1,840 Shares in Visa Inc. $V Acquired by iSAM Funds UK Ltd

iSAM Funds UK Ltd purchased a new stake in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 1,840 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock, valued at approximately $631,000.

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

Visa Stock Up 1.7%

Visa stock opened at $378.99 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $676.28 billion, a PE ratio of 32.23, a P/E/G ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 0.76. 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 is $361.90 and its two-hundred day moving average is $332.52. Visa Inc. has a 1-year low of $293.89 and a 1-year high of $385.57.

Visa (NYSE:V) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 28th. The credit-card processor reported $3.32 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.23 by $0.09. Visa had a return on equity of 67.68% and a net margin of 50.78%.The business had revenue of $11.63 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.40 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $2.98 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.4% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Visa Inc. will post 13.16 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Visa Announces Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Visa

In other news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 20,970 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $340.25, for a total value of $7,135,042.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 15,174 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,162,953.50. This represents a 58.02% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Tullier Kelly Mahon sold 57,272 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $364.97, for a total transaction of $20,902,561.84. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 49,662 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $18,125,140.14. The trade was a 53.56% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 104,537 shares of company stock worth $37,540,837 over the last three months. Insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

V has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Cantor Fitzgerald set a $445.00 price target on Visa and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $416.00 price objective on shares of Visa in a research report on Wednesday, July 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. BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on shares of Visa from $387.00 to $405.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Susquehanna reiterated a “positive” rating and issued a $427.00 price target (up from $410.00) on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and twenty-four have assigned a Buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $416.62.

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

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.