Wilian Securities LLC Takes $810,000 Position in Visa Inc. $V

Wilian Securities LLC bought a new stake in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 2,310 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock, valued at approximately $810,000.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Invariant Investment Management acquired a new position in Visa during the fourth quarter worth about $969,000. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Visa by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 160,975,832 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $56,455,834,000 after acquiring an additional 1,054,343 shares during the last quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. boosted its position in Visa by 24.1% during the third quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 823,262 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $281,045,000 after acquiring an additional 159,906 shares during the last quarter. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. boosted its position in Visa by 11.3% during the third quarter. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. now owns 2,352,766 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $803,187,000 after acquiring an additional 238,872 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd boosted its position in Visa by 4.7% during the third quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd now owns 527,530 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $180,088,000 after acquiring an additional 23,863 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Visa

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa announced new strategic partnerships and brand initiatives, including a collaboration with Trip.com in Asia-Pacific and a fan-focused soccer activation in Toronto, which support volume growth, merchant engagement, and brand visibility. Visa and Trip.com Partner to Reach Digital-First Travelers in Asia-Pacific
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts continue to view Visa favorably, citing a strong balance sheet, attractive valuation versus peers, and growth opportunities in AI commerce, stablecoins, and value-added services. Visa vs. Mastercard: Which Fintech Giant Is the Better Bet Now?
• Positive Sentiment: Visa highlighted growing demand for its agentic AI and digital payment tools, including a new “Agentic Ready” program in the UAE and messaging around making AI shoppers as trusted as human ones, which may help the market see the company as well positioned for next-generation commerce. Visa Wants to Make AI Shoppers as Trusted as Human Ones
• Neutral Sentiment: Visa’s Spring 2026 Threats Report warned that AI-fueled scams and social engineering are accelerating fraud, underscoring a tougher security landscape. While this could increase the need for Visa’s fraud-prevention solutions, it also highlights an ongoing risk for the payments ecosystem. Visa Threats Report: As Network Security Strengthens, Criminals Accelerate Shift to AI-Enabled Social Engineering
• Negative Sentiment: Recent headlines about Berkshire Hathaway fully exiting its Visa stake may create some overhang, since Warren Buffett’s former ownership had been viewed as a vote of confidence in the company. Greg Abel Just Sold Berkshire Hathaway’s Stake in Visa and Mastercard…

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

V has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. BMO Capital Markets initiated coverage on shares of Visa in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. They set an “outperform” rating and a $365.00 price target on the stock. Piper Sandler set a $160.00 price target on shares of Visa in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Macquarie Infrastructure restated an “outperform” rating and set a $410.00 price target on shares of Visa in a research report on Friday, January 30th. UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of Visa from $390.00 to $410.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, Oppenheimer restated an “outperform” rating and set a $403.00 price target (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, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $387.67.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Visa news, Director Lloyd Carney sold 650 shares of Visa stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $309.62, for a total transaction of $201,253.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 2,679 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $829,471.98. The trade was a 19.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO Chris Suh sold 10,639 shares of Visa stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $324.81, for a total transaction of $3,455,653.59. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 9,872 shares in the company, valued at $3,206,524.32. This trade represents a 51.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 42,744 shares of company stock valued at $14,356,010 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

Visa Price Performance

Shares of V stock opened at $331.28 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a current ratio of 1.09 and a quick ratio of 1.09. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $312.36 and its two-hundred day moving average is $325.40. Visa Inc. has a 12 month low of $293.89 and a 12 month high of $375.51. The company has a market capitalization of $594.23 billion, a PE ratio of 28.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 0.78.

Visa (NYSE:V) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The credit-card processor reported $3.31 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.10 by $0.21. Visa had a net margin of 51.68% and a return on equity of 65.00%. The company had revenue of $11.23 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.75 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.76 earnings per share. Visa’s quarterly revenue was up 17.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts predict that Visa Inc. will post 13.09 earnings per share for the current year.

Visa Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 1st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 12th will be paid a dividend of $0.67 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 12th. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. Visa’s payout ratio is 23.34%.

Visa announced that its board has initiated a share repurchase plan on Tuesday, April 28th that authorizes the company to repurchase $20.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the credit-card processor to repurchase up to 3.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

Visa 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.