1,974 Visa Inc. $V Shares Acquired by XXI Wealth LLC

XXI Wealth LLC lifted its position in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 68.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,867 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,974 shares during the quarter. XXI Wealth LLC’s holdings in Visa were worth $1,749,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in V. XXEC Inc. grew its holdings in Visa by 153,118.8% during the 2nd quarter. XXEC Inc. now owns 186,260,448 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $63,904,097,000 after purchasing an additional 186,138,883 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its position in Visa by 0.7% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 82,872,209 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $28,432,626,000 after purchasing an additional 566,194 shares during the period. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its position in Visa by 13.0% in the 2nd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 15,720,068 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $5,393,398,000 after purchasing an additional 1,808,496 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in Visa by 3.7% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 8,842,842 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $2,672,655,000 after purchasing an additional 316,559 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Amundi lifted its stake in Visa by 16.5% in the second quarter. Amundi now owns 7,714,919 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $2,646,911,000 after purchasing an additional 1,092,315 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have issued reports on V. Daiwa Securities Group boosted their target price on Visa from $375.00 to $422.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Clear Str upgraded Visa to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Cantor Fitzgerald set a $445.00 price target on Visa and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $432.00 price target (up from $412.00) on shares of Visa in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on Visa from $420.00 to $430.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, October 12th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and thirty-four have assigned a Buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $427.24.

Insider Buying and Selling at Visa

In other news, General Counsel Julie B. Rottenberg sold 2,028 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $381.35, for a total value of $773,377.80. Following the completion of the sale, the general counsel owned 18,404 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,018,365.40. The trade was a 9.93% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 5,875 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $358.81, for a total transaction of $2,108,008.75. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 15,174 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,444,582.94. The trade was a 27.91% decrease in their position. 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. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 78,792 shares of company stock valued at $28,863,319. Company insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

Visa Price Performance

V opened at $408.02 on Friday. Visa Inc. has a 12-month low of $293.89 and a 12-month high of $414.60. The company has a current ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $377.30 and its 200-day simple moving average is $350.05. The company has a market capitalization of $728.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.70, a PEG ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 0.77.

Visa (NYSE:V) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 28th. The credit-card processor reported $3.32 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.23 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $11.63 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.40 billion. Visa had a return on equity of 67.68% and a net margin of 50.78%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 14.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.98 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Visa Inc. will post 13.22 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Visa Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, August 11th were issued a dividend of $0.67 per share. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, August 11th. Visa’s dividend payout ratio is presently 22.79%.

Visa News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Tokenization may support revenue growth. UBS said Visa and Mastercard could generate additional revenue as digital transactions expand and merchants adopt tokenized payments to improve security and reduce fraud. Tokenization could contribute low-single-digit percentage growth to total revenue and a somewhat larger contribution to value-added services. UBS tokenization revenue article
• Positive Sentiment: Visa is building new growth channels in commercial payments. The company introduced tools using AI agents, virtual-card security and fraud prevention for business payments. Visa is also participating in cross-border stablecoin and tokenized-bank-deposit initiatives involving Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. These efforts could expand payment volume and Visa’s technology-related services over time. Visa AI and stablecoin technology article
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst estimates edged higher. Erste Group raised its fiscal 2027 EPS forecast for Visa to $15.04 from $15.01 and maintained a Buy rating, reinforcing confidence in the company’s earnings outlook. Visa analyst estimates
• Neutral Sentiment: Reports of a Fireblocks acquisition were denied. Fireblocks said rumors that Visa was pursuing a roughly $2.5 billion acquisition were not true, removing speculation about a potentially significant crypto expansion or acquisition cost. Fireblocks acquisition report
• Negative Sentiment: Payment stocks faced sector-wide pressure. Visa and Mastercard slipped alongside American Express after investors questioned the quality and sustainability of American Express’s quarterly revenue and tax-related results. The reaction suggests investors may be demanding stronger evidence of durable growth ahead of Visa’s earnings report. Payment stocks sector pressure article
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and execution risks remain. With Visa trading at a premium earnings multiple and approaching its 52-week high, investors may be taking profits while awaiting confirmation that AI, stablecoins and tokenization will materially accelerate revenue. Visa’s reported workforce reductions also highlight potential restructuring and automation-related uncertainty.

About Visa

Visa Inc (NYSE: V) is a global payments technology company that facilitates electronic payments between consumers, businesses, financial institutions and governments. Through its VisaNet network, the company authorizes, clears and settles transactions made with Visa-branded credit, debit and prepaid cards, while generally not issuing cards, extending credit or setting cardholder account terms.

Visa provides payment products and services for consumer, commercial and government payments, as well as digital commerce and money movement.