Financial Advocates Investment Management Sells 13,676 Shares of Visa Inc. $V

Financial Advocates Investment Management trimmed its holdings in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 90.5% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 1,431 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after selling 13,676 shares during the quarter. Financial Advocates Investment Management’s holdings in Visa were worth $489,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Harbor Asset Planning Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Visa during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Sagard Holdings Management Inc. bought a new position in Visa during the second quarter worth $31,000. Bare Financial Services Inc grew its holdings in Visa by 287.0% in the second quarter. Bare Financial Services Inc now owns 89 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares during the period. Hoese & Co LLP acquired a new stake in Visa in the second quarter worth $36,000. Finally, Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Visa during the second quarter valued at about $40,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Visa

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research raised near‑term and multi‑year EPS forecasts for Visa, boosting analyst confidence in revenue and profit growth driven by payments volume and pricing. This underpins bullish estimates for FY2026–FY2028 and supports the long‑term earnings narrative. Here’s Why Visa (V) is a Strong Momentum Stock
• Positive Sentiment: Pudgy Penguins — the NFT/crypto brand — teased a cryptocurrency debit card that will run on the Visa network. While a niche consumer play, more branded crypto cards or token integrations create incremental network volume and fee flow for Visa if adoption scales. Pudgy Penguins (PENGU) Lifts After Visa Debit Card Reveal: What You Should Know
• Neutral Sentiment: Visa confirmed management will present at upcoming investor conferences (Morgan Stanley TMT; Wolfe Research FinTech). These appearances can provide guidance color and product updates, but are routine and not immediate catalysts. Visa to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences
• Negative Sentiment: Europe is moving to reduce reliance on Visa and Mastercard via regulatory and payments‑rail initiatives that could depress cross‑border interchange revenue or increase competitive pressure in Europe over time. This regulatory risk is a meaningful headwind for investor sentiment. Europe Moves to Cut Reliance on Visa and Mastercard

Visa Stock Down 1.5%

Shares of NYSE:V opened at $324.23 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $338.32 and its 200 day moving average is $340.18. Visa Inc. has a 12-month low of $299.00 and a 12-month high of $375.51. The stock has a market cap of $588.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.42, a PEG ratio of 1.89 and a beta of 0.79. The company has a quick ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51.

Visa (NYSE:V) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The credit-card processor reported $3.17 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.14 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $10.90 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.69 billion. Visa had a return on equity of 61.74% and a net margin of 50.23%.Visa’s quarterly revenue was up 14.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $2.75 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast 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 will be paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 10th will be issued a dividend of $0.67 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 10th. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. Visa’s payout ratio is 25.14%.

Insider Activity

In other Visa news, insider Paul D. Fabara sold 2,172 shares of Visa stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $325.93, for a total transaction of $707,919.96. Following the transaction, the insider owned 26,413 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,608,789.09. This trade represents a 7.60% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 10,485 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $349.18, for a total value of $3,661,152.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 9,401 shares in the company, valued at $3,282,641.18. The trade was a 52.73% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.12% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

V has been the subject of several research reports. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $411.00 target price (up from $398.00) on shares of Visa in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Piper Sandler set a $160.00 price objective on Visa in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Visa in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Truist Financial set a $372.00 target price on Visa in a report on Tuesday. Finally, HSBC upgraded shares of Visa from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, December 8th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have issued a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $392.21.

Visa Company 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.