1,547 Visa Inc. $V Shares Sold by StoneX Group Inc.

StoneX Group Inc. trimmed its position in shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 12.9% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 10,419 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after selling 1,547 shares during the quarter. StoneX Group Inc.’s holdings in Visa were worth $3,747,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. John Boyer Inc. purchased a new stake in Visa in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Philadelphia Investment Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Visa during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Virtus Advisers LLC purchased a new position in shares of Visa during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $33,000. Portfolio Resources Advisor Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Visa in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Finally, DecisionPoint Financial LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Visa by 307.7% in the 3rd quarter. DecisionPoint Financial LLC now owns 106 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 80 shares during the period. 82.15% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Visa Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:V opened at $422.76 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $754.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 0.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 0.97 and a quick ratio of 0.99. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $385.86 and its 200-day simple moving average is $344.69. Visa Inc. has a 12 month low of $293.89 and a 12 month high of $442.23.

Visa (NYSE:V) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 27th. The credit-card processor reported $3.48 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.44 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $12.14 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.09 billion. Visa had a return on equity of 70.50% and a net margin of 51.20%. Visa’s quarterly revenue was up 13.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.98 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Visa Inc. will post 15.02 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Visa Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 1st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, November 10th will be issued a $0.78 dividend. This represents a $3.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. 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. Visa’s dividend payout ratio is currently 25.30%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently weighed in on V. Erste Group Bank upgraded Visa from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 27th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $471.00 price objective (up from $416.00) on shares of Visa in a research report on Wednesday, October 28th. Rothschild & Co Redburn raised their target price on Visa from $430.00 to $444.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating and set a $440.00 target price (up from $400.00) on shares of Visa in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, President Capital upped their price target on shares of Visa from $411.00 to $474.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, August 17th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and thirty-five have given a Buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $440.82.

Visa News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa reported record fourth-quarter and full-year results, with adjusted earnings up 17% year over year, and raised its dividend by 16%. Truist also raised its price target to $470 and maintained a Buy rating, signaling analyst confidence in further upside. Visa earnings and dividend report Truist price target report
• Positive Sentiment: Visa is building six technology hubs in Singapore focused on AI, cybersecurity, and next-generation payments. The investment could strengthen its capabilities and support future commerce growth. Singapore technology hubs
• Neutral Sentiment: Visa launched an AI-shopping benchmark, highlighting potential opportunities in agentic commerce while noting that many test runs failed—evidence the technology is still developing. AI shopping benchmark announcement
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts have flagged rising client incentives and Visa’s premium valuation as risks that could constrain the case for buying the stock despite strong results. Zacks analysis of incentives and valuation
• Negative Sentiment: Gnosis Pay, a crypto-card provider that uses Visa, disclosed exposure of customers’ payment and personal data. The report says customer funds were safe; the incident was at Gnosis Pay’s legacy system, not Visa’s own platform, though it may raise broader questions about payment security. Gnosis Pay breach report

Insider Buying and Selling at Visa

In other news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 5,875 shares of Visa stock in a transaction on Monday, November 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $416.22, for a total transaction of $2,445,292.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 15,174 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,315,722.28. The trade was a 27.91% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, General Counsel Julie B. Rottenberg sold 1,867 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $368.34, for a total transaction of $687,690.78. Following the completion of the sale, the general counsel owned 18,404 shares in the company, valued at $6,778,929.36. This represents a 9.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 27,395 shares of company stock worth $10,406,050 in the last three months. 0.12% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Visa Company Profile

Visa Inc operates a global payments network that connects consumers, merchants, financial institutions and governments. Its network supports the authorization, clearing and settlement of electronic payments, including transactions made in person and online.

The company’s services include payment processing, fraud prevention, identity and risk management, and money-transfer solutions such as Visa Direct. Visa-branded credit, debit and prepaid cards are issued by participating financial institutions; Visa generally provides the network and related services rather than issuing cards or extending credit directly to consumers.

Visa traces its roots to BankAmericard, a bank card program launched in California in 1958.