Savvy Advisors Inc. Acquires 3,251 Shares of Visa Inc. $V

Savvy Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 17.1% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 22,234 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,251 shares during the period. Savvy Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Visa were worth $7,590,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in V. Harbor Asset Planning Inc. bought a new position in Visa in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Sagard Holdings Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Visa in the second quarter worth $31,000. Bare Financial Services Inc lifted its holdings in shares of Visa by 287.0% in the second quarter. Bare Financial Services Inc now owns 89 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 66 shares in the last quarter. Hoese & Co LLP bought a new position in shares of Visa during the second quarter worth $36,000. Finally, Quaker Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in Visa by 202.7% during the second quarter. Quaker Wealth Management LLC now owns 114 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 225 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

Visa Trading Up 0.6%

V opened at $330.04 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $338.37 and a 200 day moving average of $340.29. The company has a current ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. Visa Inc. has a 12 month low of $299.00 and a 12 month high of $375.51. The firm has a market cap of $599.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.96, a P/E/G ratio of 1.88 and a beta of 0.79.

Visa (NYSE:V) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 29th. The credit-card processor reported $3.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.14 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $10.90 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.69 billion. Visa had a return on equity of 61.74% and a net margin of 50.23%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 14.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.75 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts forecast that Visa Inc. will post 11.3 EPS for the current year.

Visa Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 10th will be given a $0.67 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 10th. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. Visa’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 25.14%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have commented on V shares. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Evercore set a $380.00 target price on Visa in a report on Friday, December 12th. Daiwa America upgraded Visa from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Truist Financial set a $372.00 price target on Visa in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group raised Visa from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $370.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $392.21.

Insider Buying and Selling at Visa

In other news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 10,485 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $349.18, for a total value of $3,661,152.30. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 9,401 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,282,641.18. This trade represents a 52.73% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Paul D. Fabara sold 2,172 shares of Visa stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $325.93, for a total transaction of $707,919.96. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 26,413 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,608,789.09. This represents a 7.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.12% of the stock is owned by insiders.

More Visa News

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research has lifted multiple near‑ and longer‑term EPS forecasts for Visa (Q2–FY2028 upgrades), which supports a higher earnings trajectory and helps justify current valuation multiples. Here’s Why Visa (V) is a Strong Momentum Stock
• Positive Sentiment: Mentions of a new crypto debit‑card tied to the Pudgy Penguins NFT project (reports indicate the card uses Visa rails) create a narrative that Visa continues to capture new payment corridors (crypto/consumer finance) — incremental volumes and interchange over time if partnerships scale. Pudgy Penguins (PENGU) Lifts After Visa Debit Card Reveal: What You Should Know
• Neutral Sentiment: Visa announced upcoming investor presentations (Morgan Stanley TMT on March 3; Wolfe Research FinTech on March 11). These events can provide management updates and near‑term cadence but are routine — potential for small guidance/strategy clarifications. Visa to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences
• Negative Sentiment: Europe is moving to reduce reliance on Visa and Mastercard (policy proposals/local initiatives), which creates regulatory and competitive risk — possible lower cross‑border volumes, pricing pressure or product reengineering in the region if measures advance. This is the clearest near‑term regulatory downside to monitor. Europe Moves to Cut Reliance on Visa and Mastercard

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.