Visa Inc. $V Shares Sold by Bridgewater Advisors Inc.

Bridgewater Advisors Inc. lowered its holdings in shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 13.2% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 17,058 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after selling 2,600 shares during the quarter. Bridgewater Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Visa were worth $5,748,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Sonoma Allocations LLC acquired a new stake in Visa during the third quarter worth approximately $710,000. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Visa by 1.8% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,241,348 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $438,196,000 after purchasing an additional 21,401 shares during the period. Baltimore Washington Financial Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Visa by 5.9% during the second quarter. Baltimore Washington Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 95,150 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $33,783,000 after purchasing an additional 5,295 shares during the last quarter. Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA grew its position in shares of Visa by 2.6% in the third quarter. Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA now owns 574,043 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $198,596,000 after purchasing an additional 14,581 shares during the period. Finally, Federated Hermes Inc. increased its stake in Visa by 24.1% in the third quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 823,262 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $281,045,000 after purchasing an additional 159,906 shares during the last quarter. 82.15% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Visa

In other news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 10,485 shares of Visa stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $349.18, for a total transaction of $3,661,152.30. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 9,401 shares in the company, valued at $3,282,641.18. This trade represents a 52.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.12% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Visa Price Performance

Visa stock opened at $318.69 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $336.94 and a 200-day moving average of $339.09. Visa Inc. has a 52-week low of $299.00 and a 52-week high of $375.51. The company has a quick ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The firm has a market capitalization of $578.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.90, a PEG ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 0.79.

Visa (NYSE:V) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The credit-card processor reported $3.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.14 by $0.03. Visa had a return on equity of 61.74% and a net margin of 50.23%.The firm had revenue of $10.90 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.69 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.75 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 14.6% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts predict that Visa Inc. will post 11.3 EPS for the current year.

Visa Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 2nd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 10th will be issued a $0.67 dividend. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 10th. Visa’s dividend payout ratio is currently 25.14%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have issued reports on V shares. Evercore set a $380.00 price target on Visa in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Daiwa Securities Group raised shares of Visa from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $370.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Bank of America raised shares of Visa from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $382.00 price target for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $395.00 price target on shares of Visa in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Finally, Piper Sandler set a $160.00 price objective on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $392.21.

Key Stories Impacting Visa

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa agreed to buy Argentina payment platforms Prisma Medios de Pago and Newpay from Advent International, accelerating local scale and product capability in a large Latin American market; transaction expected to close this quarter. Visa to Acquire Prisma Medios de Pago and Newpay in Argentina
• Positive Sentiment: Visa is expanding crypto/stablecoin payout rails via a partnership that lets Wirex use Visa Direct for stablecoin-funded push-to-card payouts — a move that can grow transaction volume and open new BaaS revenue streams. Visa Helps Wirex Provide Stablecoin Payments for BaaS Clients
• Positive Sentiment: Visa struck a strategic partnership with Banqup to integrate e-invoicing and e-payments in Europe, supporting commercial solution adoption and potential revenue growth from SMB and B2B flows. Banqup and Visa enter strategic partnership
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst sentiment shows pockets of optimism — Freedom Capital upgraded Visa to “strong-buy” and Zacks profiles Visa as a top-ranked growth stock, which can support demand from momentum and institutional buyers. Zacks / Freedom Capital coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry commentary highlights Visa among financial-transaction peers that benefit from cross-border and e-commerce growth, but also face rising technology and expense pressures — a mixed backdrop for margins. 5 Financial Transaction Stocks to Watch
• Neutral Sentiment: A number of fintech and payments startups (including those founded by Visa/AmEx alumni) and third-party service expansions (e.g., RemoFirst’s RemoVisa) underscore broader ecosystem innovation but are not direct drivers of Visa Inc.’s near-term revenue. RemoFirst expands RemoVisa service
• Negative Sentiment: Shares are trading below key technical levels (50- and 200-day moving averages) on lighter-than-average volume, which can amplify short-term weakness and make the stock more sensitive to profit-taking. (Market technicals and volume cited in trading data.)
• Negative Sentiment: Sector headwinds — rising tech and processing costs and competition (e.g., new UK card initiatives) — could pressure margins over time despite revenue growth, a risk noted in industry coverage. Olympics boost spending in Italy; UK banks push Visa, Mastercard rival

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.