Insider Selling: Visa (NYSE:V) CEO Sells $2,108,008.75 in Stock

Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 5,875 shares of Visa stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $358.81, for a total value of $2,108,008.75. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 15,174 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,444,582.94. This trade represents a 27.91% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Ryan Mcinerney also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, September 1st, Ryan Mcinerney sold 5,875 shares of Visa stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $379.65, for a total value of $2,230,443.75.
• On Friday, August 21st, Ryan Mcinerney sold 5,875 shares of Visa stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $367.87, for a total value of $2,161,236.25.

Visa Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE V opened at $360.44 on Monday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $369.04 and its 200 day moving average is $340.78. The stock has a market cap of $643.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.65, a P/E/G ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 0.77. Visa Inc. has a 1-year low of $293.89 and a 1-year high of $385.57. The company has a current ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60.

Visa (NYSE:V) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The credit-card processor reported $3.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.23 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $11.63 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.40 billion. Visa had a return on equity of 67.68% and a net margin of 50.78%.Visa’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.98 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Visa Inc. will post 13.22 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Visa Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, August 11th were paid a $0.67 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, August 11th. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Visa’s dividend payout ratio is 22.79%.

More Visa News

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa reported that nearly 17% of its stablecoin-linked card volume in fiscal 2026 year-to-date came from business and commercial programs. The company also supports more than 160 stablecoin-linked card programs, suggesting adoption is expanding beyond retail crypto spending into treasury management, settlement and cross-border payments. Visa Data Shows Stablecoins Gaining Traction in Business Payments
• Positive Sentiment: Reports said Visa is leading or backing a consortium launching the Open USD/OUSD stablecoin, alongside more than 100 companies and major payments and crypto firms. The initiative could strengthen Visa’s position in emerging stablecoin settlement and payment infrastructure, though near-term financial benefits remain uncertain. Visa-Led Consortium Launches OUSD Stablecoin
• Positive Sentiment: Visa is also promoting expanded payment services, including the Visa Infinite Series in South Africa and faster government disbursements through Visa Direct. These efforts support continued international card-network growth and diversification of payment use cases. Visa Launches the Visa Infinite Series in South Africa
• Neutral Sentiment: Visa CEO Ryan McInerney sold 5,875 shares for approximately $2.1 million under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. While the transaction reduced his direct holdings by about 28%, the planned nature of the sale makes it a limited standalone signal about management’s outlook. Visa CEO Form 4 Filing
• Negative Sentiment: The European Central Bank’s digital-euro project could eventually provide an alternative to Visa and Mastercard in Europe, where the two networks process nearly half of card payments. However, adoption faces challenges among consumers, merchants and banks, making this primarily a longer-term competitive risk. Digital Euro Challenges Visa and Mastercard

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Visa

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. QRG Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Visa by 10.8% during the second quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 310,501 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $106,530,000 after buying an additional 30,182 shares during the period. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. lifted its stake in Visa by 21.6% in the second quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 153,432 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $52,629,000 after acquiring an additional 27,224 shares during the period. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in Visa by 0.7% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 82,872,209 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $28,432,626,000 after acquiring an additional 566,194 shares in the last quarter. Talon Private Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in Visa by 100.7% in the second quarter. Talon Private Wealth LLC now owns 14,479 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $4,968,000 after acquiring an additional 7,265 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Marathon Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in Visa by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. Marathon Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 18,744 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $6,431,000 after purchasing an additional 239 shares during the period. 82.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have weighed in on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $430.00 price target on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Susquehanna reaffirmed a “positive” rating and set a $427.00 price objective (up from $410.00) on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Clear Str upgraded Visa to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on Visa from $387.00 to $405.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Visa from $400.00 to $450.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and thirty-four have assigned a Buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Visa currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $425.21.

Visa Company Profile

Visa Inc is a global payments technology company that operates one of the world’s largest electronic payments networks. Through its VisaNet platform, the company facilitates the authorization, clearing and settlement of payment transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and governments.

Visa provides payment products and services for credit, debit, prepaid and commercial transactions. Its offerings also include digital payment capabilities, tokenization, fraud prevention, risk management and other value-added services designed to support secure electronic commerce and contactless payments.