Core Alternative Capital Trims Stake in Visa Inc. $V

Core Alternative Capital cut its holdings in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 10.2% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 16,790 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after selling 1,916 shares during the period. Visa comprises 1.7% of Core Alternative Capital’s portfolio, making the stock its 16th biggest holding. Core Alternative Capital’s holdings in Visa were worth $5,732,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of V. Harbor Asset Planning Inc. purchased a new stake in Visa in the second quarter worth about $29,000. Sagard Holdings Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Visa in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $31,000. Bare Financial Services Inc increased its holdings in Visa by 287.0% in the 2nd quarter. Bare Financial Services Inc now owns 89 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 66 shares in the last quarter. Hoese & Co LLP bought a new stake in Visa during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $36,000. Finally, Winnow Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Visa during the second quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Institutional investors own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

Visa News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Cantor Fitzgerald started coverage with a Buy rating on Visa (and Mastercard), signaling fresh analyst conviction ahead of the December-quarter results; positive analyst attention can support the stock if guidance/seasonality meets expectations. Cantor Fitzgerald Assigns Buy Rating to Visa, Mastercard Ahead of December Quarter Earnings, Here’s Why These Stocks Are Top Picks
• Positive Sentiment: Visa expanded crypto-to-fiat rails via a Mercuryo partnership (Visa Direct), which broadens payment flows and could lift Visa Direct volumes as crypto on‑ramps grow — a potential new revenue stream. Visa Strengthens Crypto-to-Fiat Access Through Mercuryo Partnership
• Positive Sentiment: Barron’s highlights Visa as a U.S. stock that could benefit from an international rally (weaker dollar, easier policy abroad) — positive for Visa given its large cross-border and international volumes. Netflix, Visa and 7 Other U.S. Stocks to Ride the International Stock Rally
• Neutral Sentiment: Visa is urging banks to rethink loyalty programs beyond simple rewards — a strategic move to deepen issuer relationships and drive incremental transactions, but benefits are medium-term. Visa Urges Banks to Rethink Loyalty Beyond Credit Card Rewards
• Neutral Sentiment: Small institutional buying: Belpointe Asset Management modestly increased its Visa stake (filing), a minor vote of confidence but not a material shift for a $600B market‑cap name. Belpointe Asset Management LLC Has $7.46 Million Stock Position in Visa Inc. $V
• Neutral Sentiment: Wall Street is focused on Visa’s upcoming Q1 (Dec-quarter) prints and key metrics — analyst previews and peer comps (Mastercard/PayPal) are setting expectations that will move the stock on the report. Ahead of Visa (V) Q1 Earnings: Get Ready With Wall Street Estimates for Key Metrics
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/legislative risk surfaced in commentary around a proposed Trump-era credit‑card fee cap; discussions (including Jim Cramer’s coverage) highlight concern that any policy capping interchange could materially pressure network fees and margins. That policy risk is a key near-term downside catalyst for investors. Jim Cramer Discusses Visa (V) & Trump Credit Card Cap

Insider Buying and Selling at Visa

In other Visa news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 10,485 shares of Visa stock in a transaction on Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $341.00, for a total value of $3,575,385.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 537 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $183,117. This trade represents a 95.13% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, insider Paul D. Fabara sold 2,172 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 21st. The shares were 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 $8,608,789.09. This represents a 7.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 24,042 shares of company stock worth $8,247,289 over the last 90 days. 0.12% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. HSBC raised shares of Visa from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $335.00 to $389.00 in a research note on Sunday, December 7th. Macquarie decreased their price target on Visa from $425.00 to $410.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Wells Fargo & Company raised Visa to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Truist Financial set a $374.00 target price on Visa in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Finally, KeyCorp reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $405.00 price target on shares of Visa in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $401.46.

Visa Stock Performance

NYSE V opened at $325.10 on Wednesday. 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 1-year low of $299.00 and a 1-year high of $375.51. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $338.64 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $341.96. The stock has a market capitalization of $592.25 billion, a PE ratio of 31.84, a P/E/G ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 0.81.

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

Visa 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.