Exchange Traded Concepts LLC Acquires 23,065 Shares of Visa Inc. $V

Exchange Traded Concepts LLC lifted its stake in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 125.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 41,488 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after purchasing an additional 23,065 shares during the period. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC’s holdings in Visa were worth $14,163,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in V. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Visa in the 2nd quarter valued at about $7,034,939,000. TCI Fund Management Ltd. increased its stake in Visa by 14.6% in the second quarter. TCI Fund Management Ltd. now owns 19,067,558 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $6,769,936,000 after purchasing an additional 2,429,996 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its position in shares of Visa by 110.4% during the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 3,954,937 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $1,396,930,000 after purchasing an additional 2,075,289 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Visa by 0.9% in the 2nd 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 period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Visa by 2.5% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 43,096,802 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $15,253,245,000 after buying an additional 1,067,631 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

Key Stores Impacting Visa

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa’s retail data show stronger holiday spending across major markets — U.S. holiday retail spend up ~4.2% and Canada up ~4.4%, with ecommerce rising faster than overall sales; that supports higher payment volumes and merchant activity on Visa’s network. Visa Analysis: U.S. Holiday Spending Rose 4.2%
• Positive Sentiment: Canada-specific Retail Spend Monitor: Visa reports 4.4% YoY holiday retail growth, strong in-store mix (88%) and 7% e‑commerce growth — evidence Visa’s data/analytics business (VCA) and payments volume benefit from resilient consumer demand. Visa Analysis: Canada Holiday Spending Rises 4.4%
• Positive Sentiment: Long-term performance narrative: retrospective pieces highlight Visa’s dominance (handling nearly $17T TPV in fiscal 2025) and the secular cashless tailwind — bullish context for revenue/earnings multiple expansion. If You’d Invested $1,000 in Visa 10 Years Ago…
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street sentiment remains constructive: multiple recent buy/overweight ratings and a median analyst target materially above current levels support upside expectations. Visa Inc. Receives Average Rating of “Buy”
• Neutral Sentiment: Competitive landscape piece compares Visa vs. PayPal — highlights different strategic bets (scale/network vs. AI-driven commerce) but doesn’t indicate immediate market-share disruption for Visa. Visa vs. PayPal: Which Fintech Stock Has More Upside?
• Neutral Sentiment: Several industry stories (consumer use of AI/tools, crypto payment narratives) mention Visa tangentially as part of broader payments trends — informative but not immediately stock-moving. Holiday Shoppers Increase Their Use of Cross-Channel Shopping and AI Tools
• Neutral Sentiment: Global political/legal news referencing “visa bans” is unrelated to Visa Inc.; investors should ignore that headline when assessing the company. US targets former EU commissioner, activists with visa bans
• Negative Sentiment: Legal settlement: Visa and Mastercard agreed to pay a combined ~$167.5M in an ATM-fee lawsuit — a modest cash hit but a negative near-term expense and reminder of regulatory/legal exposure. Visa, Mastercard agree to pay combined $167.5m in ATM fee lawsuit
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling and mixed institutional moves flagged in data summaries may create some investor caution despite analyst optimism; watch for whether selling continues into the new year. QuiverQuant Visa summary (includes insider/activity data)

Insider Activity at Visa

In related news, Director Lloyd Carney sold 900 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $336.48, for a total transaction of $302,832.00. Following the sale, the director owned 2,468 shares in the company, valued at approximately $830,432.64. This represents a 26.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 10,485 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $341.00, for a total value of $3,575,385.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 537 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $183,117. This represents a 95.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 24,042 shares of company stock valued at $8,175,152. 0.12% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have weighed in on V. Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $408.00 target price (up from $398.00) on shares of Visa in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Robert W. Baird set a $425.00 price objective on Visa in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Erste Group Bank cut Visa from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, September 22nd. HSBC raised shares of Visa from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $335.00 to $389.00 in a research note on Sunday, December 7th. Finally, UBS Group set a $425.00 price target on shares of Visa and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $402.52.

Visa Price Performance

Shares of V opened at $353.57 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.08, a current ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. Visa Inc. has a twelve month low of $299.00 and a twelve month high of $375.51. The stock has a market capitalization of $644.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.63, a P/E/G ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 0.82. The company has a 50 day moving average of $337.77 and a 200-day moving average of $344.25.

Visa (NYSE:V) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The credit-card processor reported $2.98 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.97 by $0.01. Visa had a net margin of 50.15% and a return on equity of 60.31%. The business had revenue of $10.72 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.60 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $2.71 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 11.5% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Visa Inc. will post 11.3 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Visa Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 1st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 12th were issued a $0.67 dividend. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, November 12th. This is a positive change from Visa’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.59. Visa’s dividend payout ratio is 26.25%.

Visa Company 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.