AXQ Capital LP Has $307,000 Stake in Visa Inc. $V

AXQ Capital LP reduced its holdings in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 83.4% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 898 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after selling 4,517 shares during the quarter. AXQ Capital LP’s holdings in Visa were worth $307,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Sagard Holdings Management Inc. acquired a new position in Visa in the second quarter worth $31,000. Bare Financial Services Inc increased its stake in shares of Visa by 287.0% in the second quarter. Bare Financial Services Inc now owns 89 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 66 shares in the last quarter. Winnow Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Visa in the second quarter valued at about $40,000. Quaker Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Visa by 202.7% in the second quarter. Quaker Wealth Management LLC now owns 114 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 225 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Decker Retirement Planning Inc. acquired a new position in Visa during the 2nd quarter worth about $41,000. 82.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Visa Trading Up 1.9%

Shares of NYSE V opened at $313.02 on Thursday. Visa Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $299.00 and a fifty-two week high of $375.51. The firm has a market capitalization of $568.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.36, a P/E/G ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 0.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 1.11 and a quick ratio of 1.11. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $334.19 and its 200 day simple moving average is $338.39.

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

Visa Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.67 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 10th. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. Visa’s payout ratio is 25.14%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on V shares. Macquarie Infrastructure restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $410.00 price objective on shares of Visa in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $411.00 price target (up from $398.00) on shares of Visa in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $385.00 price target on shares of Visa in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Truist Financial set a $372.00 price objective on Visa in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, Bank of America upgraded Visa from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $382.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Seven investment 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’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $391.43.

More Visa News

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysis argues the Citrini AI-stablecoin scenario that rattled markets likely overstates the direct threat to card networks, reducing longer-term downside risk to Visa’s transaction-fee business. Visa, Mastercard Aren’t The Real Casualties In Citrini’s AI-Stablecoin Scenario
• Positive Sentiment: Visa is pursuing Latin America growth through planned deals in Argentina (Prisma Medios de Pago, Newpay), which could expand TPV and revenue outside North America. This offsets some regional headwinds. Visa Faces Mexican Setback While Pursuing Growth In Latin America
• Neutral Sentiment: An industry hire: Accertify named Carleigh Jaques — a long-time Visa executive — to its board. Talent moves underscore Visa’s deep bench and influence across payments/fraud risk, but have limited direct stock impact. Accertify Appoints Carleigh Jaques to Board of Directors
• Negative Sentiment: Monday’s sharp sell-off across card networks was triggered by a Citrini Research post suggesting AI agents and stablecoins could route around card fees — a headline risk that increased short-term volatility and investor re-pricing of payments stocks. Visa (V) Stock: The AI Scenario That Spooked the Whole Payments Sector
• Negative Sentiment: Mexico’s antitrust authority blocked Visa’s proposed controlling stake in Prosa, a setback for scale in a key market and a reminder of regulatory risk when pursuing acquisitions. Visa Faces Mexican Setback While Pursuing Growth In Latin America
• Negative Sentiment: European and UK policy discussions around reducing reliance on Visa/Mastercard and alternative settlement rails remain a structural risk — any material regulatory shift could pressure fees and market share. Is Europe ready to reduce its reliance on Visa and Mastercard?
• Negative Sentiment: Competition from faster-growing fintechs like Affirm is raising questions about Visa’s relative upside; analyst pieces highlight stronger GMV/EPS trajectories at some challengers, increasing investor scrutiny of growth vs. valuation. Visa vs. Affirm: Which Payments Stock Wins the Upside Race?
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory moves like potential bans on card surcharges (e.g., New Zealand discussions) may compress merchant economics and could indirectly pressure networks if interchange dynamics or volumes shift. New Zealand retailers warn of price rises if card surcharges are outlawed

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Visa news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 10,485 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $349.18, for a total value of $3,661,152.30. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 9,401 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,282,641.18. This represents a 52.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate 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.