Intact Investment Management Inc. Acquires 3,600 Shares of Visa Inc. $V

Intact Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 138.5% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 6,200 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,600 shares during the quarter. Intact Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Visa were worth $2,117,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Visa during the 2nd quarter worth about $7,034,939,000. TCI Fund Management Ltd. lifted its position in shares of 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 worth $6,769,936,000 after purchasing an additional 2,429,996 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of Visa by 110.4% during the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 3,954,937 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $1,396,930,000 after purchasing an additional 2,075,289 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Visa by 0.9% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 162,544,006 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $57,711,249,000 after purchasing an additional 1,461,575 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Visa by 2.5% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 43,096,802 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $15,253,245,000 after purchasing an additional 1,067,631 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Paul D. Fabara sold 2,172 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $325.93, for a total transaction of $707,919.96. Following the sale, the insider owned 26,413 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,608,789.09. This represents a 7.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Lloyd Carney sold 900 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $336.48, for a total value of $302,832.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 2,468 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $830,432.64. The trade was a 26.72% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 24,042 shares of company stock valued at $8,247,289 in the last three months. 0.12% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on V shares. HSBC upgraded Visa from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $335.00 to $389.00 in a research report on Sunday, December 7th. Macquarie lowered their price objective on Visa from $425.00 to $410.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of Visa from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 8th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Visa in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $425.00 price objective on Visa in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $401.46.

Trending Headlines about Visa

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa expanded crypto-to-fiat payouts by partnering with Mercuryo to enable near-real-time conversions via Visa Direct — a capability that can increase cross-border and digital-payments volume and deepen Visa’s role in crypto on-ramps. The Zacks Analyst Blog Visa, Mastercard, and PayPal
• Positive Sentiment: Barron’s highlights Visa as a U.S. company likely to benefit from an international equity rally (weaker dollar, easier foreign policy) because of Visa’s large overseas payment volumes — a tailwind for cross-border volume and currency conversion revenue. Netflix, Visa and 7 Other U.S. Stocks to Ride the International Stock Rally
• Positive Sentiment: Visa launched its Milano Cortina 2026 marketing campaign featuring high-profile athletes — a brand-and-reach initiative that can support consumer engagement and cardholder activity around large sporting events. Visa Debuts Milano Cortina 2026 Campaign
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and brokers are publishing Q1 (Dec) estimates and key-metric previews ahead of Visa’s earnings — increasing short-term volatility risk as results and management commentary may move guidance and sentiment. Ahead of Visa (V) Q1 Earnings: Get Ready With Wall Street Estimates for Key Metrics
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary comparing Visa and Mastercard notes both have underperformed the S&P recently but remain similar over longer horizons — framing investor choice as valuation/earnings-growth tradeoffs rather than a company-specific catalyst. Visa vs. Mastercard: Is There a Better Buy?
• Negative Sentiment: Some commentary explicitly flags short-term weakness: both Visa and peers have struggled to gain ground over the last three months, which can pressure sentiment heading into earnings if results or guidance miss expectations. Visa Vs. Mastercard: Is There A Better Buy?

Visa Stock Up 0.7%

Shares of Visa stock opened at $328.43 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $598.31 billion, a PE ratio of 32.17, a P/E/G ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 0.81. Visa Inc. has a 52-week low of $299.00 and a 52-week high of $375.51. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $338.55 and its 200 day simple moving average is $342.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a current ratio of 1.08.

Visa (NYSE:V) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 business had revenue of $10.72 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.60 billion. Visa had a net margin of 50.15% and a return on equity of 60.31%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.71 earnings per share. On average, analysts predict that Visa Inc. will post 11.3 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.