Exchange Traded Concepts LLC Has $14.16 Million Holdings in Visa Inc. $V

Exchange Traded Concepts LLC raised its holdings in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 125.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 41,488 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after buying an additional 23,065 shares during the period. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC’s holdings in Visa were worth $14,163,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. BankPlus Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in Visa by 0.9% during the 2nd quarter. BankPlus Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,338 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $1,185,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. Transcendent Capital Group LLC raised its position in shares of Visa by 2.9% in the second quarter. Transcendent Capital Group LLC now owns 1,013 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $360,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares during the period. Insight Wealth Strategies LLC lifted its stake in shares of Visa by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Insight Wealth Strategies LLC now owns 1,875 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $640,000 after buying an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. Old Port Advisors boosted its holdings in shares of Visa by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Old Port Advisors now owns 3,423 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $1,169,000 after buying an additional 29 shares during the period. Finally, Interchange Capital Partners LLC grew its stake in Visa by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter. Interchange Capital Partners LLC now owns 6,413 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $2,276,000 after buying an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. 82.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Visa News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa’s retail data show stronger holiday spending across major markets — U.S. holiday retail spend up ~4.2% and Canada up ~4.4%, with ecommerce rising faster than overall sales; that supports higher payment volumes and merchant activity on Visa’s network. Visa Analysis: U.S. Holiday Spending Rose 4.2%
• Positive Sentiment: Canada-specific Retail Spend Monitor: Visa reports 4.4% YoY holiday retail growth, strong in-store mix (88%) and 7% e‑commerce growth — evidence Visa’s data/analytics business (VCA) and payments volume benefit from resilient consumer demand. Visa Analysis: Canada Holiday Spending Rises 4.4%
• Positive Sentiment: Long-term performance narrative: retrospective pieces highlight Visa’s dominance (handling nearly $17T TPV in fiscal 2025) and the secular cashless tailwind — bullish context for revenue/earnings multiple expansion. If You’d Invested $1,000 in Visa 10 Years Ago…
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street sentiment remains constructive: multiple recent buy/overweight ratings and a median analyst target materially above current levels support upside expectations. Visa Inc. Receives Average Rating of “Buy”
• Neutral Sentiment: Competitive landscape piece compares Visa vs. PayPal — highlights different strategic bets (scale/network vs. AI-driven commerce) but doesn’t indicate immediate market-share disruption for Visa. Visa vs. PayPal: Which Fintech Stock Has More Upside?
• Neutral Sentiment: Several industry stories (consumer use of AI/tools, crypto payment narratives) mention Visa tangentially as part of broader payments trends — informative but not immediately stock-moving. Holiday Shoppers Increase Their Use of Cross-Channel Shopping and AI Tools
• Neutral Sentiment: Global political/legal news referencing “visa bans” is unrelated to Visa Inc.; investors should ignore that headline when assessing the company. US targets former EU commissioner, activists with visa bans
• Negative Sentiment: Legal settlement: Visa and Mastercard agreed to pay a combined ~$167.5M in an ATM-fee lawsuit — a modest cash hit but a negative near-term expense and reminder of regulatory/legal exposure. Visa, Mastercard agree to pay combined $167.5m in ATM fee lawsuit
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling and mixed institutional moves flagged in data summaries may create some investor caution despite analyst optimism; watch for whether selling continues into the new year. QuiverQuant Visa summary (includes insider/activity data)

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have issued reports on V. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded shares of Visa to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Visa in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Evercore ISI set a $380.00 price objective on Visa in a report on Friday, December 12th. Macquarie lowered their price objective on Visa from $425.00 to $410.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, HSBC raised Visa from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $335.00 to $389.00 in a report on Sunday, December 7th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $402.52.

Visa Price Performance

Shares of NYSE V opened at $353.57 on Wednesday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $337.77 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $344.25. The stock has a market capitalization of $644.11 billion, a PE ratio of 34.63, a P/E/G ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 0.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 1.08 and a quick ratio of 1.08. Visa Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $299.00 and a fifty-two week high of $375.51.

Visa (NYSE:V) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The credit-card processor reported $2.98 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.97 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $10.72 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.60 billion. Visa had a return on equity of 60.31% and a net margin of 50.15%.Visa’s revenue was up 11.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $2.71 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts predict that Visa Inc. will post 11.3 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Visa Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 1st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 12th were given a $0.67 dividend. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, November 12th. This is a boost from Visa’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.59. Visa’s dividend payout ratio is presently 26.25%.

Insider Transactions at Visa

In other news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 10,485 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $341.00, for a total transaction of $3,575,385.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 537 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $183,117. This represents a 95.13% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Paul D. Fabara sold 2,172 shares of Visa stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $325.93, for a total transaction of $707,919.96. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 26,413 shares in the company, valued at $8,608,789.09. This trade represents a 7.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 24,042 shares of company stock valued at $8,175,152. Company insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

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.