Leavell Investment Management Inc. Sells 4,067 Shares of Visa Inc. $V

Leavell Investment Management Inc. lessened its stake in shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 8.5% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 44,049 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after selling 4,067 shares during the quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Visa were worth $15,037,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Visa in the second quarter worth $7,034,939,000. TCI Fund Management Ltd. grew its position in Visa by 14.6% during the second quarter. TCI Fund Management Ltd. now owns 19,067,558 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $6,769,936,000 after buying an additional 2,429,996 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its position in Visa by 110.4% during the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 3,954,937 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $1,396,930,000 after buying an additional 2,075,289 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Visa by 0.9% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 162,544,006 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $57,711,249,000 after acquiring an additional 1,461,575 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Visa by 2.5% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 43,096,802 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $15,253,245,000 after acquiring an additional 1,067,631 shares in the last quarter. 82.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Visa Price Performance

V stock opened at $328.41 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $598.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.17, a P/E/G ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 0.81. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $339.41 and its 200 day moving average is $343.47. 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.

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

Visa Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 1st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 12th were issued a $0.67 dividend. This is a positive change from Visa’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.59. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, November 12th. Visa’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 26.25%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently commented on V. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Visa in a report on Tuesday. Hsbc Global Res raised shares of Visa from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, December 8th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Visa in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. HSBC raised shares of Visa from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $335.00 to $389.00 in a report on Sunday, December 7th. Finally, KeyCorp reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $405.00 target price on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $402.52.

Key Visa News

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Crypto card spending is surging: TipRanks reports crypto-card transactions have reached $18 billion, with Visa positioned as a market leader in digital payments — this supports revenue upside from card volume and new product adoption. V, BTC, USDC: Crypto Card Spending Hits $18 Billion
• Positive Sentiment: Visa expands stablecoin capabilities: BVNK will power stablecoin pre‑funding and payouts on Visa Direct, enabling faster settlement for crypto-linked programs and broadening Visa’s settlement rails. This is a product expansion that can increase fee-bearing volume. BVNK to Power Stablecoin Payments for Visa Direct
• Positive Sentiment: Growing stablecoin settlement volumes: Visa says stablecoin-linked payment cards are driving demand and its stablecoin settlement run-rate has climbed to roughly $4.5 billion annualized — a small but fast-growing new revenue stream. Visa Says Stablecoin-Linked Payments Cards Drive Demand for Settlement Platform
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst consensus remains constructive: Brokerages have issued a consensus “Buy” on Visa, supporting investor confidence and likely limiting downside from short-term news. Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) Receives Consensus Rating of “Buy” from Brokerages
• Neutral Sentiment: Opinion pieces highlight long-term thesis: The Motley Fool and MarketBeat/Market commentary revisit Visa as a long-term compounder (and note last year’s underperformance), keeping it on buy-and-hold radars but offering limited near-term catalyst news. Could Buying Visa Stock Today Set You Up for Life?
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/legal risk in the U.K.: The High Court ruled the U.K. Payment Systems Regulator can cap cross‑border interchange fees, a decision that could compress Visa’s fee revenue on certain transactions in a material market if caps are implemented. This is the main near-term headwind. Mastercard, Visa and Revolut lose UK case over proposed cross-border card fees cap

Insider Activity at Visa

In other news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 10,485 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $349.18, for a total transaction of $3,661,152.30. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 9,401 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,282,641.18. This represents a 52.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Lloyd Carney sold 900 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $336.48, for a total value of $302,832.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 2,468 shares in the company, valued at approximately $830,432.64. This represents a 26.72% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 24,042 shares of company stock worth $8,247,289 in the last three months. 0.12% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.