TruWealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V – Free Report) by 3.6% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 72,145 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,484 shares during the period. Visa comprises approximately 1.2% of TruWealth Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 27th biggest position. TruWealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Visa were worth $25,302,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Sonoma Allocations LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Visa in the third quarter valued at about $710,000. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Visa by 1.8% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,241,348 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $438,196,000 after acquiring an additional 21,401 shares during the period. Baltimore Washington Financial Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in Visa by 5.9% in the second quarter. Baltimore Washington Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 95,150 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $33,783,000 after acquiring an additional 5,295 shares during the last quarter. Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA boosted its holdings in Visa by 2.6% in the third quarter. Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA now owns 574,043 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $198,596,000 after acquiring an additional 14,581 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Federated Hermes Inc. increased its position in Visa by 24.1% during the 3rd quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 823,262 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $281,045,000 after purchasing an additional 159,906 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 82.15% of the company’s stock.
Visa Price Performance
Shares of V opened at $301.48 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $547.23 billion, a PE ratio of 28.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 0.78. Visa Inc. has a 52-week low of $297.03 and a 52-week high of $375.51. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $320.50 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $334.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a current ratio of 1.11.
Visa Announces Dividend
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 10th were issued a $0.67 dividend. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 10th. Visa’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 25.14%.
Insider Buying and Selling at Visa
In other Visa news, Director Lloyd Carney sold 650 shares of Visa stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $309.62, for a total value of $201,253.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 2,679 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $829,471.98. The trade was a 19.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 10,485 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $349.18, for a total transaction of $3,661,152.30. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 9,401 shares in the company, valued at $3,282,641.18. This represents a 52.73% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.
Visa News Roundup
Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Visa launched “Visa CLI,” a command-line tool from Visa Crypto Labs to let AI agents execute card payments — a direct move into agentic payments and AI-enabled commerce that could open new transaction volumes and keep Visa central to emerging payment rails. Visa unveils CLI tool to enable AI agents to execute card payments
- Positive Sentiment: Strategic product integrations: Visa expanded commerce capabilities with an Ingenico tie-up (integrating POS and payments) and rolled Visa Intelligent Authorisation (VIA) into Europe — moves that deepen merchant relationships and product stickiness beyond pure interchange. Visa’s Ingenico Tie-Up: Expanding Beyond the Payment Layer
- Positive Sentiment: New vertical and partner wins: Visa teamed with Paythru on a white?label EV fleet wallet and with Bank of America on a FIFA World Cup cardholder sweepstakes — both help drive incremental consumer/merchant engagement and transaction volume. Visa and Paythru Team on EV Payments With White-Label Fleet Wallet
- Neutral Sentiment: Analyst / investor commentary is broadly bullish on Visa’s long-term prospects, highlighting durable earnings growth and a strong competitive position — supportive for long-term holders but not an immediate catalyst. Could Buying Visa (V) Today Set You Up for Life?
- Neutral Sentiment: Legal/regulatory: The UK Court of Appeal allowed Mastercard and Visa to appeal a ruling on interchange fees — this procedural win preserves Visa’s ability to challenge fines/obligations but leaves ultimate exposure uncertain. Mastercard Incorporated (MA) and Visa Allowed to Appeal UK Ruling That Merchant Fees Breach Antitrust Law, Reuters Reports
- Negative Sentiment: Stablecoin and crypto fears have pressured the sector (and weighed on Visa in recent sessions); competing stablecoin rails and crypto-native payment options are seen as long-term disruptive risks if network incumbents can’t monetize them effectively. Visa (V) and Mastercard (MA) Battle Stablecoin Disruption With Bold 2026 Strategies
- Negative Sentiment: Options-market signal: Unusual activity — a large spike in put buying — suggests some traders are hedging or betting on near-term downside, which can amplify short-term volatility even if fundamentals remain intact. (Market data reported 129,825 puts bought versus a ~30k average.)
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $395.00 price target on shares of Visa in a report on Friday, January 30th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Macquarie Infrastructure reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $410.00 price objective on shares of Visa in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Piper Sandler set a $160.00 target price on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Truist Financial set a $372.00 target price on shares of Visa in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Visa presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $392.65.
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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.
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