Visa (NYSE:V) Stock Unloaded Rep. Josh Gottheimer

Posted by Chris Copeland on Mar 25th, 2026

Representative Josh Gottheimer (Democratic-New Jersey) recently sold shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V). In a filing disclosed on March 16th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Visa stock on February 18th. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “MORGAN STANLEY – SELECT UMA ACCOUNT # 1” account.

Representative Josh Gottheimer also recently made the following trade(s):

Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Infineon Technologies (OTCMKTS:IFNNY) on 2/27/2026.
Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) on 2/27/2026.
Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) on 2/26/2026.
Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU) on 2/20/2026.
Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Carvana (NYSE:CVNA) on 2/18/2026.
Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) on 2/5/2026.
Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Cummins (NYSE:CMI) on 2/5/2026.
Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of GE Vernova (NYSE:GEV) on 2/5/2026.
Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) on 2/4/2026.
Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) on 2/4/2026.

Visa Trading Up 0.6%

V stock traded up $1.89 on Wednesday, reaching $305.65. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 3,171,261 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,039,460. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $319.26 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $333.66. Visa Inc. has a 12-month low of $297.03 and a 12-month high of $375.51. The firm has a market cap of $554.81 billion, a PE ratio of 28.67, a PEG ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 0.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a current ratio of 1.11.

Visa (NYSE:V – Get Free Report) 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. Visa had a net margin of 50.23% and a return on equity of 61.74%. The business had revenue of $10.90 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.69 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.75 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 14.6% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts forecast that Visa Inc. will post 11.3 EPS for the current year.

Visa Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 10th were issued a dividend of $0.67 per share. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 10th. Visa’s dividend payout ratio is currently 25.14%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Visa

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Visa by 0.9% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 162,544,006 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $57,711,249,000 after buying an additional 1,461,575 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its stake in shares of Visa by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 82,798,151 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $29,038,140,000 after acquiring an additional 626,821 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Visa by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 44,042,586 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $15,411,395,000 after acquiring an additional 388,996 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its holdings in shares of Visa by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 41,092,294 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $14,411,480,000 after acquiring an additional 716,218 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital World Investors increased its holdings in shares of Visa by 0.8% during the third quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 24,792,246 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $8,463,484,000 after acquiring an additional 193,288 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on V. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Visa in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Freedom Capital upgraded shares of Visa from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, February 16th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $411.00 price objective (up from $398.00) on shares of Visa in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Visa in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded Visa to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $392.65.

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Visa News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

Positive Sentiment: Visa was named the first major payments company to join the Canton Network as a “Super Validator,” positioning it to help banks bring privacy‑preserving, on‑chain payment flows to market — a move that could open institutional blockchain volume and new fee streams. Visa to Bring Privacy-Preserving Payments to Canton Network
Positive Sentiment: Analysis of Visa’s recent partnership with Ingenico (linking AXIUM POS to the Visa Acceptance Platform) highlights faster merchant onboarding, simplified in‑store certifications and broader omnichannel support — implications: faster merchant adoption and incremental acceptance-related revenue. Assessing Visa (V) Valuation After The New Ingenico Payments Partnership
Positive Sentiment: Rain expanded its Visa membership into Asia‑Pacific to scale stablecoin‑backed payment infrastructure and card programs — a sign Visa is enabling stablecoin/crypto‑fiat rails that could increase cross‑border and instant‑settlement volumes in APAC. Rain Expands Visa Membership into Asia-Pacific to Scale Stablecoin Payment Infrastructure
Positive Sentiment: Visa‑branded integrations continue to expand into crypto/NFT ecosystems — e.g., Pudgy Penguins launched a Visa‑backed crypto debit card — incrementally broadening Visa’s exposure to crypto payment activity and branded card issuance. Pudgy Penguins Launches Visa-Backed Crypto Debit Card Worldwide
Positive Sentiment: Visa’s Pismo platform helped Vivi Money launch a new financial platform in Australia, showing how Visa’s owned infrastructure can drive card and deposit product growth for fintech partners. This supports recurring transaction and processing revenue. Visa’s Pismo Helps Vivi Money Launch New Financial Platform
Neutral Sentiment: New consumer card offerings using Visa rails (Uphold’s premium Visa Signature card; DoorDash Crimson Visa debit gas cashback) increase branded card volume but are largely issuer/partner dependent for economics. These are distribution wins but not guaranteed material to Visa’s top line short term. Uphold Unlocks Crypto Spending Power with a Premium Visa Signature Credit Card DoorDash Pays Delivery Drivers Extra to Beat High Gas Prices
Negative Sentiment: Reports of UK card payments disruptions generated short‑term operational and reputational noise; any repeated outages at Visa‑linked networks or processors can dent merchant confidence and temporarily hit volumes. Visa down LIVE as UK shoppers report payments not working

Insider Transactions at Visa

In related news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 10,485 shares of the company’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 transaction, the chief executive officer owned 9,401 shares in the company, valued at $3,282,641.18. The trade was a 52.73% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Lloyd Carney sold 650 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $309.62, for a total transaction of $201,253.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 2,679 shares in the company, valued at $829,471.98. This trade represents a 19.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

About Representative Gottheimer

Josh Gottheimer (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing New Jersey’s 5th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2017. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Gottheimer (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent New Jersey’s 5th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

Gottheimer is also running for election for Governor of New Jersey. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on June 10, 2025.

Gottheimer attended the University of Pennsylvania for his undergraduate degree. He became a Thouron Fellow at Oxford and attended Harvard Law School. Gottheimer worked as a speech writer under former President Bill Clinton (D), assisting with two State of the Union addresses, among other projects. Before running for Congress, he worked for Microsoft as a general manager for corporate strategy.

About Visa

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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.