Centaurus Financial Inc. Has $3.46 Million Stake in Visa Inc. $V

Centaurus Financial Inc. reduced its holdings in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 14.6% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 11,432 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after selling 1,957 shares during the quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc.’s holdings in Visa were worth $3,455,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in Visa by 50.1% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 20,635 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $6,522,000 after buying an additional 6,883 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake in Visa by 68.9% in the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 11,811 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $3,733,000 after buying an additional 4,817 shares in the last quarter. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. boosted its holdings in shares of Visa by 4.6% in the first quarter. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. now owns 10,941 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $3,834,000 after buying an additional 477 shares during the period. Matrix Asset Advisors Inc. NY boosted its holdings in shares of Visa by 16.9% in the second quarter. Matrix Asset Advisors Inc. NY now owns 1,133 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $402,000 after buying an additional 164 shares during the period. Finally, Schnieders Capital Management LLC. increased its position in shares of Visa by 13.8% during the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 18,367 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $6,521,000 after acquiring an additional 2,230 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

Visa Stock Performance

Shares of V stock opened at $366.65 on Friday. Visa Inc. has a 12 month low of $293.89 and a 12 month high of $373.97. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $340.37 and its 200-day simple moving average is $325.50. The firm has a market cap of $657.69 billion, a PE ratio of 31.18, a P/E/G ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 0.75. The company has a quick ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60.

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

Visa Announces Dividend

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

Visa announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback plan on Tuesday, April 28th that permits the company to repurchase $20.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the credit-card processor to purchase up to 3.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are generally an indication that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

More Visa News

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Strong Q3 results and resilient consumer spending: Visa reported adjusted EPS of $3.32 versus the $3.23 consensus and revenue of $11.63 billion versus estimates of $11.40 billion. Revenue increased 14.4% year over year, cross-border volume remained strong, and payments volume surpassed $4 trillion for the first time—evidence of continued spending momentum. Visa Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates on Cross-Border Volume Strength
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts raised price targets: JPMorgan lifted its target to $450, Baird to $420, BMO to $405 and Cantor Fitzgerald maintained an overweight rating with a $410 target. The revisions reflect confidence in Visa’s growth, payment volume and long-term fundamentals. Visa Analyst Forecasts
• Positive Sentiment: Payment ecosystem expansion: Visa highlighted AI, stablecoins, value-added services and Visa Direct, which is being positioned to modernize government disbursements and other money-movement use cases. X Money also launched in the United States using a branded Visa debit card, potentially increasing Visa’s transaction reach. Visa Direct Modernizes Government Payouts
• Neutral Sentiment: Dividend declared: Visa declared a quarterly dividend of $0.67 per share, payable September 1 to shareholders of record August 11. The roughly 0.7% yield offers modest shareholder support but is unlikely to drive the stock materially.
• Negative Sentiment: Expense and workforce concerns: Visa plans to eliminate approximately 2,600 jobs, or about 7% of its workforce, citing efficiency initiatives and AI-driven changes. The cuts could improve margins over time, but investors initially focused on higher operating expenses and execution risks. Visa Slashes Thousands of Jobs in Efficiency Push
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and market pressure: Commentary has flagged Visa’s premium valuation and competition from Mastercard, PayPal and emerging payment platforms. Separately, an oil-price spike and U.S.-Iran tensions pressured the broader market, creating an unfavorable backdrop for large-cap technology and financial stocks. Visa Valuation Commentary

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. Erste Group Bank upgraded shares of Visa from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday. Evercore set a $350.00 target price on Visa in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Barclays started coverage on Visa in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $420.00 price target on the stock. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on Visa from $387.00 to $405.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $430.00 price objective (up from $394.00) on shares of Visa in a research report on Wednesday. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and twenty-four have assigned a Buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $411.77.

Insider Activity at Visa

In related news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 10,490 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $343.99, for a total transaction of $3,608,455.10. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 15,174 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,219,704.26. This represents a 40.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Chris Suh sold 10,639 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $324.81, for a total value of $3,455,653.59. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 9,872 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,206,524.32. This trade represents a 51.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 44,126 shares of company stock valued at $14,928,871. 0.12% of the stock is owned by 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.