Visa Inc. $V Stock: Modera Wealth Management LLC Cuts Position

Modera Wealth Management LLC reduced its position in shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 1.7% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 124,758 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after selling 2,128 shares during the quarter. Modera Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Visa were worth $44,829,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of V. XXEC Inc. lifted its position in Visa by 153,118.8% during the second quarter. XXEC Inc. now owns 186,260,448 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $63,904,097,000 after purchasing an additional 186,138,883 shares during the period. Jupiter Topco LLC bought a new stake in Visa during the second quarter valued at about $1,435,262,000. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its holdings in Visa by 13.0% in the 2nd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 15,720,068 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $5,393,398,000 after acquiring an additional 1,808,496 shares in the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC increased its stake in shares of Visa by 33.1% in the first quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 4,486,927 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $1,356,090,000 after purchasing an additional 1,116,498 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Amundi increased its stake in Visa by 16.5% in the 2nd quarter. Amundi now owns 7,714,919 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $2,646,911,000 after buying an additional 1,092,315 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have commented on V shares. Mizuho set a $440.00 price target on shares of Visa in a research note on Thursday. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $420.00 price objective (up from $410.00) on shares of Visa in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $471.00 price target (up from $416.00) on shares of Visa in a report on Wednesday. Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $460.00 price objective (up from $435.00) on shares of Visa in a report on Tuesday, August 25th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane upped their target price on shares of Visa from $420.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and thirty-five have assigned a Buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $438.41.

Key Headlines Impacting Visa

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Strong operating trends: Visa’s latest earnings discussion highlighted resilient U.S. spending, accelerating cross-border volumes, commercial and e-commerce growth, and expanding value-added services. More than 60% of e-commerce transactions are now tokenized, supporting network security and long-term volume growth. 5 insightful analyst questions from Visa’s Q3 earnings call
• Positive Sentiment: China and international expansion: Visa and Tencent signed an agreement covering cross-border payments, international money transfers and AI-powered commerce. Visa also received approval to prepare for a domestic bank-card clearing business in China, potentially expanding its addressable market. Tencent, Visa deepen payments push in China
• Positive Sentiment: Digital-assets opportunity: Visa’s annualized stablecoin settlement volume reportedly surpassed $25 billion, while stablecoin-linked card programs exceeded 225. The progress reinforces Visa’s role in emerging payment infrastructure. Visa Stablecoin Settlement Tops $25 Billion
• Positive Sentiment: Shareholder returns and analyst support: Visa raised its quarterly dividend 16.4% to $0.78 per share. KeyCorp maintained an “Overweight” rating with a $425 target and projects EPS of $16.93 in fiscal 2028 and $19.00 in fiscal 2029. Wells Fargo separately lifted its target to $463, while RBC, Oppenheimer, Barclays and JPMorgan also issued favorable commentary. Wells Fargo raises Visa price target
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry backdrop: Cross-border activity and consumer spending remain supportive, but rising technology expenses and inflation could pressure payment-industry margins. Financial transaction stocks amid cost and inflation pressure
• Negative Sentiment: Merchant litigation risk: Visa’s agreement to drop the “honor all cards” rule settles part of a merchant dispute but could create uncertainty around acceptance practices and pricing power. Will ditching the honor all cards rule matter?

Insider Transactions at Visa

In related news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 5,875 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $367.87, for a total transaction of $2,161,236.25. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 15,174 shares in the company, valued at $5,582,059.38. This represents a 27.91% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, General Counsel Julie B. Rottenberg sold 2,028 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $381.35, for a total value of $773,377.80. Following the sale, the general counsel directly owned 18,404 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,018,365.40. The trade was a 9.93% 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. Insiders have sold a total of 21,520 shares of company stock worth $7,960,757 in the last three months. Insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

Visa Price Performance

V opened at $413.69 on Friday. Visa Inc. has a 12-month low of $293.89 and a 12-month high of $417.00. The company has a current ratio of 0.97, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $381.31 and its 200-day simple moving average is $342.25. The company has a market capitalization of $738.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.55, a PEG ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 0.77.

Visa (NYSE:V) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 27th. The credit-card processor reported $3.48 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.44 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $12.14 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.09 billion. Visa had a return on equity of 70.50% and a net margin of 51.20%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.98 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Visa Inc. will post 15.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Visa Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 1st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, November 10th will be given a dividend of $0.78 per share. This is a positive change from Visa’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.67. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 10th. This represents a $3.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. Visa’s payout ratio is 21.74%.

About Visa

Visa Inc (NYSE: V) is a global payments technology company that facilitates electronic payments between consumers, businesses, financial institutions and governments. Through its VisaNet network, the company authorizes, clears and settles transactions made with Visa-branded credit, debit and prepaid cards, while generally not issuing cards, extending credit or setting cardholder account terms.

Visa provides payment products and services for consumer, commercial and government payments, as well as digital commerce and money movement.