Visa Inc. $V Shares Bought by Norris Perne & French LLP MI

Norris Perne & French LLP MI grew its position in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 157.5% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 143,546 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after purchasing an additional 87,794 shares during the period. Visa comprises approximately 2.3% of Norris Perne & French LLP MI’s holdings, making the stock its 8th largest holding. Norris Perne & French LLP MI’s holdings in Visa were worth $51,580,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. XXEC Inc. lifted its position in shares of Visa by 153,118.8% in the 2nd quarter. XXEC Inc. now owns 186,260,448 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $63,904,097,000 after acquiring an additional 186,138,883 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its stake in Visa by 0.7% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 82,872,209 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $28,432,626,000 after purchasing an additional 566,194 shares during the period. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its stake in Visa by 13.0% in the 2nd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 15,720,068 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $5,393,398,000 after purchasing an additional 1,808,496 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in Visa by 3.7% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 8,842,842 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $2,672,655,000 after purchasing an additional 316,559 shares during the period. Finally, Amundi grew its position in Visa by 16.5% during the 2nd quarter. Amundi now owns 7,714,919 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $2,646,911,000 after purchasing an additional 1,092,315 shares in the last quarter. 82.15% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have issued reports on V. Susquehanna reissued a “positive” rating and set a $427.00 target price (up from $410.00) on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on Visa from $420.00 to $438.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Rothschild & Co Redburn raised their target price on Visa from $430.00 to $444.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $416.00 price target (up from $415.00) on shares of Visa in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, KeyCorp upped their price target on Visa from $415.00 to $425.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and thirty-four have given a Buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $427.24.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Visa news, General Counsel Julie Rottenberg sold 1,867 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $368.34, for a total value of $687,690.78. Following the completion of the sale, 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 transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 5,875 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $358.81, for a total transaction of $2,108,008.75. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 15,174 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,444,582.94. This trade represents a 27.91% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 78,792 shares of company stock valued at $28,863,319 over the last ninety days. Corporate 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: Tokenization may support revenue growth. UBS said Visa and Mastercard could generate additional revenue as digital transactions expand and merchants adopt tokenized payments to improve security and reduce fraud. Tokenization could contribute low-single-digit percentage growth to total revenue and a somewhat larger contribution to value-added services. UBS tokenization revenue article
• Positive Sentiment: Visa is building new growth channels in commercial payments. The company introduced tools using AI agents, virtual-card security and fraud prevention for business payments. Visa is also participating in cross-border stablecoin and tokenized-bank-deposit initiatives involving Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. These efforts could expand payment volume and Visa’s technology-related services over time. Visa AI and stablecoin technology article
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst estimates edged higher. Erste Group raised its fiscal 2027 EPS forecast for Visa to $15.04 from $15.01 and maintained a Buy rating, reinforcing confidence in the company’s earnings outlook. Visa analyst estimates
• Neutral Sentiment: Reports of a Fireblocks acquisition were denied. Fireblocks said rumors that Visa was pursuing a roughly $2.5 billion acquisition were not true, removing speculation about a potentially significant crypto expansion or acquisition cost. Fireblocks acquisition report
• Negative Sentiment: Payment stocks faced sector-wide pressure. Visa and Mastercard slipped alongside American Express after investors questioned the quality and sustainability of American Express’s quarterly revenue and tax-related results. The reaction suggests investors may be demanding stronger evidence of durable growth ahead of Visa’s earnings report. Payment stocks sector pressure article
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and execution risks remain. With Visa trading at a premium earnings multiple and approaching its 52-week high, investors may be taking profits while awaiting confirmation that AI, stablecoins and tokenization will materially accelerate revenue. Visa’s reported workforce reductions also highlight potential restructuring and automation-related uncertainty.

Visa Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of NYSE V opened at $408.02 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $728.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.70, a PEG ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 0.77. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $377.30 and a 200 day simple moving average of $350.38. Visa Inc. has a 52 week low of $293.89 and a 52 week high of $414.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 0.99.

Visa (NYSE:V) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 28th. The credit-card processor reported $3.32 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.23 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $11.63 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.40 billion. Visa had a return on equity of 67.68% and a net margin of 50.78%. The firm’s revenue was up 14.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $2.98 earnings per share. On average, research analysts predict that Visa Inc. will post 13.22 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Visa Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, August 11th were paid a $0.67 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, August 11th. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. Visa’s payout ratio is 22.79%.

Visa Company Profile

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.