Visa Inc. $V Shares Sold by Hohimer Wealth Management LLC

Hohimer Wealth Management LLC reduced its holdings in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 13.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 14,578 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after selling 2,259 shares during the period. Hohimer Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Visa were worth $5,238,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of V. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG boosted its holdings in shares of Visa by 0.9% during the third quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 606,500 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $217,934,000 after purchasing an additional 5,568 shares during the period. CFC Planning Co LLC increased its stake in Visa by 13.7% in the 3rd quarter. CFC Planning Co LLC now owns 13,305 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $4,781,000 after buying an additional 1,607 shares during the period. Vega Investment Solutions acquired a new position in Visa in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $829,000. Brooklands Fund Management Ltd purchased a new stake in Visa in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $5,291,000. Finally, XXEC Inc. lifted its position in Visa by 153,118.8% in the 2nd quarter. XXEC Inc. now owns 186,260,448 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $63,904,097,000 after buying an additional 186,138,883 shares in the last quarter. 82.15% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Visa News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa reported record fourth-quarter and full-year results, with adjusted earnings up 17% year over year, and raised its dividend by 16%. Truist also raised its price target to $470 and maintained a Buy rating, signaling analyst confidence in further upside. Visa earnings and dividend report Truist price target report
• Positive Sentiment: Visa is building six technology hubs in Singapore focused on AI, cybersecurity, and next-generation payments. The investment could strengthen its capabilities and support future commerce growth. Singapore technology hubs
• Neutral Sentiment: Visa launched an AI-shopping benchmark, highlighting potential opportunities in agentic commerce while noting that many test runs failed—evidence the technology is still developing. AI shopping benchmark announcement
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts have flagged rising client incentives and Visa’s premium valuation as risks that could constrain the case for buying the stock despite strong results. Zacks analysis of incentives and valuation
• Negative Sentiment: Gnosis Pay, a crypto-card provider that uses Visa, disclosed exposure of customers’ payment and personal data. The report says customer funds were safe; the incident was at Gnosis Pay’s legacy system, not Visa’s own platform, though it may raise broader questions about payment security. Gnosis Pay breach report

Visa Stock Performance

V stock opened at $422.76 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54. The company has a market capitalization of $754.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.29, a P/E/G ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 0.80. Visa Inc. has a 12 month low of $293.89 and a 12 month high of $442.23. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $385.86 and a two-hundred day moving average of $344.69.

Visa (NYSE:V) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 27th. The credit-card processor reported $3.48 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.44 by $0.04. Visa had a net margin of 51.20% and a return on equity of 70.50%. The business had revenue of $12.14 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.09 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $2.98 EPS. Visa’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.2% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Visa Inc. will post 15.02 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Visa Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 1st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, November 10th will be given a dividend of $0.78 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 10th. This is a positive change from Visa’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.67. This represents a $3.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. Visa’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 21.74%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Visa

In other Visa news, General Counsel Julie Rottenberg sold 2,028 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 $7,018,365.40. This trade represents a 9.93% 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. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 5,875 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $367.87, for a total value of $2,161,236.25. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 15,174 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,582,059.38. This trade represents a 27.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 27,395 shares of company stock worth $10,406,050 over the last three months. Company insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Visa from $420.00 to $440.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 28th. Mizuho set a $440.00 price target on shares of Visa in a report on Thursday, October 29th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Visa from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 28th. BNP Paribas Exane increased their price objective on Visa from $420.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on Visa from $420.00 to $438.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and thirty-five have assigned a Buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $440.82.

Visa Company Profile

Visa Inc operates a global payments network that connects consumers, merchants, financial institutions and governments. Its network supports the authorization, clearing and settlement of electronic payments, including transactions made in person and online.

The company’s services include payment processing, fraud prevention, identity and risk management, and money-transfer solutions such as Visa Direct. Visa-branded credit, debit and prepaid cards are issued by participating financial institutions; Visa generally provides the network and related services rather than issuing cards or extending credit directly to consumers.

Visa traces its roots to BankAmericard, a bank card program launched in California in 1958.