the 2nd quarter. Matrix Asset Advisors Inc. NY now owns 1,133 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $402,000 after purchasing an additional 164 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Schnieders Capital Management LLC. increased its position in shares of Visa by 13.8% in the 2nd quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 18,367 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $6,521,000 after purchasing an additional 2,230 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Visa

In related news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 31,455 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $340.14, for a total transaction of $10,699,103.70. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 15,174 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,161,284.36. This represents a 67.46% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Chris Suh sold 10,639 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $324.81, for a total transaction of $3,455,653.59. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 9,872 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,206,524.32. This represents a 51.87% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 42,744 shares of company stock valued at $14,356,010 in the last quarter. Insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

Visa Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:V opened at $313.90 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64. Visa Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $293.89 and a fifty-two week high of $375.51. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $315.83 and a 200 day simple moving average of $324.56. The company has a market cap of $563.07 billion, a PE ratio of 27.34, a P/E/G ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 0.77.

Visa (NYSE:V) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 28th. The credit-card processor reported $3.31 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.10 by $0.21. Visa had a net margin of 51.68% and a return on equity of 65.00%. The business had revenue of $11.23 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.75 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.76 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.1% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Visa Inc. will post 13.09 EPS for the current year.

Visa declared that its board has approved a stock repurchase program on Tuesday, April 28th that permits the company to repurchase $20.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the credit-card processor to reacquire up to 3.6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often an indication that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Visa Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 12th were given a dividend of $0.67 per share. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 12th. Visa’s dividend payout ratio is currently 23.34%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

V has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Bank of America initiated coverage on shares of Visa in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $410.00 target price for the company. Freedom Capital raised shares of Visa from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 16th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Visa from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. Truist Financial set a $371.00 target price on shares of Visa and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $389.00 target price on shares of Visa in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $389.33.

More Visa News

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Multiple reports say Visa is reportedly backing a new shared stablecoin platform with Stripe and Mastercard, which could support faster, cheaper cross-border settlement and reinforce Visa’s role in digital payments infrastructure. Report: Payments Giants Visa, Mastercard, and Stripe Back Stablecoin Platform for Faster Payments
• Positive Sentiment: Visa is also being linked to expanded stablecoin settlement initiatives, including reports that it is collaborating on a broader stablecoin platform, which suggests the company is actively adapting to crypto-based payment rails rather than being disrupted by them. Visa And Mastercard Collaborate On New Stablecoin Platform
• Positive Sentiment: Visa-linked products continue to expand globally, including a new gold-backed Visa card from Tether/Fasset, highlighting ongoing demand for Visa’s network as the underlying payment rail for emerging fintech products. Tether Backs $1M in Gold Rewards as First Gold-Backed Visa Card Goes Live
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry coverage says global payment company revenues rose 8% in 2025, with Visa among the sector winners, reinforcing that scale remains an advantage in payments. Top 20 global payment companies’ revenue rises 8% in 2025 as scale still wins: GlobalData
• Negative Sentiment: Visa and Mastercard are expected to halt payments in Cuba amid expanded U.S. sanctions, which could reduce payment volumes in that market and create another headline risk for the stock. Visa, Mastercard payments to be halted in Cuba amid new US sanctions

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.