RIA Advisory Group LLC Grows Stock Holdings in Visa Inc. $V

RIA Advisory Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 9.2% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 19,054 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,613 shares during the period. Visa makes up approximately 1.6% of RIA Advisory Group LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 11th largest position. RIA Advisory Group LLC’s holdings in Visa were worth $6,683,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Patron Partners LLC raised its holdings in Visa by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. Patron Partners LLC now owns 4,648 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $1,587,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. MTM Investment Management LLC grew its position in shares of Visa by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. MTM Investment Management LLC now owns 3,344 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $1,142,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares during the period. High Note Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of Visa by 6.8% during the 3rd quarter. High Note Wealth LLC now owns 474 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $162,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares during the period. Beacon Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Visa by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter. Beacon Capital Management LLC now owns 1,541 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $526,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares during the period. Finally, Chapman Financial Group LLC grew its position in shares of Visa by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Chapman Financial Group LLC now owns 3,211 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $1,096,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares during the period. 82.15% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

V has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Visa from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. Piper Sandler set a $160.00 price objective on shares of Visa in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of Visa from $390.00 to $410.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. BMO Capital Markets initiated coverage on shares of Visa in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. They set an “outperform” rating and a $365.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Truist Financial cut their price objective on shares of Visa from $372.00 to $361.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $387.25.

Visa Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of Visa stock opened at $328.43 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $596.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.61, a P/E/G ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 0.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a current ratio of 1.09. The company has a fifty day moving average of $310.11 and a 200 day moving average of $327.15. Visa Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $293.89 and a fifty-two week high of $375.51.

Visa (NYSE:V) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The credit-card processor reported $3.31 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.10 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $11.23 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.75 billion. Visa had a net margin of 51.68% and a return on equity of 65.00%. Visa’s quarterly revenue was up 17.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.76 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Visa Inc. will post 12.98 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Visa Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 12th will be issued a $0.67 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 12th. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. Visa’s dividend payout ratio is currently 23.34%.

Visa declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase program on Tuesday, April 28th that permits the company to repurchase $20.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the credit-card processor to buy up to 3.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

Key Headlines Impacting Visa

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Strong momentum and analyst support — Coverage pieces are calling Visa a momentum name after solid fundamentals and style‑score metrics that favor growth stocks; UBS and other houses have lifted targets, adding buy‑side pressure. Why Visa is a Top Momentum Stock
• Positive Sentiment: Stablecoin settlement expansion — Visa has broadened its stablecoin pilot to nine blockchains and says settlement volume is at roughly a $7B annualized run‑rate, which increases optionality for non‑bank settlement rails and could accelerate new payment flows. This supports growth and diversification of revenue sources. Visa Expands Stablecoin Pilot
• Positive Sentiment: Agentic/AI payments roll‑out — Visa is scaling its “Agentic Ready” program across APAC/LatAm to capture volume from AI agent‑initiated commerce; if Visa secures the rails for agent payments, it protects future fee pools. Visa Launches Agentic Ready
• Positive Sentiment: Crypto‑card volume accelerating — On‑chain crypto card spending has surged (reports cite a ~500% rise to ~$600M/month) with Visa capturing the lion’s share of that flow, highlighting near‑term volume upside. Crypto Card Spending Surges
• Neutral Sentiment: Dividend and buyback mix — Visa declared a $0.67 quarterly dividend and authorized a $20B repurchase (about 3.6% of shares). Both return capital and signal management confidence, but buybacks can be perceived differently depending on valuation and timing. Insider Filing / Company Release
• Neutral Sentiment: Peer results and sector noise — Mastercard also reported strong results but its stock moved differently, showing the sector can react idiosyncratically to similar beats; investors are weighing valuation vs. durable growth. Mastercard Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Insider sale by the CEO — CEO Ryan McInerney sold 31,455 shares (executed under a 10b5‑1 plan), cutting his holdings substantially; even planned sales can spook investors and add short‑term selling pressure. SEC Form 4
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory and structural risks — European moves (digital euro debate) and the rise of alternative rails/agentic commerce raise the prospect that some flows could bypass traditional card economics over time, creating execution and margin risks that keep some investors cautious. Europe Digital Euro Debate

Insider Buying and Selling at Visa

In related news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 31,455 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $340.14, for a total value of $10,699,103.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 15,174 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,161,284.36. This represents a 67.46% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Lloyd Carney sold 650 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $309.62, for a total transaction of $201,253.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 2,679 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $829,471.98. This represents a 19.53% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

Visa 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.