Visa Inc. $V Position Lessened by Orange Investment Advisors Inc.

Orange Investment Advisors Inc. decreased its holdings in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 8.7% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 26,167 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after selling 2,482 shares during the period. Visa makes up 1.2% of Orange Investment Advisors Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 21st biggest position. Orange Investment Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Visa were worth $9,403,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. Beacon Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Visa by 2.0% during the third quarter. Beacon Capital Management LLC now owns 1,283 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $461,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares during the period. Argyle Capital Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Visa by 0.7% during the third quarter. Argyle Capital Partners LLC now owns 3,912 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $1,406,000 after purchasing an additional 27 shares during the last quarter. Concorde Asset Management LLC boosted its position in Visa by 4.0% in the 2nd quarter. Concorde Asset Management LLC now owns 728 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $250,000 after buying an additional 28 shares during the last quarter. Ellis Investment Partners LLC increased its position in Visa by 2.1% in the third quarter. Ellis Investment Partners LLC now owns 1,363 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $490,000 after purchasing an additional 28 shares during the period. Finally, Legacy Financial Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Visa by 3.8% during the 3rd quarter. Legacy Financial Group Inc. now owns 769 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $276,000 after buying an additional 28 shares during the period. 82.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Visa Stock Up 0.0%

NYSE:V opened at $408.02 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $377.30 and a 200 day simple moving average of $350.38. Visa Inc. has a 52-week low of $293.89 and a 52-week high of $414.60. The company has a market cap of $728.08 billion, a PE ratio of 34.70, a PEG ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 0.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 0.99.

Visa (NYSE:V) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The credit-card processor reported $3.32 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.23 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $11.63 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $11.40 billion. Visa had a return on equity of 67.68% and a net margin of 50.78%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 14.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.98 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Visa Inc. will post 13.22 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Visa Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, August 11th were paid a dividend of $0.67 per share. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a dividend 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%.

Insider Activity

In other news, General Counsel Julie Rottenberg sold 1,867 shares of Visa stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $368.34, for a total value of $687,690.78. Following the sale, the general counsel directly owned 18,404 shares in the company, valued at $6,778,929.36. This trade represents a 9.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction 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, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 5,875 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $358.81, for a total transaction of $2,108,008.75. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 15,174 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,444,582.94. This represents a 27.91% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 78,792 shares of company stock worth $28,863,319 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Visa

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Tokenization may support revenue growth. UBS said Visa and Mastercard could generate additional revenue as digital transactions expand and merchants adopt tokenized payments to improve security and reduce fraud. Tokenization could contribute low-single-digit percentage growth to total revenue and a somewhat larger contribution to value-added services. UBS tokenization revenue article
• Positive Sentiment: Visa is building new growth channels in commercial payments. The company introduced tools using AI agents, virtual-card security and fraud prevention for business payments. Visa is also participating in cross-border stablecoin and tokenized-bank-deposit initiatives involving Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. These efforts could expand payment volume and Visa’s technology-related services over time. Visa AI and stablecoin technology article
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst estimates edged higher. Erste Group raised its fiscal 2027 EPS forecast for Visa to $15.04 from $15.01 and maintained a Buy rating, reinforcing confidence in the company’s earnings outlook. Visa analyst estimates
• Neutral Sentiment: Reports of a Fireblocks acquisition were denied. Fireblocks said rumors that Visa was pursuing a roughly $2.5 billion acquisition were not true, removing speculation about a potentially significant crypto expansion or acquisition cost. Fireblocks acquisition report
• Negative Sentiment: Payment stocks faced sector-wide pressure. Visa and Mastercard slipped alongside American Express after investors questioned the quality and sustainability of American Express’s quarterly revenue and tax-related results. The reaction suggests investors may be demanding stronger evidence of durable growth ahead of Visa’s earnings report. Payment stocks sector pressure article
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and execution risks remain. With Visa trading at a premium earnings multiple and approaching its 52-week high, investors may be taking profits while awaiting confirmation that AI, stablecoins and tokenization will materially accelerate revenue. Visa’s reported workforce reductions also highlight potential restructuring and automation-related uncertainty.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

V has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Bank of America lifted their price objective on Visa from $410.00 to $430.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on shares of Visa from $420.00 to $430.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, October 12th. Clear Str upgraded shares of Visa to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Cantor Fitzgerald set a $445.00 price objective on shares of Visa and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, DZ Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Visa in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and thirty-four have given a Buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $427.24.

About Visa

Visa Inc (NYSE: V) is a global payments technology company that facilitates electronic payments between consumers, businesses, financial institutions and governments. Through its VisaNet network, the company authorizes, clears and settles transactions made with Visa-branded credit, debit and prepaid cards, while generally not issuing cards, extending credit or setting cardholder account terms.

Visa provides payment products and services for consumer, commercial and government payments, as well as digital commerce and money movement.