Nykredit A S Acquires Shares of 1,026,253 Visa Inc. $V

Posted by Francis Steltz on Sep 3rd, 2026

Nykredit A S acquired a new stake in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V – Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 1,026,253 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock, valued at approximately $352,097,000. Visa comprises approximately 1.1% of Nykredit A S’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest position. Nykredit A S owned approximately 0.06% of Visa at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of V. Cresta Advisors Ltd. bought a new position in Visa during the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Parvin Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Visa by 200.0% in the 3rd quarter. Parvin Asset Management LLC now owns 75 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Philadelphia Investment Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Visa in the 2nd quarter worth about $29,000. Virtus Advisers LLC purchased a new position in shares of Visa during the 2nd quarter worth about $33,000. Finally, RHL Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Visa during the 4th quarter worth about $34,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

V has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $420.00 price objective (up from $410.00) on shares of Visa in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Visa from $400.00 to $450.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $440.00 target price (up from $400.00) on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Visa in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $406.00 price target on shares of Visa in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and twenty-four have issued a Buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Visa has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $416.62.

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Visa Trading Up 1.7%

NYSE V opened at $378.99 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $676.28 billion, a PE ratio of 32.23, a PEG ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 0.76. Visa Inc. has a 12 month low of $293.89 and a 12 month high of $385.57. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $361.90 and its 200-day moving average price is $332.52. 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 (NYSE:V – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 28th. The credit-card processor reported $3.32 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.23 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $11.63 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.40 billion. Visa had a net margin of 50.78% and a return on equity of 67.68%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.98 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Visa Inc. will post 13.16 earnings per share for the current year.

Visa Announces Dividend

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

Insider Activity at Visa

In related news, General Counsel Julie B. Rottenberg sold 2,028 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 31st. The stock was 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 ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Tullier Kelly Mahon sold 57,272 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 49,662 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,125,140.14. This trade represents a 53.56% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 104,537 shares of company stock worth $37,540,837. Company insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Visa

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

Positive Sentiment: Visa launched an enhanced version of A2A Protect, adding real-time risk insights and a unified fraud score that incorporates Featurespace technology. The offering is designed to help banks stop account-to-account fraud before funds leave customer accounts, potentially expanding Visa’s software and risk-management revenue opportunities. Visa launches enhanced A2A Protect
Positive Sentiment: Handwave and Visa announced an integration allowing payment cards to be linked to palm biometrics. The technology could improve checkout convenience and security while supporting Visa’s efforts to grow tokenized and biometric payment transactions. Handwave and Visa palm biometrics integration
Positive Sentiment: Analyst commentary continues to emphasize Visa’s durable payments-network moat and long-term growth potential. The stock has a consensus “Buy” rating and an average target price of $416.62, above its recent trading level. Why Visa is a top stock for the long term
Neutral Sentiment: Advasa upgraded its Visa card to support USDC payments alongside fiat currency. The announcement highlights Visa’s role in stablecoin payments, although the direct financial impact appears limited because Advasa is a relatively small partner and regulatory risks remain. Advasa expands Visa card to support USDC
Neutral Sentiment: Visa CEO Ryan McInerney sold 5,875 shares under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, while General Counsel Julie Rottenberg separately sold shares. The transactions may attract attention, but scheduled sales and continued insider ownership make them a limited signal of operating expectations. Visa CEO insider transaction
Negative Sentiment: Visa has submitted roughly 6 million documents to the U.S. Department of Justice in an ongoing debit-card lawsuit. Discovery has been extended into 2027 and trial is expected in 2028, keeping potential regulatory remedies, legal costs and changes to debit practices as longer-term overhangs. Visa DOJ debit-card lawsuit

About Visa

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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.