Visa Inc. $V Shares Sold by L & S Advisors Inc

L & S Advisors Inc lessened its stake in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 96.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 891 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after selling 21,359 shares during the quarter. L & S Advisors Inc’s holdings in Visa were worth $304,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Insight Wealth Strategies LLC grew its stake in shares of Visa by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Insight Wealth Strategies LLC now owns 1,875 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $640,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares during the period. Old Port Advisors boosted its holdings in Visa by 0.9% during the third quarter. Old Port Advisors now owns 3,423 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $1,169,000 after buying an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Interchange Capital Partners LLC grew its position in Visa by 0.5% during the second quarter. Interchange Capital Partners LLC now owns 6,413 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $2,276,000 after buying an additional 30 shares during the period. Carr Financial Group Corp increased its holdings in Visa by 2.4% in the third quarter. Carr Financial Group Corp now owns 1,290 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $440,000 after buying an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Define Financial LLC increased its holdings in Visa by 4.0% in the third quarter. Define Financial LLC now owns 779 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $266,000 after buying an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently issued reports on V. Truist Financial set a $372.00 target price on shares of Visa in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $385.00 price target on Visa in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $395.00 price target on shares of Visa in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Citigroup upgraded Visa to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Finally, UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Visa in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Visa presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $392.21.

Visa News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa agreed to buy Argentina payment platforms Prisma Medios de Pago and Newpay from Advent International, accelerating local scale and product capability in a large Latin American market; transaction expected to close this quarter. Visa to Acquire Prisma Medios de Pago and Newpay in Argentina
• Positive Sentiment: Visa is expanding crypto/stablecoin payout rails via a partnership that lets Wirex use Visa Direct for stablecoin-funded push-to-card payouts — a move that can grow transaction volume and open new BaaS revenue streams. Visa Helps Wirex Provide Stablecoin Payments for BaaS Clients
• Positive Sentiment: Visa struck a strategic partnership with Banqup to integrate e-invoicing and e-payments in Europe, supporting commercial solution adoption and potential revenue growth from SMB and B2B flows. Banqup and Visa enter strategic partnership
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst sentiment shows pockets of optimism — Freedom Capital upgraded Visa to “strong-buy” and Zacks profiles Visa as a top-ranked growth stock, which can support demand from momentum and institutional buyers. Zacks / Freedom Capital coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry commentary highlights Visa among financial-transaction peers that benefit from cross-border and e-commerce growth, but also face rising technology and expense pressures — a mixed backdrop for margins. 5 Financial Transaction Stocks to Watch
• Neutral Sentiment: A number of fintech and payments startups (including those founded by Visa/AmEx alumni) and third-party service expansions (e.g., RemoFirst’s RemoVisa) underscore broader ecosystem innovation but are not direct drivers of Visa Inc.’s near-term revenue. RemoFirst expands RemoVisa service
• Negative Sentiment: Shares are trading below key technical levels (50- and 200-day moving averages) on lighter-than-average volume, which can amplify short-term weakness and make the stock more sensitive to profit-taking. (Market technicals and volume cited in trading data.)
• Negative Sentiment: Sector headwinds — rising tech and processing costs and competition (e.g., new UK card initiatives) — could pressure margins over time despite revenue growth, a risk noted in industry coverage. Olympics boost spending in Italy; UK banks push Visa, Mastercard rival

Insider Buying and Selling at Visa

In related news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 10,485 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $349.18, for a total transaction of $3,661,152.30. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 9,401 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,282,641.18. The trade was a 52.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

Visa Stock Performance

NYSE V opened at $318.69 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 1.11 and a quick ratio of 1.11. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $336.94 and its 200-day simple moving average is $339.09. The company has a market cap of $578.47 billion, a PE ratio of 29.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 0.79. Visa Inc. has a 1-year low of $299.00 and a 1-year high of $375.51.

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

Visa Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced 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 is Tuesday, February 10th. Visa’s dividend payout ratio is 25.14%.

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.