Titan Global Capital Management USA LLC cut its stake in shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V – Free Report) by 21.0% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 7,110 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after selling 1,894 shares during the quarter. Titan Global Capital Management USA LLC’s holdings in Visa were worth $2,493,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Invariant Investment Management acquired a new stake in shares of Visa during the 4th quarter valued at $969,000. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Visa by 0.7% during the 4th 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 during the period. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Visa by 11.3% during the 3rd quarter. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. now owns 2,352,766 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $803,187,000 after buying an additional 238,872 shares during the period. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd boosted its stake in shares of Visa by 4.7% during the 3rd quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd now owns 527,530 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $180,088,000 after buying an additional 23,863 shares during the period. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Visa by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 2,884,879 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $984,840,000 after buying an additional 60,198 shares during the period. 82.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on V shares. Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $389.00 target price on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Freedom Capital raised shares of Visa from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, February 16th. Evercore set a $350.00 target price on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Citigroup decreased their target price on shares of Visa from $450.00 to $400.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. Finally, Loop Capital started coverage on shares of Visa in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. They set a “buy” rating and a $387.00 target price for the company. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Visa presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $386.70.
Visa Trading Up 0.8%
Visa stock opened at $327.68 on Friday. 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 company has a market capitalization of $587.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.54, a PEG ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 0.78. Visa Inc. has a one year low of $293.89 and a one year high of $375.51. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $314.87 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $325.05.
Visa (NYSE:V – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The credit-card processor reported $3.31 EPS 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 the consensus estimate of $10.75 billion. Visa had a net margin of 51.68% and a return on equity of 65.00%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 17.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.76 earnings per share. On average, analysts forecast that Visa Inc. will post 13.09 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Visa Announces Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 1st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 12th will be given a dividend of $0.67 per share. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 12th. Visa’s dividend payout ratio is presently 23.34%.
Visa declared that its board has authorized a share buyback 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 buy up to 3.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Visa news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 31,455 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 directly owned 15,174 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,161,284.36. This represents a 67.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, 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 the stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 9,872 shares in the company, valued at $3,206,524.32. The trade was a 51.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 42,744 shares of company stock valued at $14,356,010 over the last three months. 0.12% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Key Stories Impacting Visa
Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Visa announced an investment in Replit and is exploring payments integration for developers and AI agents, which could open a new channel for “agentic commerce” and future transaction volume. Visa invests in Replit to power agentic payments for developers
- Positive Sentiment: Finix launched access to Visa’s Cybersource gateway, expanding merchant adoption of Visa’s acceptance tools and reinforcing its position in payment infrastructure. Finix Offers Merchants Access to Visa’s Cybersource Gateway
- Positive Sentiment: Visa’s AR and virtual-card integration for commercial payments could accelerate adoption by making B2B payments easier and more automated. Can Visa’s New AR Integration Accelerate Virtual Card Adoption?
- Positive Sentiment: Commentary on Visa as a long-term “tollbooth” on spending reinforced the bullish case for durable fee-based cash flows. Visa and Mastercard Still Look Like Long-Term Tollbooths on Spending
- Neutral Sentiment: Visa is getting more investor attention on Zacks, but the note appears to be a watchlist update rather than a new catalyst. Visa Inc. (V) is Attracting Investor Attention: Here is What You Should Know
- Neutral Sentiment: Visa’s Pismo unit argued that AI is exposing outdated banking technology, a theme that supports Visa’s modernization message but does not directly change near-term earnings. Visa’s Pismo Says AI Has Exposed Banking’s Old Tech Problem
- Neutral Sentiment: Crypto card spending is rising sharply, and Visa is reportedly capturing much of that flow through partnerships, which may be incremental but is still a relatively small part of the overall business. Crypto card monthly transaction volume surges 230% from 2025
- Negative Sentiment: One Zacks update noted Visa was down modestly since its last earnings report, suggesting some recent momentum has cooled despite the company’s strong fundamentals. Visa (V) Down 2.2% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Rebound?
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.
Recommended Stories
- Five stocks we like better than Visa
- Costco’s Strong Quarter Still Leaves Investors With a Valuation Problem
- These 3 Software Stocks Are Buying Back Shares Hand Over Fist
- Gap Inc. Cuts Sales Outlook After Q1 Miss, Shares Drop 17%
- MongoDB’s AI Advantage Is Starting to Show Up in Results
Want to see what other hedge funds are holding V? Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for Visa Inc. (NYSE:V – Free Report).
Receive News & Ratings for Visa Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Visa and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter.
