Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda Acquires New Position in Visa Inc. $V

Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda acquired a new stake in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 24,050 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock, valued at approximately $8,210,000. Visa comprises about 1.5% of Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda’s portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest position.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Transcendent Capital Group LLC lifted its position in Visa by 2.9% during the second quarter. Transcendent Capital Group LLC now owns 1,013 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $360,000 after buying an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Insight Wealth Strategies LLC grew its holdings in 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 buying an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Old Port Advisors increased its stake in shares of Visa by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. Old Port Advisors now owns 3,423 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $1,169,000 after acquiring an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. Interchange Capital Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Visa by 0.5% during the 2nd quarter. Interchange Capital Partners LLC now owns 6,413 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $2,276,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares during the period. Finally, Carr Financial Group Corp raised its holdings in shares of Visa by 2.4% during the 3rd quarter. Carr Financial Group Corp now owns 1,290 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $440,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares during the period. 82.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Visa Price Performance

Visa stock opened at $332.21 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $338.87 and its 200-day simple moving average is $341.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a current ratio of 1.08. Visa Inc. has a 1 year low of $299.00 and a 1 year high of $375.51. The company has a market capitalization of $605.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 0.81.

Visa (NYSE:V) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The credit-card processor reported $3.17 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.14 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $10.90 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.69 billion. Visa had a net margin of 50.15% and a return on equity of 60.31%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $2.75 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Visa Inc. will post 11.3 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on V. Piper Sandler set a $160.00 price objective on shares of Visa in a report on Wednesday. Rothschild Redb upgraded shares of Visa from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $408.00 price target (up previously from $398.00) on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Visa in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Truist Financial set a $374.00 price objective on Visa in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Visa has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $391.58.

Key Stories Impacting Visa

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 beat — Visa posted $3.17 EPS vs. $3.14 consensus and revenue of $10.90B, driven by strong holiday consumer spending and higher payment volumes; profit was $5.85B and revenue rose ~14.6% YoY. This is the primary driver of the stock’s upside. Visa beats first-quarter estimates as holiday sales boost payment volumes
• Positive Sentiment: Company release & investor materials — Visa provided an official earnings release, slide deck and webcast that underscore healthy margins (net margin ~50%) and high ROE, giving investors confidence in execution and cash generation. Visa Fiscal First Quarter 2026 Financial Results
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades — Multiple boutiques raised ratings/targets (including Cantor Fitzgerald and Rothschild/Redburn), reflecting bullish analyst reaction to the print and incremental upside in cross-border and volumes. Upgrades supported buying interest. Analyst upgrade coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Partnerships expand reach but are incremental — New tie-ups (e.g., GCash cross-border funding and Amenify resident-commerce work) broaden product placement and long-term growth avenues but are unlikely to move near-term revenue materially. Visa, GCash partner for cross-border account funding
• Neutral Sentiment: Product reviews and card-market chatter — Various card reviews and product rollouts (broader Visa-branded card ecosystem) maintain brand momentum but have limited direct impact on Visa’s network economics. TD Cash Back Visa Infinite Card Review
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/political headline risk — Visa’s public pushback against the Credit Card Competition Act and reports about rewards being usable on controversial accounts create regulatory and reputational scrutiny that could weigh on sentiment if escalated. Visa: Credit Card Competition Act not needed
• Negative Sentiment: Political/PR noise — Headlines suggesting changes to reward-redemption policies (e.g., spending rewards on certain political accounts) may create short-term volatility and draw investor focus to non-financial risks. Visa allowing rewards on Trump accounts

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Paul D. Fabara sold 2,172 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $325.93, for a total transaction of $707,919.96. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 26,413 shares in the company, valued at $8,608,789.09. This trade represents a 7.60% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 10,485 shares of Visa stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 2nd. The shares were 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 directly owned 9,401 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,282,641.18. This represents a 52.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 24,042 shares of company stock valued at $8,247,289. 0.12% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.