Visa Inc. $V Stock Holdings Reduced by Matthew Goff Investment Advisor LLC

Matthew Goff Investment Advisor LLC lowered its stake in shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 2.9% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 67,851 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after selling 2,014 shares during the period. Visa makes up approximately 4.0% of Matthew Goff Investment Advisor LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 7th largest position. Matthew Goff Investment Advisor LLC’s holdings in Visa were worth $23,796,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of V. Parvin Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of Visa by 200.0% in the 3rd quarter. Parvin Asset Management LLC now owns 75 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Sagard Holdings Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Visa during the 2nd quarter worth $31,000. Imprint Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Visa in the third quarter valued at $39,000. Strategic Advocates LLC acquired a new position in Visa in the third quarter valued at $43,000. Finally, Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo LLC boosted its stake in Visa by 344.8% in the third quarter. Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo LLC now owns 129 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $44,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently commented on V. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Visa in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Cantor Fitzgerald raised Visa to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Evercore set a $380.00 price target on Visa in a research note on Friday, December 12th. HSBC raised Visa from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 8th. Finally, Truist Financial set a $372.00 price objective on Visa in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $390.96.

Visa Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:V opened at $302.12 on Wednesday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $316.62 and a 200-day simple moving average of $332.24. Visa Inc. has a one year low of $294.32 and a one year high of $375.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a current ratio of 1.11. The stock has a market capitalization of $548.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.34, a PEG ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.78.

Visa (NYSE:V) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The credit-card processor reported $3.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.14 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $10.90 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.69 billion. Visa had a return on equity of 61.74% and a net margin of 50.23%.The business’s revenue was up 14.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $2.75 earnings per share. On average, analysts predict that Visa Inc. will post 11.3 EPS for the current year.

Visa Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 10th were given a dividend of $0.67 per share. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 10th. Visa’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 25.14%.

Insider Activity at Visa

In other news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 10,485 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $349.18, for a total value of $3,661,152.30. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 9,401 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,282,641.18. The trade was 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 650 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $309.62, for a total value of $201,253.00. Following the sale, the director owned 2,679 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $829,471.98. This trade represents a 19.53% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Company insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

More Visa News

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa will join the Canton Network as a super‑validator to extend privacy‑preserving, bank‑focused onchain infrastructure — a strategic move that strengthens Visa’s positioning in institutional blockchain rails and long‑term payments innovation. Visa Joins Canton Network
• Positive Sentiment: Loop Capital initiated coverage with a Buy rating and a $387 price target, signaling Wall Street confidence and providing fresh upward price guidance for investors. Loop Capital Buy, $387 PT
• Positive Sentiment: Visa partnered with Ramp to develop AI agents for corporate bill pay, which could expand enterprise product revenue, reduce client costs, and deepen Visa’s role in B2B payments. Visa + Ramp AI Agents
• Neutral Sentiment: Veem expanded its partnership with Visa to launch global virtual accounts for businesses — a commercialization win that may modestly increase transaction volumes over time. Veem Partnership
• Neutral Sentiment: New platforms (e.g., Nium) now enable stablecoin‑funded cards across both Visa and Mastercard networks — this broadens on‑ramps for crypto flows through Visa rails, but much of the execution is driven by third‑party issuers. Nium Stablecoin Cards
• Negative Sentiment: UBS cut its price target from $425 to $390 (but kept a Buy rating), a downward revision that can temper upside expectations despite continued analyst optimism. UBS Price Target Cut (Benzinga)
• Negative Sentiment: Mastercard’s acquisition of BVNK (a stablecoin partner that had worked with Visa) and other rival moves increase competitive pressure in tokenized/stablecoin payment rails. BVNK Acquired by Mastercard
• Negative Sentiment: The FTC has signaled scrutiny around cross‑border and discrimination risks tied to large payment firms, introducing potential regulatory risk to Visa’s cross‑border expansion story. FTC Scrutiny on Cross‑Border Growth

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.