Summit Wealth Group LLC Co. lowered its position in shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V – Free Report) by 86.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 1,957 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after selling 12,385 shares during the quarter. Summit Wealth Group LLC Co.’s holdings in Visa were worth $686,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Visa by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 160,975,832 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $56,455,834,000 after purchasing an additional 1,054,343 shares during the period. Capital World Investors grew its holdings in Visa by 0.8% during the third quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 24,792,246 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $8,463,484,000 after purchasing an additional 193,288 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its holdings in Visa by 4.2% during the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 13,114,674 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $4,475,403,000 after purchasing an additional 530,995 shares during the period. Legal & General Group Plc grew its holdings in Visa by 3.3% during the third quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 12,458,913 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $4,253,224,000 after purchasing an additional 399,845 shares during the period. Finally, Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in Visa by 12.2% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 11,913,505 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $4,067,032,000 after purchasing an additional 1,298,435 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.15% of the company’s stock.
Insider Activity at Visa
In other news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 31,455 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $340.14, for a total value of $10,699,103.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 15,174 shares in the company, valued at $5,161,284.36. This represents a 67.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Lloyd Carney sold 650 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $309.62, for a total transaction of $201,253.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 2,679 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $829,471.98. This trade represents a 19.53% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 0.12% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Visa News Summary
- Positive Sentiment: Visa announced a new partnership with Zilch and Thredd in the U.K. to roll out Visa Flexible Credential, expanding its network’s role in enabling more flexible ways for consumers to pay. Visa Flexible Credential Brings More Flexible Ways to Pay to Zilch Cardholders in the UK
- Positive Sentiment: Visa also unveiled “Tap to Confirm” and “Tap to Activate” with Keyno and Fidelity Bank (Bahamas), showing continued product innovation around identity verification and secure card use. Your Card, Your Security. Tap: A Safer Way to Verify Identity
- Positive Sentiment: Longer-term, a new Romania cards and payments report highlighted growth in digital wallets, ecommerce, and instant payments such as RoPay, all of which support Visa’s transaction network and adoption opportunities. Romania Cards and Payments Market Report 2026
- Neutral Sentiment: Separately, an article arguing Visa and Mastercard remain dominant payments stocks adds to the broader bullish case, but it does not introduce a new company-specific catalyst. Visa vs. Mastercard: Better Payments Stock?
- Neutral Sentiment: Coverage of Visa’s AI-commerce testing and concert-payment partnerships underscores ongoing innovation, though the market impact is likely limited unless these pilots translate into usage growth. Visa Tests AI Commerce And Concert Payments As Shares Trade Below Targets
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of research analysts recently issued reports on V shares. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and set a $400.00 price objective on shares of Visa in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Oppenheimer restated an “outperform” rating and set a $403.00 price objective (up from $391.00) on shares of Visa in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $385.00 price objective on shares of Visa in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Macquarie Infrastructure restated an “outperform” rating and set a $410.00 price objective on shares of Visa in a report on Friday, January 30th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $395.00 price target on shares of Visa in a report on Friday, January 30th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $387.67.
Visa Stock Up 0.8%
Visa stock opened at $326.41 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $585.50 billion, a PE ratio of 28.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 0.78. Visa Inc. has a twelve month low of $293.89 and a twelve month high of $375.51. The company has a quick ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64. The company has a 50 day moving average of $311.08 and a 200-day moving average of $326.25.
Visa (NYSE:V – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The credit-card processor reported $3.31 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.10 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $11.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.75 billion. Visa had a net margin of 51.68% and a return on equity of 65.00%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 17.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $2.76 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Visa Inc. will post 13.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Visa declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback program on Tuesday, April 28th that allows the company to buyback $20.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization allows the credit-card processor to reacquire up to 3.6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically a sign that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.
Visa Announces Dividend
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 1st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 12th will be issued a $0.67 dividend. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, May 12th. Visa’s dividend payout ratio is 23.34%.
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.
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