1,402 Visa Inc. $V Shares Purchased by Brighton Jones LLC

Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 5.2% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 28,381 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,402 shares during the period. Brighton Jones LLC’s holdings in Visa were worth $10,198,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in V. John Boyer Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Visa in the third quarter worth about $27,000. Philadelphia Investment Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Visa during the 2nd quarter valued at about $29,000. Virtus Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Visa during the 2nd quarter valued at about $33,000. Portfolio Resources Advisor Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Visa during the 3rd quarter valued at about $35,000. Finally, DecisionPoint Financial LLC grew its position in shares of Visa by 307.7% during the 3rd quarter. DecisionPoint Financial LLC now owns 106 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 80 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

Visa Stock Performance

V opened at $422.76 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54. The company has a market cap of $754.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.29, a PEG ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 0.80. Visa Inc. has a 52-week low of $293.89 and a 52-week high of $442.23. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $385.86 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $344.69.

Visa (NYSE:V) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, October 27th. The credit-card processor reported $3.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.44 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $12.14 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.09 billion. Visa had a net margin of 51.20% and a return on equity of 70.50%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $2.98 earnings per share. Equities analysts anticipate that Visa Inc. will post 15.02 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Visa Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 10th will be paid a $0.78 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 10th. This represents a $3.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. This is a boost from Visa’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.67. Visa’s dividend payout ratio is 25.30%.

Visa News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa reported record fourth-quarter and full-year results, with adjusted earnings up 17% year over year, and raised its dividend by 16%. Truist also raised its price target to $470 and maintained a Buy rating, signaling analyst confidence in further upside. Visa earnings and dividend report Truist price target report
• Positive Sentiment: Visa is building six technology hubs in Singapore focused on AI, cybersecurity, and next-generation payments. The investment could strengthen its capabilities and support future commerce growth. Singapore technology hubs
• Neutral Sentiment: Visa launched an AI-shopping benchmark, highlighting potential opportunities in agentic commerce while noting that many test runs failed—evidence the technology is still developing. AI shopping benchmark announcement
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts have flagged rising client incentives and Visa’s premium valuation as risks that could constrain the case for buying the stock despite strong results. Zacks analysis of incentives and valuation
• Negative Sentiment: Gnosis Pay, a crypto-card provider that uses Visa, disclosed exposure of customers’ payment and personal data. The report says customer funds were safe; the incident was at Gnosis Pay’s legacy system, not Visa’s own platform, though it may raise broader questions about payment security. Gnosis Pay breach report

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on V shares. Bank of America upped their price target on Visa from $410.00 to $430.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Evercore set a $405.00 price target on Visa in a research report on Wednesday, October 28th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $466.00 price objective on shares of Visa in a report on Wednesday, October 28th. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating and issued a $440.00 price objective (up from $400.00) on shares of Visa in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group upped their target price on Visa from $375.00 to $422.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and thirty-five have issued a Buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $440.82.

Insider Transactions at Visa

In other Visa news, General Counsel Julie B. Rottenberg sold 2,028 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $381.35, for a total transaction of $773,377.80. Following the completion of the sale, the general counsel directly owned 18,404 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,018,365.40. The trade was a 9.93% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 5,875 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $367.87, for a total value of $2,161,236.25. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 15,174 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,582,059.38. This trade represents a 27.91% 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. Insiders sold a total of 27,395 shares of company stock worth $10,406,050 over the last ninety days. 0.12% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

About Visa

Visa Inc operates a global payments network that connects consumers, merchants, financial institutions and governments. Its network supports the authorization, clearing and settlement of electronic payments, including transactions made in person and online.

The company’s services include payment processing, fraud prevention, identity and risk management, and money-transfer solutions such as Visa Direct. Visa-branded credit, debit and prepaid cards are issued by participating financial institutions; Visa generally provides the network and related services rather than issuing cards or extending credit directly to consumers.

Visa traces its roots to BankAmericard, a bank card program launched in California in 1958.