Raub Brock Capital Management LP Sells 14,332 Shares of Visa Inc. $V

Raub Brock Capital Management LP cut its stake in shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 38.0% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 23,419 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after selling 14,332 shares during the quarter. Visa comprises 1.8% of Raub Brock Capital Management LP’s holdings, making the stock its 22nd largest position. Raub Brock Capital Management LP’s holdings in Visa were worth $8,213,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. TCI Fund Management Ltd. increased its position in Visa by 14.6% during the second quarter. TCI Fund Management Ltd. now owns 19,067,558 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $6,769,936,000 after acquiring an additional 2,429,996 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Visa by 110.4% in the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 3,954,937 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $1,396,930,000 after acquiring an additional 2,075,289 shares during the last quarter. Holocene Advisors LP lifted its holdings in shares of Visa by 286.4% in the 3rd quarter. Holocene Advisors LP now owns 2,526,026 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $862,335,000 after acquiring an additional 1,872,362 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its position in Visa by 121.7% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 3,022,411 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $1,059,990,000 after purchasing an additional 1,658,954 shares during the period. Finally, Danske Bank A S bought a new stake in Visa in the third quarter worth about $565,684,000. 82.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Visa News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Deepened Ramp partnership — Visa expanded a multi?year issuing deal and embedded AI agents to automate corporate bill pay and real?time spend controls, positioning Visa as an embedded finance layer inside enterprise spend workflows. Can Visa’s Ramp Integration Transform Enterprise Spend Management?
• Positive Sentiment: AI dispute?resolution tools — Visa launched six new AI tools to streamline charge dispute handling (aiming to cut fraud costs and operational friction for issuers, acquirers and merchants), which could drive more platform value and client stickiness. Visa launches new AI tools to manage the charge dispute process
• Positive Sentiment: Network & blockchain moves — Visa joined the Canton Network as a super validator to help extend privacy?preserving on?chain infrastructure for banks, reinforcing its strategy to embed payment rails into blockchain enterprise use cases. Visa Inc. (V) Joins Canton Network to Accelerate Financials Mainstream Onchain Transition
• Positive Sentiment: Broad analyst support — Visa retains a consensus Buy profile and recent coverage initiations (e.g., Loop Capital’s Buy/$387 PT) highlight upside from a valuation reset, supporting longer?term investor confidence. Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) Receives Average Rating of “Buy” from Analysts
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation debate — Several analyst and investor pieces (Seeking Alpha, Zacks) position Visa as a high?quality compounder now trading at a lower valuation, creating a narrative that could attract value?oriented buyers over time. Visa: A Rare Discount On A World Class Compounder
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive moves in stablecoins — Mastercard’s deal for BVNK pulls a notable stablecoin infrastructure partner closer to Mastercard, which could shift parts of the digital?asset payments opportunity away from Visa. Mastercard’s BVNK Deal Brings Stablecoins Into Undervalued Payments Giant
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/oversight risk — Reporting flags renewed FTC scrutiny and guidance for large payments firms around discrimination and cross?border practices, which could raise compliance costs or slow some product rollouts. Visa’s Cross Border Growth Story Meets New FTC Scrutiny
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst price?target adjustments — UBS trimmed its target (from $425 to $390) while keeping a Buy, a move that can temper enthusiasm even if the fundamental view remains constructive. Benzinga coverage of UBS price target change

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have commented on V. Bank of America began coverage on Visa in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $410.00 price objective on the stock. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Visa in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Freedom Capital upgraded shares of Visa from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, February 16th. HSBC raised shares of Visa from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 8th. Finally, Macquarie Infrastructure restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $410.00 target price on shares of Visa in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $390.96.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 10,485 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $349.18, for a total transaction of $3,661,152.30. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 9,401 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,282,641.18. This represents a 52.73% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Lloyd Carney sold 650 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $309.62, for a total value of $201,253.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 2,679 shares in the company, valued at $829,471.98. This represents a 19.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Corporate insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

Visa Stock Down 1.2%

Shares of Visa stock opened at $298.76 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 1.11 and a quick ratio of 1.11. The stock has a market cap of $542.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.03, a PEG ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 0.78. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $316.08 and its two-hundred day moving average is $332.01. Visa Inc. has a 1 year low of $293.89 and a 1 year high of $375.51.

Visa (NYSE:V) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 29th. The credit-card processor reported $3.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.14 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $10.90 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.69 billion. Visa had a net margin of 50.23% and a return on equity of 61.74%. Visa’s revenue was up 14.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.75 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts expect that Visa Inc. will post 11.3 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Visa Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 10th were issued a $0.67 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 10th. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. Visa’s payout ratio is currently 25.14%.

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.