Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory LLC DE Raises Stock Position in Visa Inc. $V

Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory LLC DE increased its holdings in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 710.9% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 4,298 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after buying an additional 3,768 shares during the period. Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory LLC DE’s holdings in Visa were worth $1,467,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Visa in the second quarter worth $7,034,939,000. TCI Fund Management Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Visa by 14.6% during the second quarter. TCI Fund Management Ltd. now owns 19,067,558 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $6,769,936,000 after acquiring an additional 2,429,996 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its stake in shares of Visa by 110.4% in the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 3,954,937 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $1,396,930,000 after purchasing an additional 2,075,289 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Visa by 0.9% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 162,544,006 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $57,711,249,000 after buying an additional 1,461,575 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Visa by 2.5% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 43,096,802 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $15,253,245,000 after purchasing an additional 1,067,631 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Visa

In related news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 10,485 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $349.18, for a total value of $3,661,152.30. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 9,401 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,282,641.18. This trade represents a 52.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Paul D. Fabara sold 2,172 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $325.93, for a total value of $707,919.96. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 26,413 shares in the company, valued at $8,608,789.09. The trade was a 7.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 24,042 shares of company stock valued at $8,247,289 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have weighed in on V. Rothschild & Co Redburn raised shares of Visa from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $385.00 price target for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Redburn Partners set a $385.00 price target on Visa in a research note on Wednesday. KeyCorp reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $405.00 target price on shares of Visa in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Hsbc Global Res raised Visa from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 8th. Finally, HSBC upgraded Visa from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $335.00 to $389.00 in a research report on Sunday, December 7th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $391.58.

Key Stories Impacting Visa

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 beat — Visa posted $3.17 EPS vs. $3.14 consensus and revenue of $10.90B, driven by strong holiday consumer spending and higher payment volumes; profit was $5.85B and revenue rose ~14.6% YoY. This is the primary driver of the stock’s upside. Visa beats first-quarter estimates as holiday sales boost payment volumes
• Positive Sentiment: Company release & investor materials — Visa provided an official earnings release, slide deck and webcast that underscore healthy margins (net margin ~50%) and high ROE, giving investors confidence in execution and cash generation. Visa Fiscal First Quarter 2026 Financial Results
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades — Multiple boutiques raised ratings/targets (including Cantor Fitzgerald and Rothschild/Redburn), reflecting bullish analyst reaction to the print and incremental upside in cross-border and volumes. Upgrades supported buying interest. Analyst upgrade coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Partnerships expand reach but are incremental — New tie-ups (e.g., GCash cross-border funding and Amenify resident-commerce work) broaden product placement and long-term growth avenues but are unlikely to move near-term revenue materially. Visa, GCash partner for cross-border account funding
• Neutral Sentiment: Product reviews and card-market chatter — Various card reviews and product rollouts (broader Visa-branded card ecosystem) maintain brand momentum but have limited direct impact on Visa’s network economics. TD Cash Back Visa Infinite Card Review
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/political headline risk — Visa’s public pushback against the Credit Card Competition Act and reports about rewards being usable on controversial accounts create regulatory and reputational scrutiny that could weigh on sentiment if escalated. Visa: Credit Card Competition Act not needed
• Negative Sentiment: Political/PR noise — Headlines suggesting changes to reward-redemption policies (e.g., spending rewards on certain political accounts) may create short-term volatility and draw investor focus to non-financial risks. Visa allowing rewards on Trump accounts

Visa Stock Up 1.6%

Shares of Visa stock opened at $332.21 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $338.87 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $341.79. The stock has a market capitalization of $605.20 billion, a PE ratio of 32.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 0.81. Visa Inc. has a 52-week low of $299.00 and a 52-week high of $375.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a current ratio of 1.08.

Visa (NYSE:V) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 29th. The credit-card processor reported $3.17 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.14 by $0.03. Visa had a net margin of 50.15% and a return on equity of 60.31%. The company had revenue of $10.90 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.69 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.75 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts anticipate that Visa Inc. will post 11.3 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.