HF Advisory Group LLC raised its holdings in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V – Free Report) by 1,125.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 124,929 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after purchasing an additional 114,732 shares during the quarter. Visa comprises approximately 1.7% of HF Advisory Group LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 9th largest holding. HF Advisory Group LLC’s holdings in Visa were worth $43,814,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Capital World Investors lifted its stake in shares of Visa by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 24,792,246 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $8,463,484,000 after acquiring an additional 193,288 shares during the period. TCI Fund Management Ltd. increased its stake in Visa by 14.6% in the 2nd quarter. TCI Fund Management Ltd. now owns 19,067,558 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $6,769,936,000 after purchasing an additional 2,429,996 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its stake in shares of Visa by 4.2% during the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 13,114,674 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $4,475,403,000 after buying an additional 530,995 shares during the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc lifted its holdings in shares of Visa by 3.3% in the third quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 12,458,913 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $4,253,224,000 after purchasing an additional 399,845 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in Visa by 12.2% during the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 11,913,505 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $4,067,032,000 after buying an additional 1,298,435 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.15% of the company’s stock.
Trending Headlines about Visa
Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Visa launched six AI-powered dispute tools aimed at automating case analysis, merchant responses and real‑time insights — management says this should reduce fraud-related losses and backstop issuer/merchant relationships, supporting the company’s growth and margin story. Visa’s New AI Dispute Tools Target Fraud Costs And Support Growth Narrative
- Positive Sentiment: Visa is part of new merchant/payment product rollouts (example: Bitget Card in APAC), which can expand transaction volume and cross‑border flows in growing crypto-related payment use cases. These partnerships support TPS and fee growth if adoption scales. Bitget Brings Crypto Into Everyday Spending With APAC Launch of Bitget Card
- Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and trade press continue to flag Visa as a play on payments/crypto exposure in thematic lists — this can attract long-term thematic flows but is unlikely to move near-term fundamentals by itself. Top Cryptocurrency Stocks You Should Watch for a Healthy Portfolio
- Negative Sentiment: An analyst downgrade was published today, citing valuation or near-term concerns — downgrades can trigger short-term selling and pressure relative performance. Visa (NYSE:V) Stock Price Down 1.2% on Analyst Downgrade
- Negative Sentiment: UBS cut Visa’s price target (to $390), a formal pullback in street expectations that can limit upside for investor models and reweight recommendations. UBS Group Lowers Visa (NYSE:V) Price Target to $390.00
- Negative Sentiment: Competitive pressures: coverage notes that Mastercard is pursuing SMB spend via Amazon and embedded payments — successful wins by rivals in high-frequency merchant ecosystems could pressure Visa’s market-share or interchange trends over time. Can Mastercard Capture SMB Spend Through Amazon’s Ecosystem?
- Negative Sentiment: Emerging local competitors (discussion of a UK-focused rival) highlight regulatory and market-share risk in key markets — incremental but worth monitoring for longer-term competitive dynamics. Interview: Boku CEO Stuart Neal on why the UK needs a Mastercard, Visa rival
Insider Activity at Visa
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on V shares. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Visa in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. UBS Group reduced their price target on shares of Visa from $425.00 to $390.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. Piper Sandler set a $160.00 price target on Visa in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Bank of America initiated coverage on Visa in a report on Thursday, March 5th. They set a “buy” rating and a $410.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Loop Capital initiated coverage on Visa in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. They set a “buy” rating and a $387.00 price objective on the stock. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Visa presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $390.96.
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Visa Stock Performance
Shares of V opened at $300.88 on Friday. Visa Inc. has a 12-month low of $293.89 and a 12-month high of $375.51. The stock has a market capitalization of $546.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.22, a P/E/G ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.80. 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 firm’s 50 day moving average is $315.08 and its 200-day moving average is $331.47.
Visa (NYSE:V – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The credit-card processor reported $3.17 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.14 by $0.03. Visa had a return on equity of 61.74% and a net margin of 50.23%.The business had revenue of $10.90 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.69 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $2.75 EPS. Visa’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.6% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts anticipate that Visa Inc. will post 11.3 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Visa Announces Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 10th were paid a $0.67 dividend. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 10th. Visa’s dividend payout ratio is currently 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.
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