Danske Bank A S Sells 48,499 Shares of Visa Inc. $V

Danske Bank A S lessened its holdings in shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 2.7% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,742,585 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after selling 48,499 shares during the quarter. Visa makes up approximately 1.2% of Danske Bank A S’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 14th largest position. Danske Bank A S’s holdings in Visa were worth $597,863,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of V. G&S Capital LLC boosted its stake in shares of Visa by 4.0% during the 2nd quarter. G&S Capital LLC now owns 761 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $261,000 after acquiring an additional 29 shares during the period. NerdWallet Wealth Partners LLC raised its stake 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 acquiring an additional 30 shares during the period. Planned Solutions Inc. raised its stake in Visa by 2.0% in the 4th quarter. Planned Solutions Inc. now owns 1,598 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $560,000 after acquiring an additional 31 shares during the period. Frederick Financial Consultants LLC lifted its holdings in Visa by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. Frederick Financial Consultants LLC now owns 1,598 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $560,000 after purchasing an additional 31 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kuhn & Co Investment Counsel lifted its holdings in Visa by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Kuhn & Co Investment Counsel now owns 6,096 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $2,138,000 after purchasing an additional 32 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

V has been the topic of several research reports. Oppenheimer reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $403.00 price objective (up from $391.00) on shares of Visa in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $420.00 target price (up from $410.00) on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. BNP Paribas Exane raised shares of Visa to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Visa from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $432.00 price target (up from $412.00) on shares of Visa in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and twenty-four have issued a Buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $413.58.

Visa Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE V opened at $364.55 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 0.99 and a quick ratio of 0.99. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $350.95 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $328.80. Visa Inc. has a one year low of $293.89 and a one year high of $373.97. The firm has a market cap of $650.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.00, a P/E/G ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 0.74.

Visa (NYSE:V) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 28th. The credit-card processor reported $3.32 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.23 by $0.09. Visa had a return on equity of 67.68% and a net margin of 50.78%.The firm had revenue of $11.63 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $11.40 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $2.98 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 14.4% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts forecast that Visa Inc. will post 13.16 EPS for the current year.

Visa Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, August 11th will be given a dividend of $0.67 per share. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 11th. Visa’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 22.79%.

Visa declared that its board has approved a share buyback program on Tuesday, April 28th that authorizes the company to buyback $20.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the credit-card processor to reacquire up to 3.6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

More Visa News

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst coverage highlighted Visa’s payment growth as a key investment theme, reinforcing expectations that rising transaction volumes and digital commerce can support continued earnings expansion. Top Analyst Reports for Visa, Lam Research & Caterpillar
• Positive Sentiment: Visa Direct’s 21% transaction growth and expansion into cross-border payments and stablecoin use cases could create an additional growth engine beyond traditional card payments. Can Visa Direct Give Visa’s Growth Story a New Direction?
• Positive Sentiment: Visa joined Rain’s Agentic Payments Alliance alongside Mastercard, Fiserv, Circle, Solana and Remitly. The initiative could help Visa establish standards and capture transactions generated by AI agents making purchases for consumers and businesses. Visa and Mastercard Join Rain’s Agentic Commerce Coalition
• Positive Sentiment: Kraken’s new Krak debit card is issued on Visa’s network and allows U.S. customers to spend crypto and fiat balances across more than 600 assets. Additional card issuance and transaction volume could modestly increase Visa’s payments activity. Kraken’s Krak debuts US debit card
• Positive Sentiment: Bill Ackman’s newly disclosed investment in Visa adds a high-profile endorsement of the company’s long-term value proposition, potentially improving investor sentiment. Bill Ackman Bets Big on Visa
• Neutral Sentiment: Visa is reportedly seeking a new stablecoin settlement partner after Mastercard acquired BVNK. The search underscores Visa’s commitment to the emerging market, although the need to replace a partner may reflect increased competitive pressure. Visa Seeks New Stablecoin Partner

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 shares were sold at an average price of $364.97, for a total value of $20,902,561.84. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 49,662 shares in the company, valued at $18,125,140.14. The trade was a 53.56% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, General Counsel Julie B. Rottenberg sold 2,027 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $360.00, for a total transaction of $729,720.00. Following the completion of the sale, the general counsel directly owned 18,404 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,625,440. This represents a 9.92% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 90,759 shares of company stock valued at $32,375,779. 0.12% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.