Meeder Advisory Services Inc. Raises Stock Position in Visa Inc. $V

Meeder Advisory Services Inc. increased its position in shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 4.3% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 37,024 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,537 shares during the period. Meeder Advisory Services Inc.’s holdings in Visa were worth $12,639,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of V. BankPlus Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Visa by 0.9% in the second quarter. BankPlus Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,338 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $1,185,000 after buying an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Transcendent Capital Group LLC increased its stake in Visa by 2.9% in the 2nd quarter. Transcendent Capital Group LLC now owns 1,013 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $360,000 after acquiring an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. Insight Wealth Strategies LLC raised its holdings in shares of Visa by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter. Insight Wealth Strategies LLC now owns 1,875 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $640,000 after acquiring an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Old Port Advisors boosted its position in shares of Visa by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Old Port Advisors now owns 3,423 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $1,169,000 after acquiring an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Interchange Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Visa by 0.5% during the second quarter. Interchange Capital Partners LLC now owns 6,413 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $2,276,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. 82.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Visa News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa expands in Africa — Access Bank partnership launches a corporate card solution for Nigerian businesses, which supports incremental transaction volume and regional payment growth. Access Bank/Visa partnership
• Positive Sentiment: Network resilience argument — analysis notes Visa and Mastercard act like toll roads (collecting interchange on every swipe) and are structurally less exposed than lenders to an APR cap, suggesting the core payments franchise is durable even if issuing banks face pressure. MarketBeat analysis
• Neutral Sentiment: Wall‑street takeaways — some analyst commentaries remain broadly constructive on Visa’s long‑term growth (digital commerce, cross‑border volumes), but analysts’ optimism may be offset short‑term by regulatory headlines. Zacks: analyst views
• Neutral Sentiment: Longer‑term thematic tailwinds — AI‑driven e‑commerce and “smarter” checkout experiences are expected to lift fintech and payments volumes, which could benefit Visa over time if transaction growth holds. Investopedia on AI-driven shopping
• Negative Sentiment: Interest‑rate cap risk — President Trump’s proposed 10% credit‑card APR cap is prompting warnings from bank CFOs and industry groups that the measure could force issuers to cut accounts, tighten underwriting and reduce consumer spending, which would indirectly lower Visa’s transaction volumes. Fox Business: JPMorgan CFO warns CNBC: banks could fight cap
• Negative Sentiment: Routing / swipe‑fee threat — proposals to require lower‑cost routing alternatives or cap swipe fees have analysts and strategists expressing hesitation on Visa/Mastercard near term because any structural reduction in interchange or mandated routing change could pressure network economics. YouTube: Chris Grisanti on swipe fee legislation MarketWatch on sharp drops
• Negative Sentiment: Immediate market reaction — coverage and bulletin headlines drove a quick sell‑off in payments and bank names as investors price in regulatory uncertainty and potential volume/margin hits to issuers (the source of Visa’s transaction flow). TipRanks: stocks fall on cap

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on V. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Wells Fargo & Company raised shares of Visa to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Hsbc Global Res raised shares of Visa from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, December 8th. Erste Group Bank cut Visa from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, September 22nd. Finally, Macquarie lowered their price target on Visa from $425.00 to $410.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $402.52.

Visa Price Performance

V stock opened at $327.81 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $339.98 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $343.96. The stock has a market capitalization of $597.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.11, a PEG ratio of 2.02 and a beta of 0.81. The company has a current ratio of 1.08, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. Visa Inc. has a 12-month low of $299.00 and a 12-month high of $375.51.

Visa (NYSE:V) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 28th. The credit-card processor reported $2.98 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.97 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $10.72 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.60 billion. Visa had a return on equity of 60.31% and a net margin of 50.15%.The business’s revenue was up 11.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.71 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Visa Inc. will post 11.3 earnings per share for the current year.

Visa Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 1st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 12th were issued a $0.67 dividend. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. This is a boost from Visa’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.59. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, November 12th. Visa’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 26.25%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 10,485 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $349.18, for a total value of $3,661,152.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 9,401 shares in the company, valued at $3,282,641.18. This trade represents a 52.73% decrease in their position. The transaction 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 Visa stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $325.93, for a total value of $707,919.96. Following the sale, the insider owned 26,413 shares in the company, valued at $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. Insiders sold 24,042 shares of company stock worth $8,247,289 over the last three months. Company 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.