Visa (NYSE:V) CEO Ryan Mcinerney Sells 5,875 Shares of Stock

Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 5,875 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $379.65, for a total transaction of $2,230,443.75. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 15,174 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,760,809.10. The trade was a 27.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Ryan Mcinerney also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, August 21st, Ryan Mcinerney sold 5,875 shares of Visa stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $367.87, for a total value of $2,161,236.25.
• On Wednesday, July 1st, Ryan Mcinerney sold 10,490 shares of Visa stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $343.99, for a total value of $3,608,455.10.
• On Monday, June 29th, Ryan Mcinerney sold 20,970 shares of Visa stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $340.25, for a total transaction of $7,135,042.50.

Visa Stock Up 1.7%

Shares of V stock opened at $378.99 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $361.90 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $332.52. Visa Inc. has a 52 week low of $293.89 and a 52 week high of $385.57. The stock has a market cap of $676.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.23, a PEG ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 0.76. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60.

Visa (NYSE:V) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The credit-card processor reported $3.32 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.23 by $0.09. Visa had a return on equity of 67.68% and a net margin of 50.78%.The company had revenue of $11.63 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.40 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.98 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.4% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts predict that Visa Inc. will post 13.16 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Visa Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, August 11th were given a dividend of $0.67 per share. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, August 11th. Visa’s dividend payout ratio is currently 22.79%.

Trending Headlines about Visa

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa launched an enhanced version of A2A Protect, adding real-time risk insights and a unified fraud score that incorporates Featurespace technology. The offering is designed to help banks stop account-to-account fraud before funds leave customer accounts, potentially expanding Visa’s software and risk-management revenue opportunities. Visa launches enhanced A2A Protect
• Positive Sentiment: Handwave and Visa announced an integration allowing payment cards to be linked to palm biometrics. The technology could improve checkout convenience and security while supporting Visa’s efforts to grow tokenized and biometric payment transactions. Handwave and Visa palm biometrics integration
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst commentary continues to emphasize Visa’s durable payments-network moat and long-term growth potential. The stock has a consensus “Buy” rating and an average target price of $416.62, above its recent trading level. Why Visa is a top stock for the long term
• Neutral Sentiment: Advasa upgraded its Visa card to support USDC payments alongside fiat currency. The announcement highlights Visa’s role in stablecoin payments, although the direct financial impact appears limited because Advasa is a relatively small partner and regulatory risks remain. Advasa expands Visa card to support USDC
• Neutral Sentiment: Visa CEO Ryan McInerney sold 5,875 shares under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, while General Counsel Julie Rottenberg separately sold shares. The transactions may attract attention, but scheduled sales and continued insider ownership make them a limited signal of operating expectations. Visa CEO insider transaction
• Negative Sentiment: Visa has submitted roughly 6 million documents to the U.S. Department of Justice in an ongoing debit-card lawsuit. Discovery has been extended into 2027 and trial is expected in 2028, keeping potential regulatory remedies, legal costs and changes to debit practices as longer-term overhangs. Visa DOJ debit-card lawsuit

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

V has been the topic of a number of research reports. Erste Group Bank upgraded shares of Visa from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 27th. Wells Fargo & Company reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $432.00 target price (up from $412.00) on shares of Visa in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating and set a $450.00 price objective on shares of Visa in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Visa in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald set a $445.00 target price on Visa and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and twenty-four have assigned a Buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $416.62.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake 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 worth $6,522,000 after purchasing an additional 6,883 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in Visa by 68.9% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 11,811 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $3,733,000 after buying an additional 4,817 shares in the last quarter. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. raised its stake in Visa by 4.6% in the 1st quarter. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. now owns 10,941 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $3,834,000 after purchasing an additional 477 shares during the last quarter. Matrix Asset Advisors Inc. NY lifted its stake in shares of Visa by 16.9% in the second quarter. Matrix Asset Advisors Inc. NY now owns 1,133 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $402,000 after buying an additional 164 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Schnieders Capital Management LLC. boosted its holdings in shares of Visa by 13.8% during the 2nd quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 18,367 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $6,521,000 after purchasing an additional 2,230 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

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.