Sargent Investment Group LLC Acquires Shares of 5,325 Visa Inc. $V

Sargent Investment Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund acquired 5,325 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock, valued at approximately $1,868,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. South Plains Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in Visa by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. South Plains Financial Inc. now owns 6,738 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $2,363,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. Saber Capital Managment LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Visa in the fourth quarter valued at about $4,111,000. MML Investors Services LLC raised its position in shares of Visa by 3.1% in the fourth quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 472,741 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $165,795,000 after buying an additional 14,043 shares during the last quarter. Next Century Growth Investors LLC raised its position in shares of Visa by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Next Century Growth Investors LLC now owns 9,580 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $3,360,000 after buying an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nicolet Advisory Services LLC raised its position in shares of Visa by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC now owns 5,611 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $1,926,000 after buying an additional 68 shares during the last quarter. 82.15% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Chris Suh sold 10,639 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $324.81, for a total transaction of $3,455,653.59. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 9,872 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,206,524.32. This trade represents a 51.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 31,455 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $340.14, for a total transaction of $10,699,103.70. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 15,174 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,161,284.36. The trade was a 67.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.12% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on V shares. Oppenheimer reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $403.00 target price (up from $391.00) on shares of Visa in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $400.00 target price on shares of Visa in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. BMO Capital Markets started coverage on shares of Visa in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $365.00 target price for the company. Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $389.00 target price on shares of Visa in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Visa from $390.00 to $410.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $387.78.

Visa News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa unveiled a major partnership with OpenAI to embed its payment network into ChatGPT, allowing AI agents to shop and complete purchases with user permission. This positions Visa to stay central to the next phase of digital commerce and could open a new payment channel. Visa Partners with OpenAI to Power the Next Generation of AI Commerce
• Positive Sentiment: Visa also announced new AI, tokenization, and stablecoin settlement tools for programmable commerce, signaling that management is investing to defend its competitive moat and adapt to faster-moving payment rails. Visa Launches AI and Stablecoin Tools to Power Agentic Commerce
• Positive Sentiment: Several recent commentary pieces highlight Visa’s earnings growth, balance-sheet strength, and its expanding role in AI-driven commerce, which may be reinforcing investor confidence in the stock. Earnings Growth & Price Strength Make Visa (V) a Stock to Watch
• Neutral Sentiment: One report noted that Cuba’s central bank will suspend all Visa and Mastercard transactions after a processing partnership collapsed due to U.S. sanctions. The direct financial impact appears limited, but it is a reminder of Visa’s exposure to geopolitical and sanctions-related disruptions. Cuba’s Central Bank to Suspend all Visa (V) and Mastercard Transactions
• Negative Sentiment: Investor concern also surfaced around stablecoins, with Bill Gurley saying Visa and Mastercard are “heavily threatened” by them. That reinforces the market’s view that next-generation payment technologies could pressure long-term card network economics if adoption accelerates. Bill Gurley says Visa, and Mastercard are “heavily threatened” by stablecoins

Visa Price Performance

Visa stock opened at $321.98 on Monday. Visa Inc. has a 12-month low of $293.89 and a 12-month high of $363.01. The stock has a market cap of $577.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.05, a PEG ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.77. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $318.69 and a 200 day moving average price of $324.37. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64.

Visa (NYSE:V) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 28th. The credit-card processor reported $3.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.10 by $0.21. Visa had a net margin of 51.68% and a return on equity of 65.00%. The firm had revenue of $11.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.75 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $2.76 earnings per share. Visa’s revenue was up 17.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Visa Inc. will post 13.09 earnings per share for the current year.

Visa announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase plan on Tuesday, April 28th that authorizes the company to buyback $20.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the credit-card processor to repurchase up to 3.6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Visa Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 12th were given a dividend of $0.67 per share. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 12th. Visa’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.