Visa Inc. $V Shares Acquired by Greenspring Advisors LLC

Greenspring Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 38.5% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 5,265 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,464 shares during the quarter. Greenspring Advisors LLC’s holdings in Visa were worth $1,806,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Nixon Peabody Trust Co. grew its position in shares of Visa by 58.1% during the 1st quarter. Nixon Peabody Trust Co. now owns 4,201 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $1,270,000 after acquiring an additional 1,543 shares during the period. Vega Investment Solutions acquired a new position in Visa in the 2nd quarter worth about $829,000. Beacon Financial Group raised its holdings in Visa by 83.9% in the 1st quarter. Beacon Financial Group now owns 22,501 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $6,801,000 after purchasing an additional 10,267 shares during the period. Pincus Capital Management LP purchased a new position in Visa during the fourth quarter worth approximately $4,278,000. Finally, Marble Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Visa during the fourth quarter worth approximately $3,529,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

Visa Trading Up 1.7%

Shares of V stock opened at $378.99 on Thursday. Visa Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $293.89 and a fifty-two week high of $385.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 0.99. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $361.90 and its two-hundred day moving average is $332.52. The firm has a market capitalization of $676.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.23, a PEG ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 0.76.

Visa (NYSE:V) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The credit-card processor reported $3.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.23 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $11.63 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.40 billion. Visa had a net margin of 50.78% and a return on equity of 67.68%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.98 earnings per share. Research analysts expect that Visa Inc. will post 13.16 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Visa Announces Dividend

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

More Visa News

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

V has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Clear Str upgraded Visa to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $450.00 price target on shares of Visa in a research note on Tuesday, June 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Visa from $400.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Visa from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on shares of Visa from $387.00 to $405.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and twenty-four have assigned a Buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $416.62.

Insider Activity at Visa

In other Visa news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 5,875 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $379.65, for a total value of $2,230,443.75. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 15,174 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,760,809.10. This represents a 27.91% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. 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 that occurred on Monday, August 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $381.35, for a total transaction of $773,377.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the general counsel directly owned 18,404 shares in the company, valued at $7,018,365.40. This trade represents a 9.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last quarter, insiders sold 104,537 shares of company stock valued at $37,540,837. Corporate insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

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.