Visa Inc. $V Shares Bought by Groupama Asset Managment

Groupama Asset Managment lifted its stake in shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 22.9% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 70,536 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after purchasing an additional 13,153 shares during the quarter. Groupama Asset Managment’s holdings in Visa were worth $24,080,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of V. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in shares of Visa by 50.1% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 20,635 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $6,522,000 after purchasing an additional 6,883 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Visa by 68.9% in the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 11,811 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $3,733,000 after buying an additional 4,817 shares during the period. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. lifted its holdings in shares of Visa by 4.6% in the first quarter. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. now owns 10,941 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $3,834,000 after buying an additional 477 shares during the period. Matrix Asset Advisors Inc. NY boosted its stake in Visa by 16.9% during the second quarter. Matrix Asset Advisors Inc. NY now owns 1,133 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $402,000 after buying an additional 164 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Schnieders Capital Management LLC. boosted its stake in Visa by 13.8% during the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 18,367 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $6,521,000 after buying an additional 2,230 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have commented on V shares. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $395.00 price target on shares of Visa in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Piper Sandler set a $160.00 price objective on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Bank of America initiated coverage on shares of Visa in a report on Thursday, March 5th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $410.00 target price on the stock. Cantor Fitzgerald raised shares of Visa to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $385.00 price target on shares of Visa in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Seven 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 stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $392.65.

More Visa News

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa deepened its commerce push by integrating Ingenico POS into its Acceptance Platform to unify online/offline payments — a move that can drive higher merchant penetration and capture more of the checkout stack. Visa’s Ingenico Tie-Up: Expanding Beyond the Payment Layer
• Positive Sentiment: Visa launched Visa Intelligent Authorisation (VIA) in Europe, expanding fraud/risk tools on the Visa Acceptance Platform — this should improve authorization rates and reduce merchant friction, supporting volume and fee growth. Visa Scales Intelligent Authorization Tech to Europe
• Positive Sentiment: Partnerships expanding addressable markets: Visa + Paythru on an EV fleet wallet and Fastboy Payments making BambooPay available via Cybersource broaden merchant use cases (mobility, IoT) and payment acceptance. These deals help diversify revenue beyond pure transaction fees. Visa and Paythru Team on EV Payments With White-Label Fleet Wallet Fastboy Payments / Cybersource
• Positive Sentiment: Visa Crypto Labs unveiled Visa CLI and is enabling agentic (AI) payments through collaborations with Stripe/Tempo — these experimental tools position Visa for emerging machine‑to‑machine payment flows and stablecoin rails. That narrative supports longer‑term growth optionality. Visa and Stripe-backed Tempo launch tools for AI agents
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage pieces argue the card networks are “buy the dip” opportunities as they expand into stablecoins and new rails; these articles reinforce a positive narrative but are more sentiment than new fundamentals. Visa, Mastercard and American Express Have Gotten Roughed Up. The Case for Buying the Dip.
• Negative Sentiment: Unusual options activity: investors bought ~129,825 put options (a ~332% jump vs. typical volume), signaling increased short/bear hedging and potential downward pressure or heightened volatility in the near term.
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive risk: Mastercard’s large BVNK/stablecoin push and other network moves accelerate rivalry in crypto/stablecoin rails — investors may worry about market share and margin pressure in new settlement rails. Mastercard BVNK acquisition coverage

Visa Trading Up 0.3%

NYSE:V opened at $299.86 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. Visa Inc. has a 1-year low of $297.03 and a 1-year high of $375.51. The firm has a market capitalization of $544.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.13, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 0.78. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $321.47 and a 200 day simple moving average of $334.82.

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

Visa Announces Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling

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

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.