Visa (NYSE:V) Stock Price Down 1.4% – What’s Next?

Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) shares dropped 1.4% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as $328.87 and last traded at $329.0670. Approximately 9,073,807 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 6% from the average daily volume of 8,554,791 shares. The stock had previously closed at $333.84.

More Visa News

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa partners with UnionPay International to enable Visa Direct cross‑border remittances to over 95% of UnionPay debit cardholders in Mainland China by mid‑2026 — expands addressable cross‑border remittance flow and could boost transaction volume and fees in a large, underpenetrated market. ‘Visa Direct’ To Enable Cross-Border Transfers To China
• Positive Sentiment: Visa enables stablecoin settlement with NymCard in the GCC using USDC — pilots faster, 24/7 settlement rails that can lower costs and speed issuer settlement, reinforcing Visa’s role in evolving settlement infrastructure. NymCard and Visa Launch Stablecoin Settlement in GCC Region
• Positive Sentiment: Broker coverage remains favorable — Royal Bank of Canada and Macquarie reiterated Outperform ratings, supporting investor confidence in Visa’s long‑term growth. Visa’s (V) Outperform Rating Reiterated at Royal Bank Of Canada
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary and analyst pieces highlight Visa’s strong growth profile and industry position (Zacks, The Motley Fool, Seeking Alpha) — useful for sentiment but not new company‑specific catalysts. Here’s Why Visa (V) is a Strong Growth Stock
• Neutral Sentiment: Issuers continue to roll out Visa‑branded products (e.g., U.S. Bank Business Shield card) — supports ongoing volume but is incremental and expected. U.S. Bank Business Shield™ Visa® Card Offers Intro 0% APR
• Negative Sentiment: Technical/near‑term weakness: shares are trading below recent 50‑ and 200‑day moving averages, which can prompt short‑term selling or profit‑taking despite the positive operational news. This technical pressure likely explains part of today’s decline. Visa Price Performance

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have commented on the company. Hsbc Global Res upgraded Visa from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, December 8th. Evercore ISI set a $380.00 target price on shares of Visa in a report on Friday, December 12th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $411.00 price target (up from $398.00) on shares of Visa in a research report on Friday. Finally, Citigroup upgraded Visa to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $392.00.

Visa Trading Down 1.4%

The company has a market cap of $599.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.87, a P/E/G ratio of 1.89 and a beta of 0.79. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $338.86 and its 200 day moving average price is $341.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a current ratio of 1.11.

Visa (NYSE:V) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The credit-card processor reported $3.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.14 by $0.03. Visa had a net margin of 50.23% and a return on equity of 61.74%. The company had revenue of $10.90 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.69 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.75 EPS. Visa’s quarterly revenue was up 14.6% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts expect that Visa Inc. will post 11.3 earnings per share for the current year.

Visa Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 2nd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 10th will be given a $0.67 dividend. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 10th. Visa’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 25.14%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Visa news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 10,485 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $349.18, for a total transaction of $3,661,152.30. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 9,401 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,282,641.18. This trade represents a 52.73% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Paul D. Fabara sold 2,172 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $325.93, for a total transaction of $707,919.96. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 26,413 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,608,789.09. This represents a 7.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.12% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Visa during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $7,034,939,000. TCI Fund Management Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Visa by 14.6% during the second quarter. TCI Fund Management Ltd. now owns 19,067,558 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $6,769,936,000 after buying an additional 2,429,996 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its position in shares of Visa by 110.4% in the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 3,954,937 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $1,396,930,000 after acquiring an additional 2,075,289 shares during the period. Holocene Advisors LP grew its stake in shares of Visa by 286.4% in the third quarter. Holocene Advisors LP now owns 2,526,026 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $862,335,000 after acquiring an additional 1,872,362 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC increased its position in Visa by 121.7% during the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 3,022,411 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $1,059,990,000 after acquiring an additional 1,658,954 shares during the period. 82.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.