Visa Inc. $V Stock Holdings Decreased by EJMK Ventures LLC

EJMK Ventures LLC lessened its stake in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 27.9% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 3,594 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after selling 1,393 shares during the quarter. Visa makes up approximately 0.6% of EJMK Ventures LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 29th biggest holding. EJMK Ventures LLC’s holdings in Visa were worth $1,086,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of V. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Visa by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 160,975,832 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $56,455,834,000 after buying an additional 1,054,343 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its position in shares of Visa by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 82,798,151 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $29,038,140,000 after acquiring an additional 626,821 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Visa by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 44,042,586 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $15,411,395,000 after acquiring an additional 388,996 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its position in shares of Visa by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 41,092,294 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $14,411,480,000 after acquiring an additional 716,218 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital World Investors raised its position in shares of Visa by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 24,792,246 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $8,463,484,000 after acquiring an additional 193,288 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Visa

In other Visa news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 10,490 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $343.99, for a total value of $3,608,455.10. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 15,174 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,219,704.26. This represents a 40.87% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Chris Suh sold 10,639 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $324.81, for a total transaction of $3,455,653.59. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 9,872 shares in the company, valued at $3,206,524.32. The trade was a 51.87% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 73,554 shares of company stock worth $24,898,255. Corporate insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have commented on V shares. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $400.00 price objective on shares of Visa in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Truist Financial set a $371.00 target price on shares of Visa and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Piper Sandler initiated coverage on shares of Visa in a research report on Monday. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $394.00 price target on the stock. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Visa from $390.00 to $410.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $403.00 price objective (up from $391.00) on shares of Visa in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Seven investment 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 stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $397.96.

More Visa News

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa is a key participant in the new Open USD stablecoin initiative, alongside firms such as Stripe, BlackRock and Coinbase, which reinforces its role in digital payments infrastructure and could expand future transaction volume. Is V Stock a Long-Term Payments Opportunity After Sector Valuation Decline?
• Positive Sentiment: Piper Sandler initiated coverage on Visa with an Overweight rating and a $394 price target, adding to a broader pattern of bullish analyst sentiment. Visa Stock Surges 12.4% in a Month: Time to Buy, Hold or Sell?
• Positive Sentiment: Visa launched its Threat Intelligence Platform, a cybersecurity tool aimed at helping banks detect threats earlier and reduce fraud, which could strengthen its network value proposition. Visa announces Visa Threat Intelligence Platform to strengthen cyber and fraud defence
• Positive Sentiment: Visa completed live agentic payment transactions with partners including Worldline, ING and BBVA, highlighting early traction in AI-enabled payments and potential long-term growth in transaction services. Worldline, ING and Visa complete a live agentic payment transaction in Europe
• Positive Sentiment: Visa’s recent quarterly results beat expectations, with EPS of $3.31 versus $3.10 expected and revenue up 17.1% year over year, supporting confidence in the company’s earnings power. Visa stock profile and earnings summary
• Neutral Sentiment: CEO Ryan McInerney sold shares under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan, which may draw some attention but is not necessarily a negative signal on its own. SEC filing for CEO stock sale

Visa Trading Up 2.9%

NYSE:V opened at $361.31 on Friday. Visa Inc. has a 12-month low of $293.89 and a 12-month high of $362.13. The firm has a market capitalization of $648.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.47, a P/E/G ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 0.75. 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 business has a 50 day simple moving average of $326.17 and a 200 day simple moving average of $324.64.

Visa (NYSE:V) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The credit-card processor reported $3.31 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.10 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $11.23 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.75 billion. Visa had a return on equity of 65.00% and a net margin of 51.68%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $2.76 earnings per share. Equities research analysts predict that Visa Inc. will post 13.1 EPS for the current year.

Visa declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase program on Tuesday, April 28th that allows the company to repurchase $20.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the credit-card processor to repurchase up to 3.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Visa Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 12th were issued a $0.67 dividend. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 12th. Visa’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 23.34%.

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.