Nykredit A S Invests $352.10 Million in Visa Inc. $V

Nykredit A S acquired a new stake in shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund acquired 1,026,253 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock, valued at approximately $352,097,000. Visa accounts for approximately 1.1% of Nykredit A S’s holdings, making the stock its 12th largest holding.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. XXEC Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Visa by 153,118.8% during the 2nd quarter. XXEC Inc. now owns 186,260,448 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $63,904,097,000 after purchasing an additional 186,138,883 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Visa during the 4th quarter valued at $5,877,738,000. Cardano Risk Management B.V. boosted its position in shares of Visa by 867.6% in the 4th quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. now owns 8,213,610 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $2,880,595,000 after purchasing an additional 7,364,762 shares in the last quarter. Diamant Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Visa by 29,706.3% in the 1st quarter. Diamant Asset Management Inc. now owns 7,332,947 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $2,216,310,000 after purchasing an additional 7,308,345 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jupiter Topco LLC purchased a new position in Visa during the 2nd quarter worth $1,435,262,000. 82.15% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Visa Stock Up 1.7%

V stock opened at $378.99 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $361.90 and its 200-day simple moving average is $332.52. The company has a market capitalization of $676.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 0.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 0.99 and a quick ratio of 0.99. Visa Inc. has a 12 month low of $293.89 and a 12 month high of $385.57.

Visa (NYSE:V) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 28th. The credit-card processor reported $3.32 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.23 by $0.09. Visa had a net margin of 50.78% and a return on equity of 67.68%. The firm had revenue of $11.63 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.40 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.98 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 14.4% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Visa Inc. will post 13.16 earnings per share for the current year.

Visa Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

V has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Barclays began coverage on Visa in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $420.00 target price on the stock. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and set a $416.00 price target on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $466.00 price objective (up from $412.00) on shares of Visa in a report on Monday. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Visa from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $406.00 target price on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and twenty-four have issued a Buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Visa presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $416.62.

Visa News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa launched an enhanced version of A2A Protect, adding real-time risk insights and a unified fraud score that incorporates Featurespace technology. The offering is designed to help banks stop account-to-account fraud before funds leave customer accounts, potentially expanding Visa’s software and risk-management revenue opportunities. Visa launches enhanced A2A Protect
• Positive Sentiment: Handwave and Visa announced an integration allowing payment cards to be linked to palm biometrics. The technology could improve checkout convenience and security while supporting Visa’s efforts to grow tokenized and biometric payment transactions. Handwave and Visa palm biometrics integration
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst commentary continues to emphasize Visa’s durable payments-network moat and long-term growth potential. The stock has a consensus “Buy” rating and an average target price of $416.62, above its recent trading level. Why Visa is a top stock for the long term
• Neutral Sentiment: Advasa upgraded its Visa card to support USDC payments alongside fiat currency. The announcement highlights Visa’s role in stablecoin payments, although the direct financial impact appears limited because Advasa is a relatively small partner and regulatory risks remain. Advasa expands Visa card to support USDC
• Neutral Sentiment: Visa CEO Ryan McInerney sold 5,875 shares under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, while General Counsel Julie Rottenberg separately sold shares. The transactions may attract attention, but scheduled sales and continued insider ownership make them a limited signal of operating expectations. Visa CEO insider transaction
• Negative Sentiment: Visa has submitted roughly 6 million documents to the U.S. Department of Justice in an ongoing debit-card lawsuit. Discovery has been extended into 2027 and trial is expected in 2028, keeping potential regulatory remedies, legal costs and changes to debit practices as longer-term overhangs. Visa DOJ debit-card lawsuit

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Visa news, insider Tullier Kelly Mahon sold 57,272 shares of Visa stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $364.97, for a total transaction of $20,902,561.84. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 49,662 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,125,140.14. This trade represents a 53.56% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, General Counsel Julie B. Rottenberg sold 2,028 shares of Visa stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $381.35, for a total transaction of $773,377.80. Following the transaction, the general counsel directly owned 18,404 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,018,365.40. This trade represents a 9.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last three months, insiders have sold 104,537 shares of company stock valued at $37,540,837. Company insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

Visa Company 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.