Focus Partners Wealth Buys 67,184 Shares of Visa Inc. $V

Focus Partners Wealth lifted its position in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 14.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 519,799 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after purchasing an additional 67,184 shares during the quarter. Focus Partners Wealth’s holdings in Visa were worth $177,451,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in V. Sagard Holdings Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Visa during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $31,000. Bare Financial Services Inc grew its holdings in shares of Visa by 287.0% in the second quarter. Bare Financial Services Inc now owns 89 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares in the last quarter. Winnow Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Visa in the second quarter worth $40,000. Imprint Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Visa in the third quarter worth $39,000. Finally, Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo LLC lifted its position in Visa by 344.8% during the third quarter. Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo LLC now owns 129 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. 82.15% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Visa Trading Up 0.2%

V stock opened at $307.15 on Monday. Visa Inc. has a twelve month low of $299.00 and a twelve month high of $375.51. The stock has a market capitalization of $557.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 0.78. The company has a quick ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $325.50 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $335.91.

Visa (NYSE:V) last released its earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The credit-card processor reported $3.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.14 by $0.03. Visa had a net margin of 50.23% and a return on equity of 61.74%. The firm had revenue of $10.90 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.69 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $2.75 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 14.6% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts anticipate that Visa Inc. will post 11.3 earnings per share for the current year.

Visa Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 10th were paid a $0.67 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 10th. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. Visa’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 25.14%.

Visa News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa completed agentic‑commerce pilots with Santander across five Latin American markets using Visa Intelligent Commerce (VIC), demonstrating a pathway to capture delegated shopping/commerce volume in high‑growth LatAm markets. Santander and Visa Launch LatAm Agentic Payments Project
• Positive Sentiment: Visa expanded its stablecoin card program (Bridge/Stripe partnership) and broadened global issuance to 100+ countries, positioning Visa to keep crypto‑native payment flows on its rails and capture new transaction volume. Visa’s Stablecoin Play Intensifies: Can it Future‑Proof Its Network?
• Positive Sentiment: Product extensions for travel and cross‑border payments (virtual travel card with Trip.com; Citcon integration for faster push payouts) broaden Visa’s addressable share of recovering international travel spend and merchant payout flows. Visa Expands Travel And Cross Border Payment Uses
• Neutral Sentiment: Wall Street pieces and forum transcripts (analyst comparisons vs. Mastercard and Wolfe Research presentation) are drawing attention to valuation and competitive positioning; these shape sentiment but don’t introduce new fundamental catalysts. Is It Worth Investing in Visa (V) Based on Wall Street’s Bullish Views?
• Negative Sentiment: Macro/consumer risk: reports show consumer borrowing growth slowed in January and many cardholders hit credit limits — a trend that could cap transaction volumes and fee income if consumer credit stress persists. After A Holiday Surge, Consumer Borrowing Slowed In January
• Negative Sentiment: An outside director disclosed a sale of 650 shares (modest size relative to Visa’s market cap), a signal some investors monitor for insider conviction even though the economic impact is limited. SEC Form 4 — Lloyd Carney sale

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Lloyd Carney sold 650 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $309.62, for a total value of $201,253.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 2,679 shares in the company, valued at approximately $829,471.98. This represents a 19.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 10,485 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $349.18, for a total value of $3,661,152.30. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 9,401 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,282,641.18. The trade was a 52.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.12% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

V has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Visa in a report on Friday, January 30th. Evercore set a $380.00 price target on Visa in a research report on Friday, December 12th. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Visa in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Finally, Truist Financial set a $372.00 price objective on Visa in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $392.65.

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.