Strs Ohio Has $173.60 Million Stock Holdings in Visa Inc. $V

Strs Ohio lessened its stake in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 4.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 508,517 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after selling 21,740 shares during the quarter. Visa accounts for about 0.6% of Strs Ohio’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 21st biggest holding. Strs Ohio’s holdings in Visa were worth $173,598,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in shares of Visa by 50.1% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 20,635 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $6,522,000 after purchasing an additional 6,883 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Visa by 68.9% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 11,811 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $3,733,000 after purchasing an additional 4,817 shares during the period. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. lifted its stake in Visa by 4.6% in the 1st quarter. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. now owns 10,941 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $3,834,000 after purchasing an additional 477 shares during the last quarter. Financial Partners Group Inc increased its position in Visa by 9.2% during the second quarter. Financial Partners Group Inc now owns 822 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $292,000 after buying an additional 69 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hidden Cove Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Visa by 10.2% in the second quarter. Hidden Cove Wealth Management LLC now owns 995 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $353,000 after buying an additional 92 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Visa

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa expanded crypto utility by partnering with Mercuryo to enable near?instant crypto?to?fiat conversions via Visa Direct, a move that broadens rails for crypto flows and could increase transaction volume. Visa Brings Crypto-To-Fiat Convenience To Millions Via Mercuryo
• Positive Sentiment: Visa launched an account?to?account (A2A) payments solution with Acquired.com in the U.K., targeting recurring and variable payments — another product expansion that can reduce friction and potentially win share from slower legacy direct?debit systems. Visa Launches A2A Payments Partnership With Acquired.com
• Positive Sentiment: Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire told Davos audiences that USDC is a neutral infrastructure layer and not a rival to Visa/Mastercard — framing stablecoins as complementary rails and signaling partnership opportunities rather than competitive threats. Circle CEO says USDC is a neutral layer, not a rival to Visa or Mastercard
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst commentary comparing Visa and Mastercard highlights Visa’s scale, margins and valuation edge, which may support investor preference for V over peers. Visa vs. Mastercard: Which Payments Giant Looks More Attractive Now?
• Neutral Sentiment: Markets are broadly positive this morning (futures up) after geopolitical tariff headlines, which is giving cyclical support to large-cap names including Visa ahead of earnings. Nasdaq tipped to continue rebound on tariff U-turn, with Visa, P&G and Intel earnings eyed
• Neutral Sentiment: Visa is scheduled to report quarterly results next week — a focal point for near?term price action as investors price in growth expectations and guidance. Visa (V) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Thursday
• Neutral Sentiment: Several retail and investment pieces note Visa as a trending/dividend growth name, which can sustain investor interest but is background noise relative to earnings and partnerships. The Best Dividend Growth Stocks to Buy With $2,000 Right Now
• Negative Sentiment: A Zacks preview warns Visa may lack the setup for an earnings beat next week, raising downside risk to the stock if results or guidance disappoint. Visa (V) Reports Next Week: Wall Street Expects Earnings Growth
• Negative Sentiment: Political headlines: President Trump’s push for a 10% credit?card interest?rate cap and ensuing debate (Jamie Dimon calling it an “economic disaster”) inject regulatory/policy risk into the consumer?credit ecosystem — a potential headwind for transaction volumes or card economics if policy moves forward. Trump calls for Congress to enact 10% credit card interest rate cap; bank stocks rise JPMorgan CEO Dimon says credit card rate cap will be an economic disaster

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently commented on V shares. Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $408.00 target price (up from $398.00) on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Citigroup raised shares of Visa to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Bank of America raised shares of Visa from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $382.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Macquarie cut their target price on shares of Visa from $425.00 to $410.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $398.00 price target on shares of Visa and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Visa presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $401.52.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Lloyd Carney sold 900 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $336.48, for a total transaction of $302,832.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 2,468 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $830,432.64. This represents a 26.72% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Paul D. Fabara sold 2,172 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $325.93, for a total transaction of $707,919.96. Following the transaction, the insider owned 26,413 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,608,789.09. This represents a 7.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 24,042 shares of company stock worth $8,247,289. 0.12% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Visa Price Performance

NYSE:V opened at $325.97 on Friday. Visa Inc. has a 52 week low of $299.00 and a 52 week high of $375.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a current ratio of 1.08. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $338.57 and its 200 day simple moving average is $342.71. The firm has a market cap of $593.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.93, a P/E/G ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 0.81.

Visa (NYSE:V) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 28th. The credit-card processor reported $2.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.97 by $0.01. Visa had a net margin of 50.15% and a return on equity of 60.31%. The firm had revenue of $10.72 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.60 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.71 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.5% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Visa Inc. will post 11.3 earnings per share for the current year.

Visa Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 1st. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 12th were paid a $0.67 dividend. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. This is a boost from Visa’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.59. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, November 12th. Visa’s payout ratio is presently 26.25%.

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.