1,298 Visa Inc. $V Shares Purchased by United Advisor Group LLC

United Advisor Group LLC boosted its holdings in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 14.2% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 10,441 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,298 shares during the period. United Advisor Group LLC’s holdings in Visa were worth $3,752,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. XXEC Inc. raised its position in shares of Visa by 153,118.8% in the 2nd quarter. XXEC Inc. now owns 186,260,448 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $63,904,097,000 after purchasing an additional 186,138,883 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its stake in shares of Visa by 0.7% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 82,872,209 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $28,432,626,000 after buying an additional 566,194 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its stake in shares of Visa by 13.0% during the 2nd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 15,720,068 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $5,393,398,000 after buying an additional 1,808,496 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in shares of Visa by 3.7% during the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 8,842,842 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $2,672,655,000 after buying an additional 316,559 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Amundi grew its position in shares of Visa by 16.5% during the second quarter. Amundi now owns 7,714,919 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $2,646,911,000 after buying an additional 1,092,315 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

Visa Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE V traded up $0.17 during trading on Friday, reaching $422.76. The stock had a trading volume of 9,219,148 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,437,748. Visa Inc. has a one year low of $293.89 and a one year high of $442.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 0.97. The stock has a market cap of $754.39 billion, a PE ratio of 34.29, a P/E/G ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 0.80. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $385.86 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $344.69.

Visa (NYSE:V) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 27th. The credit-card processor reported $3.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.44 by $0.04. Visa had a return on equity of 70.50% and a net margin of 51.20%. The business had revenue of $12.14 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.09 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.98 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 13.2% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts forecast that Visa Inc. will post 15.02 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Visa Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 1st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, November 10th will be issued a $0.78 dividend. This is a boost from Visa’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.67. This represents a $3.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 10th. Visa’s dividend payout ratio is presently 21.74%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Visa

In other Visa news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 5,875 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, November 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $416.22, for a total transaction of $2,445,292.50. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 15,174 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,315,722.28. This represents a 27.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, General Counsel Julie B. Rottenberg sold 1,867 shares of the firm’s 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 completion of the transaction, the general counsel owned 18,404 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,778,929.36. The trade was a 9.21% 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 quarter, insiders have sold 27,395 shares of company stock valued at $10,406,050. 0.12% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Key Headlines Impacting Visa

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa reported record fourth-quarter and full-year results, with adjusted earnings up 17% year over year, and raised its dividend by 16%. Truist also raised its price target to $470 and maintained a Buy rating, signaling analyst confidence in further upside. Visa earnings and dividend report Truist price target report
• Positive Sentiment: Visa is building six technology hubs in Singapore focused on AI, cybersecurity, and next-generation payments. The investment could strengthen its capabilities and support future commerce growth. Singapore technology hubs
• Neutral Sentiment: Visa launched an AI-shopping benchmark, highlighting potential opportunities in agentic commerce while noting that many test runs failed—evidence the technology is still developing. AI shopping benchmark announcement
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts have flagged rising client incentives and Visa’s premium valuation as risks that could constrain the case for buying the stock despite strong results. Zacks analysis of incentives and valuation
• Negative Sentiment: Gnosis Pay, a crypto-card provider that uses Visa, disclosed exposure of customers’ payment and personal data. The report says customer funds were safe; the incident was at Gnosis Pay’s legacy system, not Visa’s own platform, though it may raise broader questions about payment security. Gnosis Pay breach report

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $479.00 price target (up from $430.00) on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday, October 28th. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $500.00 price target (up from $445.00) on shares of Visa in a report on Wednesday, October 28th. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $440.00 price objective (up from $400.00) on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $420.00 price objective (up from $410.00) on shares of Visa in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of Visa from $410.00 to $430.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and thirty-five have assigned a Buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Visa presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $440.82.

About Visa

Visa Inc operates a global payments network that connects consumers, merchants, financial institutions and governments. Its network supports the authorization, clearing and settlement of electronic payments, including transactions made in person and online.

The company’s services include payment processing, fraud prevention, identity and risk management, and money-transfer solutions such as Visa Direct. Visa-branded credit, debit and prepaid cards are issued by participating financial institutions; Visa generally provides the network and related services rather than issuing cards or extending credit directly to consumers.

Visa traces its roots to BankAmericard, a bank card program launched in California in 1958.