Visa Inc. $V Shares Bought by Advisory Services Network LLC

Advisory Services Network LLC lifted its holdings in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 5.6% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 67,722 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,576 shares during the period. Advisory Services Network LLC’s holdings in Visa were worth $23,119,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Kozak & Associates Inc. grew its position in shares of Visa by 21.6% during the 3rd quarter. Kozak & Associates Inc. now owns 5,366 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $1,748,000 after buying an additional 953 shares during the last quarter. San Luis Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Visa by 20.2% in the third quarter. San Luis Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 11,844 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $4,043,000 after acquiring an additional 1,989 shares during the last quarter. Tcfg Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Visa by 312.7% in the third quarter. Tcfg Wealth Management LLC now owns 38,046 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $12,988,000 after acquiring an additional 28,827 shares during the period. Fulcrum Asset Management LLP boosted its stake in Visa by 154.1% in the third quarter. Fulcrum Asset Management LLP now owns 24,563 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $8,385,000 after acquiring an additional 14,897 shares during the period. Finally, Vertex Planning Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Visa by 7.6% during the third quarter. Vertex Planning Partners LLC now owns 973 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $332,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares during the last quarter. 82.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Visa Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of V opened at $308.55 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $323.65 and its 200 day moving average price is $335.32. 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 $560.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.94, a P/E/G ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 0.78. Visa Inc. has a 12-month low of $299.00 and a 12-month high of $375.51.

Visa (NYSE:V) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 29th. The credit-card processor reported $3.17 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.14 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $10.90 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.69 billion. Visa had a return on equity of 61.74% and a net margin of 50.23%.Visa’s revenue for the quarter 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, research analysts predict that Visa Inc. will post 11.3 earnings per share for the current year.

Visa Dividend Announcement

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

Key Headlines Impacting Visa

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on V shares. Evercore set a $380.00 price target on Visa in a research report on Friday, December 12th. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and set a $411.00 price objective (up from $398.00) on shares of Visa in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Cantor Fitzgerald raised Visa to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Piper Sandler set a $160.00 price objective on shares of Visa in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Bank of America started coverage on shares of Visa in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. They set a “buy” rating and a $410.00 target price for the company. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $392.65.

Insider Buying and Selling at Visa

In other Visa news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 10,485 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $349.18, for a total value of $3,661,152.30. Following the sale, 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 sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Lloyd Carney sold 650 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $309.62, for a total transaction of $201,253.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 2,679 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $829,471.98. This represents a 19.53% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

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.