Visa Inc. $V Stake Decreased by FJ Capital Management LLC

FJ Capital Management LLC lessened its holdings in shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 45.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,965 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after selling 1,660 shares during the period. FJ Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Visa were worth $689,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Fieldview Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Visa during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $758,000. Focus Partners Wealth raised its holdings in shares of Visa by 138.4% during the fourth quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 1,238,994 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $434,527,000 after buying an additional 719,195 shares during the last quarter. Fort Point Capital Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Visa by 5.3% during the fourth quarter. Fort Point Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,774 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $581,000 after buying an additional 89 shares during the last quarter. Fortitude Advisory Group L.L.C. raised its holdings in shares of Visa by 3.8% during the fourth quarter. Fortitude Advisory Group L.L.C. now owns 2,270 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $796,000 after buying an additional 84 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Graybill Wealth Management LTD. raised its holdings in shares of Visa by 3.4% during the fourth quarter. Graybill Wealth Management LTD. now owns 17,237 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $6,045,000 after buying an additional 574 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

Visa Price Performance

NYSE V opened at $321.98 on Monday. Visa Inc. has a 12 month low of $293.89 and a 12 month high of $363.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a current ratio of 1.09 and a quick ratio of 1.09. The firm has a market capitalization of $577.56 billion, a PE ratio of 28.05, a P/E/G ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.77. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $318.69 and its 200 day simple moving average is $324.37.

Visa (NYSE:V) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 28th. The credit-card processor reported $3.31 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.10 by $0.21. Visa had a net margin of 51.68% and a return on equity of 65.00%. The business had revenue of $11.23 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.75 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $2.76 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.1% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Visa Inc. will post 13.09 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Visa Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 12th were paid a dividend of $0.67 per share. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 12th. Visa’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 23.34%.

Visa declared that its board has initiated a stock buyback program on Tuesday, April 28th that allows the company to repurchase $20.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the credit-card processor to reacquire up to 3.6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are typically an indication that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

V has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. BMO Capital Markets initiated coverage on Visa in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. They set an “outperform” rating and a $365.00 price target on the stock. Freedom Capital raised Visa from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, February 16th. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $400.00 price target on shares of Visa in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Oppenheimer reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $403.00 price objective (up from $391.00) on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Visa from $390.00 to $410.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Visa currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $387.78.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 31,455 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $340.14, for a total transaction of $10,699,103.70. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 15,174 shares in the company, valued at $5,161,284.36. This trade represents a 67.46% 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. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Chris Suh sold 10,639 shares of Visa stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $324.81, for a total transaction of $3,455,653.59. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 9,872 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,206,524.32. This trade represents a 51.87% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.12% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Visa News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa unveiled a major partnership with OpenAI to embed its payment network into ChatGPT, allowing AI agents to shop and complete purchases with user permission. This positions Visa to stay central to the next phase of digital commerce and could open a new payment channel. Visa Partners with OpenAI to Power the Next Generation of AI Commerce
• Positive Sentiment: Visa also announced new AI, tokenization, and stablecoin settlement tools for programmable commerce, signaling that management is investing to defend its competitive moat and adapt to faster-moving payment rails. Visa Launches AI and Stablecoin Tools to Power Agentic Commerce
• Positive Sentiment: Several recent commentary pieces highlight Visa’s earnings growth, balance-sheet strength, and its expanding role in AI-driven commerce, which may be reinforcing investor confidence in the stock. Earnings Growth & Price Strength Make Visa (V) a Stock to Watch
• Neutral Sentiment: One report noted that Cuba’s central bank will suspend all Visa and Mastercard transactions after a processing partnership collapsed due to U.S. sanctions. The direct financial impact appears limited, but it is a reminder of Visa’s exposure to geopolitical and sanctions-related disruptions. Cuba’s Central Bank to Suspend all Visa (V) and Mastercard Transactions
• Negative Sentiment: Investor concern also surfaced around stablecoins, with Bill Gurley saying Visa and Mastercard are “heavily threatened” by them. That reinforces the market’s view that next-generation payment technologies could pressure long-term card network economics if adoption accelerates. Bill Gurley says Visa, and Mastercard are “heavily threatened” by stablecoins

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.