Alpha Cubed Investments LLC Sells 1,734 Shares of Visa Inc. $V

Alpha Cubed Investments LLC reduced its stake in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 2.4% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 70,333 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after selling 1,734 shares during the quarter. Alpha Cubed Investments LLC’s holdings in Visa were worth $24,010,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

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

Visa Stock Performance

Shares of V stock opened at $332.21 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.08, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $338.87 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $341.79. Visa Inc. has a 12 month low of $299.00 and a 12 month high of $375.51. The firm has a market capitalization of $605.20 billion, a PE ratio of 32.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 0.81.

Visa (NYSE:V) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 29th. The credit-card processor reported $3.17 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.14 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $10.90 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.69 billion. Visa had a net margin of 50.15% and a return on equity of 60.31%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 14.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $2.75 earnings per share. Analysts forecast that Visa Inc. will post 11.3 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

V has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and set a $408.00 target price (up previously from $398.00) on shares of Visa in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Wells Fargo & Company raised Visa to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Evercore ISI set a $380.00 price target on Visa in a report on Friday, December 12th. Rothschild Redb upgraded shares of Visa from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, HSBC raised shares of Visa from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $335.00 to $389.00 in a research note on Sunday, December 7th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $391.58.

Trending Headlines about Visa

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 beat — Visa posted $3.17 EPS vs. $3.14 consensus and revenue of $10.90B, driven by strong holiday consumer spending and higher payment volumes; profit was $5.85B and revenue rose ~14.6% YoY. This is the primary driver of the stock’s upside. Visa beats first-quarter estimates as holiday sales boost payment volumes
• Positive Sentiment: Company release & investor materials — Visa provided an official earnings release, slide deck and webcast that underscore healthy margins (net margin ~50%) and high ROE, giving investors confidence in execution and cash generation. Visa Fiscal First Quarter 2026 Financial Results
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades — Multiple boutiques raised ratings/targets (including Cantor Fitzgerald and Rothschild/Redburn), reflecting bullish analyst reaction to the print and incremental upside in cross-border and volumes. Upgrades supported buying interest. Analyst upgrade coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Partnerships expand reach but are incremental — New tie-ups (e.g., GCash cross-border funding and Amenify resident-commerce work) broaden product placement and long-term growth avenues but are unlikely to move near-term revenue materially. Visa, GCash partner for cross-border account funding
• Neutral Sentiment: Product reviews and card-market chatter — Various card reviews and product rollouts (broader Visa-branded card ecosystem) maintain brand momentum but have limited direct impact on Visa’s network economics. TD Cash Back Visa Infinite Card Review
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/political headline risk — Visa’s public pushback against the Credit Card Competition Act and reports about rewards being usable on controversial accounts create regulatory and reputational scrutiny that could weigh on sentiment if escalated. Visa: Credit Card Competition Act not needed
• Negative Sentiment: Political/PR noise — Headlines suggesting changes to reward-redemption policies (e.g., spending rewards on certain political accounts) may create short-term volatility and draw investor focus to non-financial risks. Visa allowing rewards on Trump accounts

Insider Buying and Selling at Visa

In other news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 10,485 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $341.00, for a total value of $3,575,385.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 537 shares in the company, valued at $183,117. This trade represents a 95.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available 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 value of $707,919.96. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 26,413 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,608,789.09. The trade was a 7.60% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders sold 24,042 shares of company stock worth $8,247,289. 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.