23,856 Shares in Visa Inc. $V Purchased by Foster & Motley Inc.

Foster & Motley Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 23,856 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock, valued at approximately $8,185,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in V. Cresta Advisors Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Visa in the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Parvin Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Visa by 200.0% during the 3rd quarter. Parvin Asset Management LLC now owns 75 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the period. RHL Group LLC acquired a new position in Visa in the 4th quarter worth $34,000. Timmons Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Visa in the 4th quarter worth $34,000. Finally, Copos Capital S.a r.l. purchased a new position in Visa in the 4th quarter valued at about $35,000. 82.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Visa

In other Visa news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 20,970 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $340.25, for a total value of $7,135,042.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 15,174 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,162,953.50. This represents a 58.02% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, General Counsel Julie B. Rottenberg sold 2,027 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $360.00, for a total value of $729,720.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the general counsel directly owned 18,404 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,625,440. The trade was a 9.92% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 90,759 shares of company stock valued at $32,375,779 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

V has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Evercore set a $350.00 target price on Visa in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Erste Group Bank raised Visa from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Visa from $400.00 to $450.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Cantor Fitzgerald set a $445.00 price objective on Visa and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on Visa from $387.00 to $405.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and twenty-four have given a Buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $413.58.

Key Headlines Impacting Visa

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst coverage highlighted Visa’s payment growth as a key investment theme, reinforcing expectations that rising transaction volumes and digital commerce can support continued earnings expansion. Top Analyst Reports for Visa, Lam Research & Caterpillar
• Positive Sentiment: Visa Direct’s 21% transaction growth and expansion into cross-border payments and stablecoin use cases could create an additional growth engine beyond traditional card payments. Can Visa Direct Give Visa’s Growth Story a New Direction?
• Positive Sentiment: Visa joined Rain’s Agentic Payments Alliance alongside Mastercard, Fiserv, Circle, Solana and Remitly. The initiative could help Visa establish standards and capture transactions generated by AI agents making purchases for consumers and businesses. Visa and Mastercard Join Rain’s Agentic Commerce Coalition
• Positive Sentiment: Kraken’s new Krak debit card is issued on Visa’s network and allows U.S. customers to spend crypto and fiat balances across more than 600 assets. Additional card issuance and transaction volume could modestly increase Visa’s payments activity. Kraken’s Krak debuts US debit card
• Positive Sentiment: Bill Ackman’s newly disclosed investment in Visa adds a high-profile endorsement of the company’s long-term value proposition, potentially improving investor sentiment. Bill Ackman Bets Big on Visa
• Neutral Sentiment: Visa is reportedly seeking a new stablecoin settlement partner after Mastercard acquired BVNK. The search underscores Visa’s commitment to the emerging market, although the need to replace a partner may reflect increased competitive pressure. Visa Seeks New Stablecoin Partner

Visa Price Performance

V opened at $364.55 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $350.95 and its 200 day moving average price is $328.80. Visa Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $293.89 and a fifty-two week high of $373.97. The firm has a market cap of $650.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 0.74.

Visa (NYSE:V) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The credit-card processor reported $3.32 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.23 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $11.63 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.40 billion. Visa had a return on equity of 67.68% and a net margin of 50.78%.The business’s revenue was up 14.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.98 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Visa Inc. will post 13.16 earnings per share for the current year.

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

Visa Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, August 11th will be given a dividend of $0.67 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, August 11th. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Visa’s dividend payout ratio is currently 22.79%.

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.