Brown Shipley& Co Ltd reduced its holdings in shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V – Free Report) by 5.3% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 28,274 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after selling 1,577 shares during the quarter. Visa comprises approximately 5.1% of Brown Shipley& Co Ltd’s holdings, making the stock its 6th biggest position. Brown Shipley& Co Ltd’s holdings in Visa were worth $8,546,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Clayton Financial Group LLC lifted its holdings in Visa by 446.2% during the 4th quarter. Clayton Financial Group LLC now owns 71 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares during the last quarter. PayPay Securities Corp increased its holdings in shares of Visa by 102.7% in the fourth quarter. PayPay Securities Corp now owns 75 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. Cresta Advisors Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Visa in the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Parvin Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of Visa by 200.0% in the third quarter. Parvin Asset Management LLC now owns 75 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. Finally, Dorato Capital Management acquired a new stake in shares of Visa during the 4th quarter worth about $30,000. 82.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Visa Stock Performance
Shares of NYSE:V opened at $364.40 on Friday. Visa Inc. has a 12-month low of $293.89 and a 12-month high of $365.14. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $333.61 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $324.96. The firm has a market cap of $653.65 billion, a PE ratio of 31.74, a PEG ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 0.75. The company has a quick ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64.
Visa announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase program on Tuesday, April 28th that permits the company to buyback $20.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the credit-card processor to purchase up to 3.6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically a sign that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.
Visa Dividend Announcement
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 12th were issued a $0.67 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 12th. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. Visa’s payout ratio is currently 23.34%.
Insider Buying and Selling at Visa
In related news, General Counsel Julie B. Rottenberg sold 2,027 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $360.00, for a total value of $729,720.00. Following the transaction, the general counsel owned 18,404 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,625,440. This trade represents a 9.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Chris Suh sold 10,639 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $324.81, for a total value of $3,455,653.59. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 9,872 shares in the company, valued at $3,206,524.32. The trade was a 51.87% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 75,581 shares of company stock valued at $25,627,975 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several analysts recently commented on V shares. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $415.00 target price on shares of Visa in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Piper Sandler initiated coverage on shares of Visa in a report on Monday, June 29th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $394.00 price target on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating and set a $450.00 price objective on shares of Visa in a research report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and set a $400.00 price objective on shares of Visa in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Visa from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Monday, July 6th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $398.36.
Visa News Summary
Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Visa announced the Visa Stablecoin Platform, a new enterprise offering that lets banks, fintechs, and crypto-native firms mint, move, store, and redeem stablecoins in a single Visa-managed environment. The launch expands Visa’s role in digital assets and could create new fee and platform-based revenue opportunities. Article Title
- Positive Sentiment: Visa and Artemis published research showing stablecoins and AI-agent micropayments could become an important new payments layer, reinforcing Visa’s positioning in a growing market and highlighting potential long-term demand for its infrastructure. Article Title
- Positive Sentiment: Visa is also expanding its value-added services with an AI Financial Assistant for banks, and partners such as Thredd are joining Visa’s Agentic Ready program, suggesting stronger adoption of Visa’s tokenization, passkeys, and real-time payment tools. Article Title
- Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary noted Visa’s strong chart setup, including a recent golden cross, and a Zacks piece highlighted that the stock has been outperforming the broader market. These items may support momentum, but they are not fundamental catalysts. Article Title
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.
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