Captrust Financial Advisors Purchases 10,549 Shares of Visa Inc. $V

Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its position in shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 578,855 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,549 shares during the period. Captrust Financial Advisors’ holdings in Visa were worth $197,609,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in V. Parvin Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Visa by 200.0% during the third quarter. Parvin Asset Management LLC now owns 75 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. Sagard Holdings Management Inc. bought a new stake in Visa in the second quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Bare Financial Services Inc lifted its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 66 shares during the period. Imprint Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Visa during the third quarter worth $39,000. Finally, Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Visa in the second quarter valued at $40,000. 82.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

V has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $411.00 price objective (up from $398.00) on shares of Visa in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $385.00 target price on shares of Visa in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Cantor Fitzgerald raised shares of Visa to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Piper Sandler set a $160.00 price objective on Visa in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Visa in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Visa presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $392.65.

Visa Stock Performance

NYSE V opened at $308.55 on Wednesday. Visa Inc. has a 1 year low of $299.00 and a 1 year high of $375.51. The firm has a market cap of $560.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.94, a PEG ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 0.78. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $323.65 and a 200-day moving average price of $335.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 1.11 and a quick ratio of 1.11.

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

Visa Announces Dividend

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

Key Visa News

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa launched “Visa Agentic Ready,” a program to let banks test AI agents making payments on customers’ behalf; the first phase in Europe has 21 issuing partners (e.g., Barclays, HSBC UK), which could accelerate product adoption and new transaction flows. Visa Launches Agentic Ready Program to Help Banks Test AI Payments
• Positive Sentiment: Visa agreed to acquire Prisma Medios de Pago and Newpay in Argentina, expanding local card processing and infrastructure in Latin America — a region with above‑trend digital payments growth that can lift volumes and margins over time. Visa’s Argentina Deals Expand Processing Reach And Undervaluation Story
• Positive Sentiment: Tokenization momentum continues: Visa reports a large and growing token footprint (billions of tokens), supporting secure digital credentials and recurring revenue as commerce shifts away from physical cards. This underpins longer-term revenue resilience. Visa’s Token Strategy: A Quiet Shift Powering Future Payments
• Positive Sentiment: Ongoing AI investments for fraud protection and digital payments (highlighted by management at industry forums) reinforce operational efficiency and lower losses, which can support margins and investor confidence. Visa (V) Integrates AI for Fraud Protection and Digital Payments
• Neutral Sentiment: Several bullish analyst/think‑piece writeups reiterate Visa’s long-term merits (market position, cashflows), which may support investor conviction but are not immediate catalysts. Why Visa (V) is a Top Stock for the Long-Term
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/legal risk in the UK remains material: London’s Court of Appeal has allowed Mastercard and Visa to challenge a prior tribunal ruling that their default merchant interchange fees breached competition law — litigation could lead to fines, business model changes or merchant fee pressure in Europe. Mastercard, Visa can appeal UK ruling that merchant fees breach antitrust law
• Negative Sentiment: Broader political push in Europe for domestic alternatives to Visa/Mastercard (reported in the FT) signals potential regulatory or market-share headwinds over time if policymakers favor local schemes. School IB business management class: European alternatives to Visa and Mastercard ‘urgently’ needed, says banking chief

Insider Activity

In other Visa news, Director Lloyd Carney sold 650 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $309.62, for a total value of $201,253.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 2,679 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $829,471.98. This trade represents a 19.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 10,485 shares of the stock in a transaction on 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 $3,282,641.18. The trade was a 52.73% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 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.