Visa Inc. $V Shares Sold by Mill Capital Management LLC

Mill Capital Management LLC trimmed its position in shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 2.9% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 191,205 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after selling 5,678 shares during the period. Visa accounts for approximately 4.8% of Mill Capital Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest holding. Mill Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Visa were worth $65,274,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in V. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Visa by 0.9% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 162,544,006 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $57,711,249,000 after acquiring an additional 1,461,575 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Visa by 2.5% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 43,096,802 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $15,253,245,000 after purchasing an additional 1,067,631 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Visa during the 2nd quarter worth $7,034,939,000. TCI Fund Management Ltd. raised its stake in Visa by 14.6% during the second quarter. TCI Fund Management Ltd. now owns 19,067,558 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $6,769,936,000 after acquiring an additional 2,429,996 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Visa by 1.1% during the 2nd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 12,820,885 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $4,552,057,000 after purchasing an additional 145,665 shares during the last quarter. 82.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Lloyd Carney sold 900 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $336.48, for a total transaction of $302,832.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 2,468 shares in the company, valued at $830,432.64. This represents a 26.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Paul D. Fabara sold 2,172 shares of Visa stock in a transaction on Friday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $325.93, for a total transaction of $707,919.96. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 26,413 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,608,789.09. This represents a 7.60% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders have sold 24,042 shares of company stock valued at $8,247,289. 0.12% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Visa Stock Down 0.8%

Shares of V opened at $325.83 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $593.57 billion, a PE ratio of 31.91, a PEG ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 0.81. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $339.03 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $342.95. The company has a current ratio of 1.08, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. Visa Inc. has a 12 month low of $299.00 and a 12 month high of $375.51.

Visa (NYSE:V) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 28th. The credit-card processor reported $2.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.97 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $10.72 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.60 billion. Visa had a return on equity of 60.31% and a net margin of 50.15%.The firm’s revenue was up 11.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $2.71 earnings per share. On average, analysts anticipate that Visa Inc. will post 11.3 EPS for the current year.

Visa Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 1st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 12th were given a $0.67 dividend. This is an increase from Visa’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.59. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, November 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 26.25%.

More Visa News

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: TreviPay announced a partnership with Visa to offer a “Pay by Invoice” tool to Visa-issuing banks, aiming to help issuers capture more of the $58 trillion North American B2B payments market — a product push that could expand Visa’s transaction volume in commercial flows. TreviPay Teams With Visa to Offer Banks Pay by Invoice Tool
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts note crypto-linked cards (example: Lemon’s Bitcoin-backed card on Visa’s network) point to another growth lane — enabling spending while holding crypto could broaden Visa’s fee-bearing volume if adoption scales. Does Lemon’s Bitcoin Credit Card Hint at V’s Next Crypto Growth Lane?
• Neutral Sentiment: Visa executive commentary on trust at authorization highlights the company’s ongoing focus on security and authorization UX — important for retention but incremental to near-term revenue. Visa on How Trust Is Built at the Moment of Authorization
• Neutral Sentiment: Comparative pieces (V vs MA) and market commentary are highlighting positioning ahead of earnings, useful for investors but not immediate catalysts. V or MA: Which Is the Better Stock Ahead of Earnings?
• Neutral Sentiment: Several broader-market personal-finance pieces (including a MarketBeat dividend roundup) reference dividend and income ideas but are unrelated to Visa’s fundamentals; they can affect investor attention but not Visa’s core outlook. This Cheap Dividend Just Jumped 13.6% (and We’re Buying)
• Neutral Sentiment: A local consumer report about fraud on a Visa-branded gift card underscores payment-fraud headlines that occasionally create reputational noise but are not material to Visa’s network economics. Ann Arbor woman warns others after money on Visa gift card goes to Draft Kings in Boston
• Negative Sentiment: Political pressure resurfaced: President Trump has publicly backed measures to curb swipe/merchant fees and advance credit-card competition legislation, triggering investor concern that regulatory caps or legislative changes could compress Visa’s fee revenue. Trump Is Taking Aim at Credit Card Swipe Fees. Should You Ditch Visa Stock ASAP?
• Negative Sentiment: News outlets report Visa shares slipped after Trump’s backing of the Credit Card Competition Act — investors are re-pricing regulatory risk for networks and issuers. Visa Shares Slip As Trump Backs Credit Card Competition Act
• Negative Sentiment: Broader coverage (Reuters, Barchart) notes U.S. bank and card-related stocks fell as investors awaited clarity on a potential 10% cap on credit card interest rates and other rule-making tied to the administration’s deadline — a macro/regulatory risk that can weigh on Visa’s volume and issuer economics indirectly. US bank stocks fall as investors weigh credit card rate cap deadline
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple consumer media pieces revisited swipe-fee scrutiny, keeping regulatory headlines in the spotlight and sustaining short-term selling pressure on Visa and peers. Trump Is Taking Aim at Credit Card Swipe Fees. Should You Ditch Visa Stock ASAP?

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on V shares. Evercore ISI set a $380.00 price target on shares of Visa in a report on Friday, December 12th. HSBC upgraded Visa from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $335.00 to $389.00 in a research report on Sunday, December 7th. Macquarie dropped their target price on Visa from $425.00 to $410.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Truist Financial set a $374.00 price target on Visa in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Hsbc Global Res upgraded Visa from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, December 8th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Visa presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $401.52.

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.