Sawyer & Company Inc Acquires New Position in Visa Inc. $V

Sawyer & Company Inc acquired a new stake in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 19,589 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock, valued at approximately $7,039,000. Visa comprises about 2.4% of Sawyer & Company Inc’s portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest position.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Atticus Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Visa by 2.4% during the 3rd quarter. Atticus Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,007 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $1,799,000 after buying an additional 115 shares during the period. Quadrant Capital Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Visa by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 50,792 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $20,117,000 after acquiring an additional 652 shares during the last quarter. Capstone Capital Management Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Visa in the 3rd quarter valued at about $392,000. Innova Wealth Partners increased its stake in shares of Visa by 21.1% in the 3rd quarter. Innova Wealth Partners now owns 2,222 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $799,000 after acquiring an additional 387 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Newman Dignan & Sheerar Inc. raised its position in shares of Visa by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. Newman Dignan & Sheerar Inc. now owns 4,826 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $1,734,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

Visa Stock Performance

V stock opened at $408.02 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $375.43 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $348.85. The company has a current ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60. The firm has a market cap of $728.09 billion, a PE ratio of 34.70, a P/E/G ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 0.77. Visa Inc. has a 1-year low of $293.89 and a 1-year high of $409.53.

Visa (NYSE:V) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The credit-card processor reported $3.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.23 by $0.09. Visa had a return on equity of 67.68% and a net margin of 50.78%. The firm had revenue of $11.63 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $11.40 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.98 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 14.4% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts forecast that Visa Inc. will post 13.22 earnings per share for the current year.

Visa Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Transactions at Visa

In other news, General Counsel Julie Rottenberg sold 1,867 shares of Visa 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 transaction, the general counsel owned 18,404 shares in the company, valued at $6,778,929.36. The trade was a 9.21% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Tullier Mahon sold 57,272 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $364.97, for a total value of $20,902,561.84. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 49,662 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $18,125,140.14. This represents a 53.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 78,792 shares of company stock valued at $28,863,319 over the last 90 days. 0.12% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Trending Headlines about Visa

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: AI-driven business payments: Visa launched a live pilot with BILL Holdings and Billtrust that allows authenticated AI agents to initiate and complete approved invoice payments through supplier portals. The initiative could help Visa capture more high-value business-to-business transactions while reducing reliance on checks and legacy payment processes. Visa Launches Agentic Payments Pilot With BILL and Billtrust
• Positive Sentiment: Fraud prevention and commercial-card tools: New capabilities for virtual commercial cards are designed to improve transaction security, authentication and corporate payment controls. These products may support growth in Visa’s commercial payments and value-added services businesses. Visa Debuts Tools to Keep Fraud Out of Virtual Commercial Card Payments
• Positive Sentiment: Crypto and stablecoin reach: Visa’s partnership with Mesh is intended to let users spend eligible cryptocurrency and stablecoin balances at more than 175 million Visa-accepting locations without first using a separate crypto card. Although rollout details remain limited, the arrangement could increase payment volume and reinforce Visa’s role as digital assets enter mainstream commerce. Visa Starts AI Agent Pilot for Business Payments
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings and valuation are key near-term tests: Analysts expect continued earnings growth following Visa’s latest revenue and EPS beat, while investors will look for guidance and a potential dividend increase in the October 27 report. However, the stock’s premium valuation—around 35 times earnings—leaves less room for disappointment. Visa Reports Next Week: Wall Street Expects Earnings Growth
• Negative Sentiment: Fee and regulatory pressure: Canadian merchants are urging card networks to reduce interchange fees, and Visa is changing certain Canadian fees. Broader merchant resistance, antitrust scrutiny and potential U.S. credit-card competition legislation remain risks to Visa’s pricing power and future valuation multiples. Visa Changes Fees in Canada

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently weighed in on V. Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $406.00 price objective (up from $389.00) on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating and set a $430.00 price objective (up from $394.00) on shares of Visa in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. KeyCorp upped their target price on shares of Visa from $415.00 to $425.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on shares of Visa from $420.00 to $438.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Visa from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b+)” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 13th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and thirty-four have assigned a Buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Visa currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $426.12.

About Visa

Visa Inc (NYSE: V) is a global payments technology company that facilitates electronic payments between consumers, businesses, financial institutions and governments. Through its VisaNet network, the company authorizes, clears and settles transactions made with Visa-branded credit, debit and prepaid cards, while generally not issuing cards, extending credit or setting cardholder account terms.

Visa provides payment products and services for consumer, commercial and government payments, as well as digital commerce and money movement.