Militia Capital Partners LP Purchases New Position in Visa Inc. $V

Militia Capital Partners LP purchased a new stake in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 3,000 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock, valued at approximately $1,052,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of V. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Visa in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $5,877,738,000. Cardano Risk Management B.V. raised its stake in Visa by 867.6% in the fourth quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. now owns 8,213,610 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $2,880,595,000 after buying an additional 7,364,762 shares in the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in Visa by 48.2% in the fourth quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 6,508,089 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $2,282,472,000 after buying an additional 2,116,463 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its stake in Visa by 110.4% in the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 3,954,937 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $1,396,930,000 after buying an additional 2,075,289 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Holocene Advisors LP raised its stake in Visa by 286.4% in the third quarter. Holocene Advisors LP now owns 2,526,026 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $862,335,000 after buying an additional 1,872,362 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

Visa Stock Performance

Shares of V stock opened at $333.08 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $319.80 and its 200-day simple moving average is $324.29. The company has a market cap of $597.47 billion, a PE ratio of 29.01, a PEG ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 0.77. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64. Visa Inc. has a 12-month low of $293.89 and a 12-month high of $359.66.

Visa (NYSE:V) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The credit-card processor reported $3.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.10 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $11.23 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.75 billion. Visa had a return on equity of 65.00% and a net margin of 51.68%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 17.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $2.76 earnings per share. Analysts expect that Visa Inc. will post 13.09 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Visa declared that its board has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Tuesday, April 28th that permits the company to repurchase $20.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the credit-card processor to purchase up to 3.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are often an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Visa Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 12th were given a dividend of $0.67 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 12th. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. Visa’s dividend payout ratio is presently 23.34%.

Trending Headlines about Visa

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst commentary says Visa’s growth across payments, AI commerce, stablecoins, and money movement supports stronger earnings momentum and more upside than PayPal. Visa vs. PayPal: Which Payments Stock Wins the Upside Race?
• Positive Sentiment: Visa is being highlighted as one of the stocks likely to benefit from AI changes around the FIFA World Cup 2026, reinforcing investor enthusiasm around its brand and payments ecosystem. AI Is Reshaping FIFA World Cup 2026: 5 Stocks Likely to Gain
• Positive Sentiment: Visa and Blackhawk Network launched a limited-edition FIFA World Cup 2026 gift card, tying the brand to a major global sporting event and potentially supporting transaction volume and consumer engagement. Visa World Cup Gift Card Ties Sports Partnership To Undervalued Stock Story
• Positive Sentiment: Visa Direct is being used in a research piece on faster healthcare payouts, underscoring ongoing demand for real-time payment rails and reinforcing Visa’s relevance in higher-growth payment flows. 252 Billion in Healthcare Payouts Are Waiting for Faster Rails
• Neutral Sentiment: Visa and Rockefeller Center announced a branding partnership for Top of the Rock, which is positive for visibility but unlikely to move fundamentals by itself. Rockefeller Center and Visa Announce Partnership for Top of the Rock Observation Deck
• Neutral Sentiment: Visa’s Global Travel Intentions report suggests travelers are still prioritizing familiarity and flexibility, which supports the company’s travel-linked payments business but is more of a trend update than a direct catalyst. Asia Pacific Travellers Seek Familiarity, Practicality, Flexibility Amid Shifting Global Dynamics: Visa Report
• Neutral Sentiment: Several articles comparing Visa to Mastercard and PayPal are constructive, but they are mostly commentary rather than fresh company-specific news. Visa vs Mastercard: The Better Buy This Year

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Chris Suh sold 10,639 shares of the company’s 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,206,524.32. This represents a 51.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 31,455 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $340.14, for a total value of $10,699,103.70. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 15,174 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,161,284.36. The trade was a 67.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

V has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Truist Financial set a $371.00 price objective on shares of Visa and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $415.00 price objective on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Visa from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. Bank of America initiated coverage on shares of Visa in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $410.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $403.00 price objective (up from $391.00) on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Visa presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $387.78.

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.