Visa Inc. $V is Aureus Asset Management LLC’s 6th Largest Position

Aureus Asset Management LLC lowered its position in shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 1.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 175,140 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after selling 2,464 shares during the quarter. Visa comprises approximately 3.9% of Aureus Asset Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest position. Aureus Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Visa were worth $61,423,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Chapman Financial Group LLC lifted its position in Visa by 0.9% during the third quarter. Chapman Financial Group LLC now owns 3,211 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $1,096,000 after buying an additional 30 shares during the period. Ransom Advisory Ltd boosted its stake in Visa by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Ransom Advisory Ltd now owns 9,447 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $3,313,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. TSA Wealth Managment LLC boosted its stake in Visa by 4.9% in the 3rd quarter. TSA Wealth Managment LLC now owns 659 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $225,000 after purchasing an additional 31 shares in the last quarter. Bank OZK boosted its stake in Visa by 3.7% in the 3rd quarter. Bank OZK now owns 858 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $293,000 after purchasing an additional 31 shares in the last quarter. Finally, FOCUS Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Visa by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. FOCUS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 7,710 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $2,704,000 after purchasing an additional 31 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Visa

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa is deepening its push into AI-driven commerce after reports that it and OpenAI are integrating secure Visa payments directly into ChatGPT, while other coverage says Visa and Mastercard are using tokenization to authorize AI agents for purchases. This could position Visa at the center of “agentic commerce” and create a new payment rail for future transaction volume. Visa and OpenAI integrate Visa’s secure global payment directly into ChatGPT
• Positive Sentiment: Visa announced a partnership with Mintoak to help acquirers in Asia-Pacific offer merchant SaaS tools beyond basic payment acceptance. Investors may view this as a way to strengthen merchant relationships, increase stickiness, and expand Visa’s services revenue opportunity. Visa and Mintoak Join Forces to Bring Merchant SaaS Capabilities to Acquirers Across Asia Pacific
• Positive Sentiment: Revolut enrolled millions of European Visa cardholders into Visa Click to Pay, expanding adoption of Visa’s checkout technology. That supports Visa’s efforts to make digital payments faster and more convenient, which could help future transaction growth. Revolut Enrolls 53 Million Europeans Into Visa Click to Pay
• Positive Sentiment: Several articles highlighted Visa as an attractive blue-chip and payments stock, with commentary pointing to strong margins, growth, and bullish analyst price targets. This kind of favorable sentiment can support the stock. Dow Achieves a New Milestone: 4 Blue-Chip Stocks to Buy
• Neutral Sentiment: Other pieces compared Visa with peers like Flywire, PayPal, and Mastercard, but these were largely valuation and competition discussions rather than direct company-specific catalysts. Flywire vs. Visa: Which Financial Payments Stock Is a Better Buy in 2026?
• Neutral Sentiment: Commentary on technical breakouts and valuation noted that Visa may be stabilizing after consolidation, while insider selling was also mentioned. These points may affect sentiment, but they are not a clear fundamental catalyst on their own. Visa Stock (V) Opinions on Technical Breakouts and Market Valuations

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Visa from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $400.00 price target on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Visa from $390.00 to $410.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $415.00 price target on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets assumed coverage on shares of Visa in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $365.00 price target on the stock. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $387.78.

Visa Trading Down 0.8%

Shares of NYSE:V opened at $330.42 on Thursday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $320.34 and a 200 day moving average of $324.26. The company has a market cap of $592.69 billion, a PE ratio of 28.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.78 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 announced 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. Visa had a return on equity of 65.00% and a net margin of 51.68%.The company had revenue of $11.23 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.75 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.76 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 17.1% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Visa Inc. will post 13.09 EPS for the current year.

Visa Dividend Announcement

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

Visa declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, April 28th that allows the company to repurchase $20.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the credit-card processor to buy up to 3.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are often a sign that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Activity at Visa

In other news, CFO Chris Suh sold 10,639 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 9,872 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,206,524.32. This represents a 51.87% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 31,455 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 15,174 shares in the company, valued at $5,161,284.36. This trade represents a 67.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.12% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Visa Company 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.