QP Wealth Management LLC Acquires New Shares in Visa Inc. $V

QP Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 4,498 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock, valued at approximately $1,577,000. Visa comprises 1.4% of QP Wealth Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 20th largest position.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Insight Wealth Strategies LLC boosted its stake in shares of Visa by 1.6% in 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 in the last quarter. Old Port Advisors increased its position in Visa by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Old Port Advisors now owns 3,423 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $1,169,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Carr Financial Group Corp increased its position in Visa by 2.4% during the 3rd quarter. Carr Financial Group Corp now owns 1,290 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $440,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Define Financial LLC lifted its stake in Visa by 4.0% in the 3rd quarter. Define Financial LLC now owns 779 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $266,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Patron Partners LLC lifted its stake in Visa by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. Patron Partners LLC now owns 4,648 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $1,587,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

V has been the topic of a number of research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $395.00 target price on shares of Visa in a research note on Friday, January 30th. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Visa in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Bank of America started coverage on Visa in a report on Thursday, March 5th. They set a “buy” rating and a $410.00 price objective on the stock. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $385.00 price objective on Visa in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group raised Visa from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $370.00 target price for the company in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Visa currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $392.65.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Lloyd Carney sold 650 shares of Visa stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the director directly owned 2,679 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $829,471.98. The trade was a 19.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 10,485 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction 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 completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 9,401 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,282,641.18. This represents a 52.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Corporate insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

Key Visa News

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa launched “Visa CLI,” a command-line tool from Visa Crypto Labs to let AI agents execute card payments — a direct move into agentic payments and AI-enabled commerce that could open new transaction volumes and keep Visa central to emerging payment rails. Visa unveils CLI tool to enable AI agents to execute card payments
• Positive Sentiment: Strategic product integrations: Visa expanded commerce capabilities with an Ingenico tie-up (integrating POS and payments) and rolled Visa Intelligent Authorisation (VIA) into Europe — moves that deepen merchant relationships and product stickiness beyond pure interchange. Visa’s Ingenico Tie-Up: Expanding Beyond the Payment Layer
• Positive Sentiment: New vertical and partner wins: Visa teamed with Paythru on a white‑label EV fleet wallet and with Bank of America on a FIFA World Cup cardholder sweepstakes — both help drive incremental consumer/merchant engagement and transaction volume. Visa and Paythru Team on EV Payments With White-Label Fleet Wallet
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst / investor commentary is broadly bullish on Visa’s long-term prospects, highlighting durable earnings growth and a strong competitive position — supportive for long-term holders but not an immediate catalyst. Could Buying Visa (V) Today Set You Up for Life?
• Neutral Sentiment: Legal/regulatory: The UK Court of Appeal allowed Mastercard and Visa to appeal a ruling on interchange fees — this procedural win preserves Visa’s ability to challenge fines/obligations but leaves ultimate exposure uncertain. Mastercard Incorporated (MA) and Visa Allowed to Appeal UK Ruling That Merchant Fees Breach Antitrust Law, Reuters Reports
• Negative Sentiment: Stablecoin and crypto fears have pressured the sector (and weighed on Visa in recent sessions); competing stablecoin rails and crypto-native payment options are seen as long-term disruptive risks if network incumbents can’t monetize them effectively. Visa (V) and Mastercard (MA) Battle Stablecoin Disruption With Bold 2026 Strategies
• Negative Sentiment: Options-market signal: Unusual activity — a large spike in put buying — suggests some traders are hedging or betting on near-term downside, which can amplify short-term volatility even if fundamentals remain intact. (Market data reported 129,825 puts bought versus a ~30k average.)

Visa Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of NYSE V opened at $301.48 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $547.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 0.78. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $320.50 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $334.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a current ratio of 1.11. Visa Inc. has a 52-week low of $297.03 and a 52-week high of $375.51.

Visa (NYSE:V) last issued 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 analysts’ expectations of $10.69 billion. Visa had a net margin of 50.23% and a return on equity of 61.74%. Visa’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.75 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Visa Inc. will post 11.3 EPS for the current year.

Visa Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 10th were given 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 was Tuesday, February 10th. Visa’s payout ratio is 25.14%.

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.