Intech Investment Management LLC Reduces Stock Holdings in Visa Inc. $V

Intech Investment Management LLC cut its position in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 25.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 54,056 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after selling 18,718 shares during the quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Visa were worth $18,958,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in V. Clayton Financial Group LLC lifted its holdings in Visa by 446.2% during the fourth 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 lifted its stake in shares of Visa by 102.7% during the 4th quarter. PayPay Securities Corp now owns 75 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 38 shares in the last quarter. Cresta Advisors Ltd. bought a new position in Visa in the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Parvin Asset Management LLC grew its stake in Visa by 200.0% in the 3rd quarter. Parvin Asset Management LLC now owns 75 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dorato Capital Management bought a new stake in Visa during the 4th quarter valued at $30,000. Institutional investors own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

Visa News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa is expanding its commercial payments footprint through a new integration with PingPong, which lets businesses pay suppliers with commercial cards even when merchants do not accept cards, supporting B2B payment growth. Visa Expands Commercial Solutions Hub to Promote Virtual Card Use
• Positive Sentiment: Visa expanded its Commercial Solutions Hub and integrated Visa Accounts Receivable Manager to make virtual card adoption easier for issuers and suppliers, which could lift commercial payment volumes. Visa Expands Commercial Solutions Hub with Integration of Visa Accounts Receivable Manager
• Positive Sentiment: Visa invested in AI coding platform Replit and is exploring embedded payment tools for developers and AI agents, signaling an early push into agentic commerce and new payment use cases. Visa invests in Replit to power agentic payments for developers
• Positive Sentiment: Highnote launched agentic commerce capabilities built with Visa Intelligent Commerce, highlighting growing third-party adoption of Visa’s AI payment infrastructure. Highnote Collaborates with Visa on Agentic Commerce for AI-Initiated Payments
• Neutral Sentiment: Finix announced access to Visa’s Cybersource gateway, which extends Visa’s ecosystem and could support merchant processing volume, but is not a direct near-term earnings driver. Finix Offers Merchants Access to Visa’s Cybersource Gateway
• Neutral Sentiment: Several articles continue to frame Visa as a long-term “tollbooth” on global spending, and analysts remain constructive after the recent earnings beat, but these pieces mostly reinforce the existing bullish thesis rather than changing it. Visa (V) Down 2.2% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Rebound?
• Negative Sentiment: The main downside pressure appears to be simple post-earnings weakness and profit-taking, as investors reassess Visa after its strong quarterly report rather than reacting to a major business setback. Can Visa’s New PingPong Deal Unlock B2B Payment Growth?

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Visa in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $403.00 price target (up from $391.00) on shares of Visa in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Visa from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Macquarie Infrastructure reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $410.00 target price on shares of Visa in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Finally, UBS Group raised their price target on shares of Visa from $390.00 to $410.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have given a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Visa has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $386.70.

Insider Transactions at Visa

In related news, CFO Chris Suh sold 10,639 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 12th. The shares were 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 directly owned 9,872 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,206,524.32. The trade was a 51.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 31,455 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $340.14, for a total value of $10,699,103.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 15,174 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,161,284.36. This represents a 67.46% 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. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 42,744 shares of company stock valued at $14,356,010. Insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

Visa Stock Down 0.9%

Shares of NYSE V opened at $324.77 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64. The business has a 50-day moving average of $314.30 and a 200-day moving average of $325.03. The firm has a market capitalization of $582.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.29, a PEG ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.78. Visa Inc. has a 12 month low of $293.89 and a 12 month high of $375.51.

Visa (NYSE:V) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The credit-card processor reported $3.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.10 by $0.21. Visa had a net margin of 51.68% and a return on equity of 65.00%. The business had revenue of $11.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.75 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $2.76 earnings per share. Visa’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.1% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts expect that Visa Inc. will post 13.09 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Visa Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 1st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 12th will be given a dividend of $0.67 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, May 12th. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. Visa’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 23.34%.

Visa announced that its board has authorized a share buyback program on Tuesday, April 28th that permits the company to repurchase $20.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the credit-card processor to buy up to 3.6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

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.