Mufg Securities Americas Inc. Purchases 3,481 Shares of Visa Inc. $V

Posted by Brian Himes on Aug 29th, 2026

Mufg Securities Americas Inc. raised its position in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V – Free Report) by 7.5% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 49,988 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after buying an additional 3,481 shares during the quarter. Visa accounts for 0.9% of Mufg Securities Americas Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 18th biggest holding. Mufg Securities Americas Inc.’s holdings in Visa were worth $17,150,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in V. G&S Capital LLC grew its stake in shares of Visa by 4.0% in the second quarter. G&S Capital LLC now owns 761 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $261,000 after acquiring an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Keating Financial Advisory Services Inc. boosted its holdings in Visa by 0.9% in the 2nd quarter. Keating Financial Advisory Services Inc. now owns 3,189 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $1,094,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares during the period. NerdWallet Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Visa by 4.5% in the 2nd quarter. NerdWallet Wealth Partners LLC now owns 695 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $239,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares during the period. Frederick Financial Consultants LLC grew its position in shares of Visa by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. Frederick Financial Consultants LLC now owns 1,598 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $560,000 after purchasing an additional 31 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kuhn & Co Investment Counsel grew its position in shares of Visa by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Kuhn & Co Investment Counsel now owns 6,096 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $2,138,000 after purchasing an additional 32 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Visa

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

Positive Sentiment: Stablecoin and AI-payment partnership: Visa is working with Dunamu, the operator of South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Upbit, to develop stablecoin payments, cross-border remittances, settlement services and AI-powered commerce. The agreement could help Visa build institutional-grade digital-asset payment infrastructure across Asia while connecting cryptocurrency technology with its global network. Upbit operator Dunamu teams up with Visa on stablecoin and AI payments
Positive Sentiment: Expanded cybersecurity product: Visa upgraded its AI-powered Vulnerability Agentic Harness to identify, remediate and validate cyber vulnerabilities for clients. The broader toolset may strengthen Visa’s value proposition to merchants and financial institutions and support growth in security-related services. Visa Rolls Out AI-Powered Cyber Vulnerability Patching for Clients
Positive Sentiment: Merchant acceptance expansion: Visa’s partnership with Bluefin combines payment security, transaction routing and device management in a unified card-present platform. The offering could simplify deployment for large merchants, deepen customer relationships and expand Visa’s acceptance solutions. Visa Launches Unified Card Present Payment Platform for Global Merchants
Positive Sentiment: Institutional endorsement: Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square added Visa and Mastercard during a major portfolio overhaul, providing a favorable signal from a prominent long-term investor. Bill Ackman Just Made His Biggest Portfolio Overhaul in Years
Neutral Sentiment: Visa restored payment-network access in Syria through a live transaction, but Mastercard reportedly reached the market at nearly the same time, limiting any first-mover advantage. Visa Reopens Syria With One Payment and No Monopoly
Negative Sentiment: Valuation risk: Visa recently reached a record high before giving up the breakout. With shares trading at roughly 32 times earnings, investors may demand continued strong growth, making the stock vulnerable to profit-taking or disappointing execution. Visa Hits Record, Then Surrenders the Breakout

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on V shares. Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $406.00 price target on shares of Visa in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating and set a $450.00 price objective on shares of Visa in a research note on Tuesday, June 2nd. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $420.00 price objective (up from $410.00) on shares of Visa in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Visa in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Visa from $400.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and twenty-four have given a Buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $414.54.

Read Our Latest Analysis on V

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Visa news, insider Tullier Kelly Mahon sold 57,272 shares of Visa stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $364.97, for a total value of $20,902,561.84. Following the transaction, the insider owned 49,662 shares in the company, valued at $18,125,140.14. The trade was a 53.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 5,875 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $367.87, for a total value of $2,161,236.25. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 15,174 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,582,059.38. The trade was a 27.91% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 96,634 shares of company stock worth $34,537,016 in the last ninety days. 0.12% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Visa Stock Performance

NYSE V opened at $381.66 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $359.07 and its 200 day simple moving average is $331.43. The firm has a market capitalization of $681.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.45, a P/E/G ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 0.74. The company has a current ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60. Visa Inc. has a 1 year low of $293.89 and a 1 year high of $385.57.

Visa (NYSE:V – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 28th. The credit-card processor reported $3.32 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 period in the previous year, the business earned $2.98 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 14.4% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts expect that Visa Inc. will post 13.16 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Visa Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, August 11th will be issued a dividend of $0.67 per share. 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 22.79%.

Visa Company Profile

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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.