Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda Sells 13,325 Shares of Visa Inc. $V

Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda decreased its holdings in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 55.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 10,725 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after selling 13,325 shares during the period. Visa comprises approximately 0.7% of Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 19th biggest holding. Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda’s holdings in Visa were worth $3,761,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Capital World Investors raised its stake in Visa by 0.8% in the third quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 24,792,246 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $8,463,484,000 after buying an additional 193,288 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its stake in Visa by 4.2% in the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 13,114,674 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $4,475,403,000 after buying an additional 530,995 shares during the period. Legal & General Group Plc raised its stake in Visa by 3.3% in the third quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 12,458,913 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $4,253,224,000 after buying an additional 399,845 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in Visa by 12.2% in the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 11,913,505 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $4,067,032,000 after buying an additional 1,298,435 shares during the period. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in Visa by 1.3% in the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 8,418,387 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $2,873,794,000 after buying an additional 108,264 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

Key Visa News

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: BMO Capital Markets upgraded Visa to “strong‑buy,” which can support buying interest from institutional investors. Zacks
• Positive Sentiment: Visa launched a validator node on the Tempo blockchain and is pressing into stablecoin/chain‑payment infrastructure — a strategic move that positions Visa to capture future crypto payment flows and new fee opportunities. Visa Tempo Blockchain Integration
• Positive Sentiment: Recent fundamentals remain solid: Visa beat fiscal Q1 EPS estimates (reported $3.17 vs. $3.14) and revenue grew ~14.6% year‑over‑year, supporting its high margins and cash-generation profile.
• Neutral Sentiment: Wall Street published fresh Q2 metric estimates and guidance sensitivity notes for Visa ahead of the April 28 report; these previews keep expectations elevated but also make the stock sensitive to any modest execution misses. Zacks Q2 Outlook
• Neutral Sentiment: Mastercard (MA) reports next week; a strong print from MA could buoy payment-processor sentiment, while a miss could pressure Visa shares by proxy. Mastercard Preview
• Neutral Sentiment: Third parties are expanding Visa-branded products (e.g., Cardano’s new Visa debit card), which signals network reach but offers unclear near‑term economic benefit to Visa itself. Cardano Visa Debit Card
• Neutral Sentiment: Market‑level commentary on Visa’s valuation and long‑term market‑cap narratives (e.g., comparisons to Walmart) is generating debate but not immediate catalytic impact. 247WallSt
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage pieces on whether Visa is “attractively priced” highlight mixed sentiment and could keep trading range-bound until the earnings release. Valuation Article
• Neutral Sentiment: An unrelated government visa-bulletin item (immigration) is being picked up by some feeds but has no material impact on Visa Inc.’s business. Visa Bulletin (immigration)
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts note upside could be capped by higher incentives and costs (marketing, promos, or regulatory/compliance spending) in the quarter — a risk that helps explain some of today’s downside as traders de‑risk before the report. Zacks Earnings Countdown

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Visa news, Director Lloyd Carney sold 650 shares of the firm’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 transaction, the director owned 2,679 shares in the company, valued at $829,471.98. This trade represents a 19.53% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.12% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Visa Price Performance

Visa stock opened at $308.81 on Friday. Visa Inc. has a 12 month low of $293.89 and a 12 month high of $375.51. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $309.97 and its 200-day moving average is $328.44. The company has a current ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The company has a market capitalization of $560.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.97, a PEG ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 0.80.

Visa (NYSE:V) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The credit-card processor reported $3.17 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.14 by $0.03. Visa had a return on equity of 61.74% and a net margin of 50.23%.The company had revenue of $10.90 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.69 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.75 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.6% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts expect that Visa Inc. will post 12.84 EPS for the current year.

Visa Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 10th were paid a dividend of $0.67 per share. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 10th. Visa’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 25.14%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently commented on V. Freedom Capital raised Visa from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 16th. BMO Capital Markets began coverage on Visa in a research report on Tuesday. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $365.00 target price on the stock. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $411.00 target price (up from $398.00) on shares of Visa in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $385.00 target price on Visa in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, UBS Group decreased their target price on Visa from $425.00 to $390.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have given a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Visa has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $388.25.

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.