Foundations Investment Advisors LLC Acquires 5,072 Shares of Visa Inc. $V

Foundations Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 7.2% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 75,862 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,072 shares during the period. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Visa were worth $25,898,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Transcendent Capital Group LLC grew its stake in Visa by 2.9% during the second quarter. Transcendent Capital Group LLC now owns 1,013 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $360,000 after acquiring an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Insight Wealth Strategies LLC boosted its holdings 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 valued at $640,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. Old Port Advisors grew its position in shares of Visa by 0.9% during the third quarter. Old Port Advisors now owns 3,423 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $1,169,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Interchange Capital Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Visa by 0.5% in the second quarter. Interchange Capital Partners LLC now owns 6,413 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $2,276,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Carr Financial Group Corp lifted its position in shares of Visa by 2.4% in the third quarter. Carr Financial Group Corp now owns 1,290 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $440,000 after buying an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. 82.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Visa Stock Up 1.6%

Shares of V opened at $332.21 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.08, a current ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. The business has a fifty day moving average of $338.87 and a 200 day moving average of $341.79. The company has a market cap of $605.20 billion, a PE ratio of 32.54, 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.

Visa (NYSE:V) last posted 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 business had revenue of $10.90 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.69 billion. Visa had a net margin of 50.15% and a return on equity of 60.31%. The business’s revenue was up 14.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.75 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Visa Inc. will post 11.3 EPS for the current year.

Visa News Roundup

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 Activity at Visa

In related news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 10,485 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 537 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $183,117. This represents a 95.13% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Lloyd Carney sold 900 shares of the business’s 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 transaction, the director owned 2,468 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $830,432.64. This trade represents a 26.72% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 24,042 shares of company stock worth $8,247,289. Insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the company. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded Visa to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Bank of America upgraded Visa from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $382.00 target price for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Citigroup upgraded shares of Visa to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Robert W. Baird set a $425.00 price objective on shares of Visa in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $398.00 price objective on shares of Visa and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Visa currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $391.58.

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.