Private Advisor Group LLC Raises Stock Holdings in Visa Inc. $V

Private Advisor Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 3.8% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 195,622 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,139 shares during the quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC’s holdings in Visa were worth $59,125,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Optas LLC grew its stake in Visa by 19.0% in the 1st quarter. Optas LLC now owns 7,374 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $2,229,000 after purchasing an additional 1,178 shares during the period. DeDora Capital Inc. raised its stake in shares of Visa by 0.9% during the 1st quarter. DeDora Capital Inc. now owns 9,320 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $2,817,000 after purchasing an additional 84 shares during the period. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Visa during the 1st quarter worth $22,509,000. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund boosted its holdings in shares of Visa by 61.3% in the 1st quarter. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund now owns 866,330 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $261,840,000 after buying an additional 329,153 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Visa by 220.7% in the 1st quarter. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC now owns 42,059 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $12,712,000 after buying an additional 28,943 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

Visa News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa is expanding into AI-powered travel payments through a partnership with eDreams ODIGEO, allowing AI agents to initiate and complete purchases across major travel brands, which could create new transaction volume. eDO Taps Visa to Allow AI Agents to Purchase Travel
• Positive Sentiment: Visa launched its Threat Intelligence Platform to help banks detect cyber threats earlier and reduce fraud risk, reinforcing the strength of its network and security offering. Visa Lets Banks Access Its In-House Cybersecurity Capabilities
• Positive Sentiment: Visa continues to show momentum in agentic payments, with successful live transactions alongside partners such as BBVA, Worldline, ING, and Nuvei, suggesting early traction in AI-driven payment rails. Visa and BBVA Prove Today’s Rails Can Handle Agentic Payments
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst and market commentary remain constructive, with Visa cited as a top blue-chip name and Piper Sandler recently starting coverage with an Overweight rating and a $394 target. Visa Stock Surges 12.4% in a Month: Time to Buy, Hold or Sell?
• Positive Sentiment: Visa’s last reported quarter beat expectations, with EPS of $3.31 versus $3.10 expected and revenue up 17.1% year over year, supporting the stock’s premium valuation. Visa stock profile and earnings summary
• Neutral Sentiment: CEO Ryan McInerney sold shares under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan, which is worth noting but does not necessarily signal a change in outlook. SEC filing for CEO stock sale

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the stock. BMO Capital Markets began coverage on shares of Visa in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. They set an “outperform” rating and a $365.00 price objective for the company. Truist Financial set a $371.00 target price on shares of Visa and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $450.00 target price on shares of Visa in a research report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Loop Capital started coverage on shares of Visa in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. They set a “buy” rating and a $387.00 price target for the company. Finally, Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $403.00 price target (up from $391.00) on shares of Visa in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $397.96.

Visa Price Performance

Visa stock opened at $361.31 on Friday. Visa Inc. has a one year low of $293.89 and a one year high of $362.13. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $327.17 and a 200-day moving average price of $324.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a current ratio of 1.09 and a quick ratio of 1.09. The firm has a market capitalization of $648.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.47, a PEG ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 0.75.

Visa (NYSE:V) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The credit-card processor reported $3.31 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.10 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $11.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.75 billion. Visa had a return on equity of 65.00% and a net margin of 51.68%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 17.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.76 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Visa Inc. will post 13.1 EPS for the current year.

Visa Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 12th were issued a dividend of $0.67 per share. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 12th. Visa’s payout ratio is presently 23.34%.

Visa declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, April 28th that permits the company to repurchase $20.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the credit-card processor to repurchase up to 3.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are often an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 10,490 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $343.99, for a total transaction of $3,608,455.10. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 15,174 shares in the company, valued at $5,219,704.26. This represents a 40.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Chris Suh sold 10,639 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $324.81, for a total transaction of $3,455,653.59. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 9,872 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,206,524.32. The trade was a 51.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 73,554 shares of company stock worth $24,898,255. Company insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

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.