Insider Selling: Visa (NYSE:V) General Counsel Sells $729,720.00 in Stock

Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) General Counsel Julie Rottenberg sold 2,027 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $360.00, for a total transaction of $729,720.00. Following the sale, the general counsel owned 18,404 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,625,440. This represents a 9.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Visa Stock Performance

Shares of V opened at $347.66 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $623.62 billion, a PE ratio of 30.28, a PEG ratio of 1.88 and a beta of 0.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a current ratio of 1.09. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $329.75 and its 200 day moving average price is $324.89. Visa Inc. has a 52 week low of $293.89 and a 52 week high of $365.02.

Visa (NYSE:V) last released its 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 company had revenue of $11.23 billion during 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 company’s revenue was up 17.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.76 EPS. Research analysts expect that Visa Inc. will post 13.1 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Visa Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Investors 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 was Tuesday, May 12th. Visa’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 23.34%.

Visa announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock 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 purchase up to 3.6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually an indication that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Key Headlines Impacting Visa

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa continues to benefit from bullish coverage around its multi-rail payments strategy, which expands beyond cards into faster transfers, AI-driven commerce, and digital currency support. That keeps the long-term growth story intact. Article: Can Visa’s Multi-Rail Payments Strategy Drive Long-Term Growth?
• Positive Sentiment: New use cases for Visa cards are still emerging, including Givebutter’s rollout of built-in Visa spend cards for nonprofit fundraising and operations, which supports network usage and transaction volume. Article: Givebutter Becomes the First Fundraising and CRM Platform to Offer Built-In Visa Spend Cards
• Positive Sentiment: Visa is also being highlighted as a beneficiary of broader cashless-commerce trends, with analysts saying the company remains a key winner as mobile and digital payments accelerate. Article: Top Mobile Payments Stocks to Buy as Cashless Commerce Accelerates
• Neutral Sentiment: Several articles framed Visa as a strong long-term business or discussed valuation, but these were mostly analysis pieces rather than fresh catalysts for the stock. Article: Visa: A Strong Player in a Disruptive Payments Landscape
• Neutral Sentiment: Visa also announced it will report fiscal third-quarter results on July 28, which sets up a key near-term event but does not change fundamentals yet. Article: Visa to Announce Fiscal Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results on July 28, 2026
• Negative Sentiment: Sentiment is being held back by Visa shares declining more than the broader market in recent trading, suggesting investors are locking in gains or rotating out of the stock. Article: Visa (V) Declines More Than Market: Some Information for Investors
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are also digesting a pre-arranged insider sale by General Counsel Julie Rottenberg, which can modestly weigh on sentiment even if it was not discretionary. Article: Julie Rottenberg Sells 2,027 Shares of Visa (NYSE:V) Stock

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Visa

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Visa by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 160,975,832 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $56,455,834,000 after purchasing an additional 1,054,343 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its holdings in Visa by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 82,798,151 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $29,038,140,000 after purchasing an additional 626,821 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Visa by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 44,042,586 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $15,411,395,000 after purchasing an additional 388,996 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its position in shares of Visa by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 41,092,294 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $14,411,480,000 after purchasing an additional 716,218 shares during the period. Finally, Capital World Investors lifted its stake in shares of Visa by 0.8% in the third quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 24,792,246 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $8,463,484,000 after buying an additional 193,288 shares during the last quarter. 82.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have weighed in on the company. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $400.00 target price on shares of Visa in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. UBS Group lifted their price target on Visa from $390.00 to $410.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $389.00 price target on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Loop Capital assumed coverage on Visa in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. They issued a “buy” rating and a $387.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $403.00 price objective (up from $391.00) on shares of Visa in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Visa currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $397.91.

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.