Visa Inc. $V Shares Bought by Vise Technologies Inc.

Vise Technologies Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 15.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 137,962 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after purchasing an additional 18,269 shares during the quarter. Vise Technologies Inc.’s holdings in Visa were worth $49,574,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. John Boyer Inc. bought a new stake in Visa during the 3rd quarter valued at $27,000. Philadelphia Investment Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Visa in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Virtus Advisers LLC bought a new stake in shares of Visa in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Portfolio Resources Advisor Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Visa in the third quarter worth about $35,000. Finally, DecisionPoint Financial LLC grew its stake in Visa by 307.7% in the 3rd quarter. DecisionPoint Financial LLC now owns 106 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. 82.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Visa Price Performance

Shares of NYSE V opened at $413.69 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 0.97. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $381.31 and a 200-day moving average of $342.25. The stock has a market cap of $738.20 billion, a PE ratio of 33.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 0.77. Visa Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $293.89 and a fifty-two week high of $417.00.

Visa (NYSE:V) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, October 27th. The credit-card processor reported $3.48 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.44 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $12.14 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $12.09 billion. Visa had a return on equity of 70.50% and a net margin of 51.20%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.98 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Visa Inc. will post 15.03 earnings per share for the current year.

Visa Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 1st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 10th will be given a $0.78 dividend. This represents a $3.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 10th. This is a positive change from Visa’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.67. Visa’s payout ratio is 21.74%.

Trending Headlines about Visa

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Strong operating trends: Visa’s latest earnings discussion highlighted resilient U.S. spending, accelerating cross-border volumes, commercial and e-commerce growth, and expanding value-added services. More than 60% of e-commerce transactions are now tokenized, supporting network security and long-term volume growth. 5 insightful analyst questions from Visa’s Q3 earnings call
• Positive Sentiment: China and international expansion: Visa and Tencent signed an agreement covering cross-border payments, international money transfers and AI-powered commerce. Visa also received approval to prepare for a domestic bank-card clearing business in China, potentially expanding its addressable market. Tencent, Visa deepen payments push in China
• Positive Sentiment: Digital-assets opportunity: Visa’s annualized stablecoin settlement volume reportedly surpassed $25 billion, while stablecoin-linked card programs exceeded 225. The progress reinforces Visa’s role in emerging payment infrastructure. Visa Stablecoin Settlement Tops $25 Billion
• Positive Sentiment: Shareholder returns and analyst support: Visa raised its quarterly dividend 16.4% to $0.78 per share. KeyCorp maintained an “Overweight” rating with a $425 target and projects EPS of $16.93 in fiscal 2028 and $19.00 in fiscal 2029. Wells Fargo separately lifted its target to $463, while RBC, Oppenheimer, Barclays and JPMorgan also issued favorable commentary. Wells Fargo raises Visa price target
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry backdrop: Cross-border activity and consumer spending remain supportive, but rising technology expenses and inflation could pressure payment-industry margins. Financial transaction stocks amid cost and inflation pressure
• Negative Sentiment: Merchant litigation risk: Visa’s agreement to drop the “honor all cards” rule settles part of a merchant dispute but could create uncertainty around acceptance practices and pricing power. Will ditching the honor all cards rule matter?

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 5,875 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $358.81, for a total value of $2,108,008.75. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 15,174 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,444,582.94. The trade was a 27.91% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, General Counsel Julie Rottenberg sold 1,867 shares of Visa stock in a transaction 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 owned 18,404 shares in the company, valued at $6,778,929.36. This represents a 9.21% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 21,520 shares of company stock worth $7,960,757 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on V shares. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating and issued a $450.00 price objective (up from $420.00) on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $479.00 target price (up from $430.00) on shares of Visa in a report on Wednesday. Barclays upped their target price on shares of Visa from $420.00 to $440.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Bank of America raised their target price on shares of Visa from $410.00 to $430.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Susquehanna set a $480.00 target price on Visa and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Monday, October 26th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and thirty-five have issued a Buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $438.41.

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.