Kingsview Wealth Management LLC Grows Position in Visa Inc. $V

Kingsview Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 4.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 59,947 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,549 shares during the quarter. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Visa were worth $21,024,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Smith Chas P & Associates PA Cpas lifted its stake in Visa by 64.9% in the fourth quarter. Smith Chas P & Associates PA Cpas now owns 155,587 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $54,566,000 after acquiring an additional 61,262 shares during the period. Severin Investments LLC lifted its stake in Visa by 6.3% in the fourth quarter. Severin Investments LLC now owns 1,513 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $530,000 after acquiring an additional 89 shares during the period. Leeward Financial Partners LLC lifted its stake in Visa by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. Leeward Financial Partners LLC now owns 17,211 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $6,036,000 after acquiring an additional 319 shares during the period. Texas Capital Bank Wealth Management Services Inc lifted its stake in Visa by 31.9% in the fourth quarter. Texas Capital Bank Wealth Management Services Inc now owns 11,152 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $3,911,000 after acquiring an additional 2,695 shares during the period. Finally, MTM Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in Visa by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. MTM Investment Management LLC now owns 3,418 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $1,199,000 after acquiring an additional 74 shares during the period. 82.15% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

V has been the subject of a number of research reports. Citigroup lowered their price objective on shares of Visa from $450.00 to $400.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. Daiwa Securities Group raised shares of Visa from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $370.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Loop Capital assumed coverage on shares of Visa in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. They issued a “buy” rating and a $387.00 price objective for the company. Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $389.00 target price on shares of Visa in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets assumed coverage on shares of Visa in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $365.00 target price for the company. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have given a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $386.70.

Visa Stock Performance

Shares of Visa stock opened at $327.71 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $587.83 billion, a PE ratio of 28.55, a P/E/G ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 0.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a current ratio of 1.09. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $313.98 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $325.11. Visa Inc. has a one year low of $293.89 and a one year high of $375.51.

Visa (NYSE:V) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The credit-card processor reported $3.31 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.10 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $11.23 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.75 billion. Visa had a net margin of 51.68% and a return on equity of 65.00%. The firm’s revenue was up 17.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.76 earnings per share. Research analysts expect that Visa Inc. will post 13.09 EPS 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 issued 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 is 23.34%.

Visa announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase plan 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 purchase up to 3.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 31,455 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $340.14, for a total transaction of $10,699,103.70. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 15,174 shares in the company, valued at $5,161,284.36. This represents a 67.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Chris Suh sold 10,639 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $324.81, for a total transaction of $3,455,653.59. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 9,872 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,206,524.32. This trade represents a 51.87% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 42,744 shares of company stock worth $14,356,010 over the last 90 days. 0.12% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Key Headlines Impacting Visa

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Crypto-linked card spending is surging, and analysts say Visa is capturing about 90% of crypto card transactions through partnerships with onchain-native companies, highlighting another growth channel for payment volume. Crypto card monthly transaction volume surges 230% from 2025
• Positive Sentiment: Visa expanded its Commercial Solutions Hub and integrated Accounts Receivable Manager to make it easier for issuers and suppliers to scale virtual card programs, supporting growth in higher-margin B2B payments. Visa Expands Commercial Solutions Hub to Promote Virtual Card Use
• Positive Sentiment: Visa’s new partnership with PingPong extends commercial card use for global business payouts in 170+ countries, reinforcing Visa’s push to capture more cross-border supplier payments. PingPong partners with Visa to launch Card to Account Payment Solution for global businesses
• Positive Sentiment: Highnote’s launch of AI-initiated payment capabilities built with Visa Intelligent Commerce suggests Visa is positioning itself early in agentic commerce and programmable payments. Highnote Collaborates with Visa on Agentic Commerce for AI-Initiated Payments
• Neutral Sentiment: Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated its Overweight rating and $400 price target after Visa’s earnings beat, which supports investor confidence but does not appear to be a fresh catalyst. Cantor Fitzgerald Reaffirms Overweight Rating on Visa (V) After Earnings Beat

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.