Visa Inc. $V Stock Purchased by Vise Technologies Inc.

Vise Technologies Inc. lifted its position in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 15.3% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 137,962 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after purchasing an additional 18,269 shares during the period. Vise Technologies Inc.’s holdings in Visa were worth $49,574,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. John Boyer Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Visa during the third quarter worth $27,000. Philadelphia Investment Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Visa in the second quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Virtus Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in Visa during the 2nd quarter worth about $33,000. Robinswood Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Visa in the first quarter valued at about $35,000. Finally, Portfolio Resources Advisor Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Visa during the 3rd quarter worth $35,000. 82.15% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Visa news, General Counsel Julie B. Rottenberg sold 1,867 shares of Visa stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $368.34, for a total transaction of $687,690.78. Following the transaction, the general counsel directly owned 18,404 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,778,929.36. The trade was a 9.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 5,875 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $358.81, for a total value of $2,108,008.75. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 15,174 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,444,582.94. The trade was a 27.91% 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 sold 21,520 shares of company stock worth $7,960,757 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Visa

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Strong operating trends: Visa’s latest earnings discussion highlighted resilient U.S. spending, accelerating cross-border volumes, commercial and e-commerce growth, and expanding value-added services. More than 60% of e-commerce transactions are now tokenized, supporting network security and long-term volume growth. 5 insightful analyst questions from Visa’s Q3 earnings call
• Positive Sentiment: China and international expansion: Visa and Tencent signed an agreement covering cross-border payments, international money transfers and AI-powered commerce. Visa also received approval to prepare for a domestic bank-card clearing business in China, potentially expanding its addressable market. Tencent, Visa deepen payments push in China
• Positive Sentiment: Digital-assets opportunity: Visa’s annualized stablecoin settlement volume reportedly surpassed $25 billion, while stablecoin-linked card programs exceeded 225. The progress reinforces Visa’s role in emerging payment infrastructure. Visa Stablecoin Settlement Tops $25 Billion
• Positive Sentiment: Shareholder returns and analyst support: Visa raised its quarterly dividend 16.4% to $0.78 per share. KeyCorp maintained an “Overweight” rating with a $425 target and projects EPS of $16.93 in fiscal 2028 and $19.00 in fiscal 2029. Wells Fargo separately lifted its target to $463, while RBC, Oppenheimer, Barclays and JPMorgan also issued favorable commentary. Wells Fargo raises Visa price target
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry backdrop: Cross-border activity and consumer spending remain supportive, but rising technology expenses and inflation could pressure payment-industry margins. Financial transaction stocks amid cost and inflation pressure
• Negative Sentiment: Merchant litigation risk: Visa’s agreement to drop the “honor all cards” rule settles part of a merchant dispute but could create uncertainty around acceptance practices and pricing power. Will ditching the honor all cards rule matter?

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently issued reports on V. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their price target on Visa from $400.00 to $430.00 in a research report on Wednesday, July 8th. BMO Capital Markets set a $438.00 price target on Visa and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Oppenheimer upped their target price on shares of Visa from $403.00 to $440.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $430.00 target price on shares of Visa in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and thirty-five have issued a Buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $438.41.

Visa Trading Up 0.8%

Visa stock opened at $413.69 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 0.97. The stock has a market cap of $738.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.55, a PEG ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 0.77. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $381.31 and its 200-day moving average price is $342.25. Visa Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $293.89 and a fifty-two week high of $417.00.

Visa (NYSE:V) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 27th. The credit-card processor reported $3.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.44 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $12.14 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.09 billion. Visa had a return on equity of 70.50% and a net margin of 51.20%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 13.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $2.98 earnings per share. Equities research analysts forecast that Visa Inc. will post 15.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Visa Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 10th will be paid a $0.78 dividend. This is a boost from Visa’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.67. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 10th. This represents a $3.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. Visa’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 21.74%.

About Visa

Visa Inc (NYSE: V) is a global payments technology company that facilitates electronic payments between consumers, businesses, financial institutions and governments. Through its VisaNet network, the company authorizes, clears and settles transactions made with Visa-branded credit, debit and prepaid cards, while generally not issuing cards, extending credit or setting cardholder account terms.

Visa provides payment products and services for consumer, commercial and government payments, as well as digital commerce and money movement.