Gilpin Wealth Management LLC Makes New $972,000 Investment in Visa Inc. $V

Gilpin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 2,772 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock, valued at approximately $972,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of V. Clayton Financial Group LLC grew its stake in Visa by 446.2% during the fourth quarter. Clayton Financial Group LLC now owns 71 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 58 shares in the last quarter. PayPay Securities Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Visa by 102.7% in the fourth quarter. PayPay Securities Corp now owns 75 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. Cresta Advisors Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Visa in the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Parvin Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Visa by 200.0% in the third quarter. Parvin Asset Management LLC now owns 75 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dorato Capital Management bought a new position in shares of Visa in the fourth quarter worth about $30,000. 82.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Visa Stock Down 0.5%

Shares of NYSE V opened at $323.31 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $317.88 and a 200 day simple moving average of $324.48. The firm has a market cap of $579.93 billion, a PE ratio of 28.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 0.77. Visa Inc. has a 1 year low of $293.89 and a 1 year high of $375.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a current ratio of 1.09 and a quick ratio of 1.09.

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

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

Visa Dividend Announcement

The firm 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 yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 12th. Visa’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 23.34%.

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 value of $10,699,103.70. Following the completion of 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 position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 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 transaction, the chief financial officer owned 9,872 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,206,524.32. This trade represents a 51.87% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 0.12% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Trending Headlines about Visa

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa announced a strategic partnership with OpenAI to enable secure payments inside ChatGPT and support “agentic commerce,” giving the company a high-profile role in AI-driven shopping and payments. Visa to Secure Payments for Shoppers on ChatGPT in OpenAI Partnership
• Positive Sentiment: Related coverage says Visa is building infrastructure and card tools for AI shopping, reinforcing the idea that it wants to stay central as merchants and developers adopt AI-powered checkout. How Visa is Designing Smarter Credit Cards for AI Shopping
• Positive Sentiment: Visa also partnered with OpenWay to help banks and fintechs in Asia Pacific launch payment offerings faster, supporting network expansion and innovation across more channels. Can Visa Accelerate Payment Innovation Through OpenWay Tie-up?
• Neutral Sentiment: A judge gave preliminary approval to Visa’s $38 billion swipe-fee settlement with merchants, which may reduce legal uncertainty, but retail groups are still expected to challenge the deal. US judge OKs Visa, Mastercard $38 billion swipe fee settlement
• Neutral Sentiment: Visa’s CFO downplayed the short-term impact of stablecoins and agentic commerce, suggesting management is not yet counting on those themes to materially drive near-term results. Visa’s CFO downplays the importance of stablecoin and agentic commerce
• Negative Sentiment: The recurring merchant-fee headlines highlight ongoing pressure on Visa’s core business model, as investors continue to weigh the risk of lower interchange economics over time. Why there’s no end to Visa and Mastercard’s fee battles with merchants

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have recently commented on V shares. Evercore set a $350.00 target price on shares of Visa in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Visa from $390.00 to $410.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Bank of America started coverage on shares of Visa in a report on Thursday, March 5th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $410.00 target price for the company. Loop Capital started coverage on shares of Visa in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. They issued a “buy” rating and a $387.00 target price for the company. Finally, Freedom Capital raised shares of Visa from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, February 16th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $387.78.

About Visa

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.