Claris Financial LLC Acquires New Holdings in Visa Inc. $V

Claris Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 3,801 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock, valued at approximately $1,333,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Clayton Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in Visa by 446.2% in the 4th quarter. Clayton Financial Group LLC now owns 71 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 58 shares during the last quarter. PayPay Securities Corp lifted its position in Visa by 102.7% during the fourth quarter. PayPay Securities Corp now owns 75 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 38 shares in the last quarter. Cresta Advisors Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Visa during the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Parvin Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Visa by 200.0% in the third quarter. Parvin Asset Management LLC now owns 75 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the period. Finally, Dorato Capital Management purchased a new position in Visa in the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. 82.15% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Visa Stock Down 0.8%

Shares of Visa stock opened at $327.67 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $320.85 and a 200 day moving average price of $324.21. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64. The company has a market cap of $587.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.54, a P/E/G ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 0.77. Visa Inc. has a 1 year low of $293.89 and a 1 year high of $359.66.

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, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.10 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $11.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.75 billion. Visa had a return on equity of 65.00% and a net margin of 51.68%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $2.76 earnings per share. As a group, analysts expect that Visa Inc. will post 13.09 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Visa declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Tuesday, April 28th that permits the company to buyback $20.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the credit-card processor to reacquire up to 3.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually a sign that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Visa Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 12th were paid a dividend of $0.67 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 12th. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. Visa’s dividend payout ratio is presently 23.34%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Visa

In related news, CFO Chris Suh sold 10,639 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $324.81, for a total value of $3,455,653.59. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 9,872 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,206,524.32. The trade was a 51.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 31,455 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction 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 sale, the chief executive officer owned 15,174 shares in the company, valued at $5,161,284.36. This trade represents 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. Company insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently commented on the company. Weiss Ratings downgraded Visa from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Bank of America assumed coverage on shares of Visa in a report on Thursday, March 5th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $410.00 price target for the company. Loop Capital initiated coverage on Visa in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. They set a “buy” rating and a $387.00 price objective for the company. Oppenheimer restated 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. Finally, Citigroup decreased their price target on Visa from $450.00 to $400.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Visa has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $387.78.

Key Headlines Impacting Visa

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Alchemy launched AgentCard with Visa Intelligent Commerce, giving AI agents a secure payment and identity layer with spending controls and support for both card-based and emerging machine-payment standards. Alchemy Teams With Visa on AI Agent Payment Stack
• Positive Sentiment: Visa was upgraded to Buy by Zacks, reflecting improved optimism around its earnings outlook and reinforcing a constructive near-term analyst view. Visa (V) Upgraded to Buy: Here’s Why
• Positive Sentiment: Revolut expanded Visa Click to Pay across millions of customers in the U.K. and Europe, which could broaden Visa’s digital checkout adoption and transaction volume. Revolut Enrolls 53 Million Europeans Into Visa Click to Pay
• Positive Sentiment: Visa and Mintoak deepened their partnership to help Asia-Pacific acquirers offer merchant SaaS tools beyond payments, supporting Visa’s strategy to strengthen merchant relationships. Visa and Mintoak Join Forces to Bring Merchant SaaS Capabilities to Acquirers Across Asia Pacific
• Neutral Sentiment: Several articles framed Visa as a beneficiary of broader interest in AI payments, tokenization, and durable card-network economics, which supports the long-term investment case but does not represent a single immediate catalyst. Visa and OpenAI integrate Visa’s secure global payment directly into ChatGPT
• Negative Sentiment: Some market commentary noted that a number of large institutional holders reduced their Visa positions in the latest quarter, which could weigh on sentiment even though it is not a direct operating issue. Visa Stock (V) Opinions on Technical Breakouts and Market Valuations

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.