Quadrant Capital Group LLC Sells 4,018 Shares of Visa Inc. $V

Quadrant Capital Group LLC lessened its stake in shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 8.7% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 42,203 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after selling 4,018 shares during the period. Visa accounts for approximately 0.4% of Quadrant Capital Group LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 27th biggest position. Quadrant Capital Group LLC’s holdings in Visa were worth $14,801,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of V. Beacon Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Visa by 2.0% in the third quarter. Beacon Capital Management LLC now owns 1,541 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $526,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Chapman Financial Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Visa by 0.9% in the third quarter. Chapman Financial Group LLC now owns 3,211 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $1,096,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Ransom Advisory Ltd increased its holdings in shares of Visa by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Ransom Advisory Ltd now owns 9,447 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $3,313,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. TSA Wealth Managment LLC increased its stake in Visa by 4.9% during the third quarter. TSA Wealth Managment LLC now owns 659 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $225,000 after acquiring an additional 31 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank OZK increased its stake in Visa by 3.7% during the third quarter. Bank OZK now owns 858 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $293,000 after acquiring an additional 31 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors 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 unveiled a major partnership with OpenAI to embed its payment network into ChatGPT, allowing AI agents to shop and complete purchases with user permission. This positions Visa to stay central to the next phase of digital commerce and could open a new payment channel. Visa Partners with OpenAI to Power the Next Generation of AI Commerce
• Positive Sentiment: Visa also announced new AI, tokenization, and stablecoin settlement tools for programmable commerce, signaling that management is investing to defend its competitive moat and adapt to faster-moving payment rails. Visa Launches AI and Stablecoin Tools to Power Agentic Commerce
• Positive Sentiment: Several recent commentary pieces highlight Visa’s earnings growth, balance-sheet strength, and its expanding role in AI-driven commerce, which may be reinforcing investor confidence in the stock. Earnings Growth & Price Strength Make Visa (V) a Stock to Watch
• Neutral Sentiment: One report noted that Cuba’s central bank will suspend all Visa and Mastercard transactions after a processing partnership collapsed due to U.S. sanctions. The direct financial impact appears limited, but it is a reminder of Visa’s exposure to geopolitical and sanctions-related disruptions. Cuba’s Central Bank to Suspend all Visa (V) and Mastercard Transactions
• Negative Sentiment: Investor concern also surfaced around stablecoins, with Bill Gurley saying Visa and Mastercard are “heavily threatened” by them. That reinforces the market’s view that next-generation payment technologies could pressure long-term card network economics if adoption accelerates. Bill Gurley says Visa, and Mastercard are “heavily threatened” by stablecoins

Visa Stock Up 0.9%

Shares of NYSE V opened at $321.98 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a current ratio of 1.09. The firm has a market capitalization of $577.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.05, a PEG ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 0.77. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $318.69 and a 200 day moving average price of $324.40. Visa Inc. has a 52-week low of $293.89 and a 52-week high of $363.01.

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

Visa Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 12th were issued a $0.67 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 12th. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. Visa’s payout ratio is presently 23.34%.

Visa announced that its board has authorized a share repurchase program on Tuesday, April 28th that authorizes the company to buyback $20.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the credit-card processor to reacquire up to 3.6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually an indication that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have weighed in on V. Bank of America assumed coverage on Visa in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. They set a “buy” rating and a $410.00 price objective on the stock. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $400.00 target price on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Loop Capital assumed coverage on Visa in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. They set a “buy” rating and a $387.00 target price on the stock. BMO Capital Markets assumed coverage on Visa in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. They set an “outperform” rating and a $365.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $415.00 target price on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Visa has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $387.78.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Visa news, CFO Chris Suh sold 10,639 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on 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 completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 9,872 shares in the company, valued at $3,206,524.32. This represents a 51.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 31,455 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $340.14, for a total value of $10,699,103.70. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 15,174 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,161,284.36. This represents a 67.46% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.12% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.