Tudor Financial Inc. Has $1.38 Million Stock Position in Visa Inc. $V

Tudor Financial Inc. trimmed its position in shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 69.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 4,021 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after selling 9,278 shares during the quarter. Tudor Financial Inc.’s holdings in Visa were worth $1,380,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in V. XXEC Inc. boosted its holdings in Visa by 153,118.8% in the second quarter. XXEC Inc. now owns 186,260,448 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $63,904,097,000 after purchasing an additional 186,138,883 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of Visa by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 82,798,151 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $29,038,140,000 after acquiring an additional 626,821 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Visa by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 44,042,586 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $15,411,395,000 after acquiring an additional 388,996 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its stake in shares of Visa by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 41,092,294 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $14,411,480,000 after acquiring an additional 716,218 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in Visa by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 23,835,336 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $8,359,291,000 after purchasing an additional 398,459 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

Visa Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:V opened at $379.17 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $362.88 and a 200-day moving average of $332.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 0.99. Visa Inc. has a twelve month low of $293.89 and a twelve month high of $385.57. The firm has a market cap of $676.60 billion, a PE ratio of 32.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 0.76.

Visa (NYSE:V) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 28th. The credit-card processor reported $3.32 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.23 by $0.09. Visa had a net margin of 50.78% and a return on equity of 67.68%. The firm had revenue of $11.63 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $11.40 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $2.98 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 14.4% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts predict that Visa Inc. will post 13.16 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Visa Dividend Announcement

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Clear Str upgraded shares of Visa to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. BNP Paribas Exane upgraded Visa to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $450.00 target price on shares of Visa in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $406.00 target price on shares of Visa in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Citigroup restated a “buy” rating and issued a $440.00 price target (up from $400.00) on shares of Visa in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and twenty-four have given a Buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $416.62.

Key Stories Impacting Visa

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa launched an enhanced A2A Protect platform featuring real-time risk insights and a unified fraud score incorporating Featurespace technology. The product is designed to help banks stop account-to-account fraud before funds leave customer accounts, potentially expanding Visa’s fraud-prevention and software revenue. Visa launches enhanced A2A Protect
• Positive Sentiment: Visa integrated with Handwave to allow cards to be linked to palm biometrics for payments. The technology could improve checkout convenience and security while supporting growth in tokenized and biometric transactions. Handwave Visa palm biometrics integration
• Positive Sentiment: Visa’s network is being used in additional stablecoin applications, including Advasa’s upgraded Visa card with USDC payment support. Broader stablecoin acceptance could create longer-term transaction opportunities, complementing Visa’s recent 14.4% revenue growth and quarterly earnings beat. Advasa expands Visa card to support USDC
• Neutral Sentiment: Twenty-one financial institutions are reportedly advancing a jointly backed stablecoin venture, signaling that competition is shifting toward payment infrastructure and distribution. The development validates the stablecoin market but could increase competition with Visa’s role as the payments industry develops. Stablecoins this week
• Neutral Sentiment: Visa CEO Ryan McInerney sold 5,875 shares for approximately $2.23 million, and General Counsel Julie Rottenberg previously sold about $773,000. Both transactions were made under pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plans, limiting their value as signals of deteriorating business expectations, though the sales may weigh on sentiment. Visa insider selling
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that Robinhood memecoin purchases made with credit cards may be coded as digital-media transactions could draw scrutiny over rewards eligibility and transaction classification. Any resulting disputes or policy changes could create friction for Visa and card issuers in crypto-related payments. Robinhood memecoin credit-card coding

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 20,970 shares of Visa stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $340.25, for a total transaction of $7,135,042.50. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 15,174 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,162,953.50. This trade represents a 58.02% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, General Counsel Julie B. Rottenberg sold 2,028 shares of Visa stock in a transaction on Monday, August 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $381.35, for a total transaction of $773,377.80. Following the transaction, the general counsel directly owned 18,404 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,018,365.40. This represents a 9.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 104,537 shares of company stock valued at $37,540,837 in the last 90 days. 0.12% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.