BLB&B Advisors LLC Has $20.21 Million Stock Holdings in Visa Inc. $V

BLB&B Advisors LLC reduced its stake in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 4.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 59,199 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after selling 2,841 shares during the period. Visa accounts for 0.9% of BLB&B Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 28th biggest holding. BLB&B Advisors LLC’s holdings in Visa were worth $20,209,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. BankPlus Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Visa by 0.9% in the second quarter. BankPlus Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,338 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $1,185,000 after acquiring an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Transcendent Capital Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Visa by 2.9% during the second quarter. Transcendent Capital Group LLC now owns 1,013 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $360,000 after acquiring an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Insight Wealth Strategies LLC raised its position in shares of Visa by 1.6% during the third quarter. Insight Wealth Strategies LLC now owns 1,875 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $640,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares during the period. Old Port Advisors raised its position in shares of Visa by 0.9% during the third quarter. Old Port Advisors now owns 3,423 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $1,169,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares during the period. Finally, Interchange Capital Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Visa by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter. Interchange Capital Partners LLC now owns 6,413 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $2,276,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Visa news, Director Lloyd Carney sold 900 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $336.48, for a total value of $302,832.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 2,468 shares in the company, valued at $830,432.64. This represents a 26.72% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Paul D. Fabara sold 2,172 shares of Visa stock in a transaction on Friday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $325.93, for a total value of $707,919.96. Following the sale, the insider owned 26,413 shares in the company, valued at $8,608,789.09. The trade was a 7.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 24,042 shares of company stock valued at $8,247,289. 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: Analysts remain upbeat ahead of earnings — JPMorgan and others expect resilient consumer spending and solid growth at Visa and Mastercard into the Jan. 29 earnings window, which supports upside if volume and revenue trends hold. Visa, Mastercard Head Into Earnings With Spending Holding Firm
• Positive Sentiment: Partnership expansion into crypto-to-fiat rails via Mercuryo could open new volume and fees through Visa Direct and faster fiat conversions, a potential long-term revenue tailwind if adoption scales. Visa Brings Crypto-To-Fiat Convenience To Millions Via Mercuryo
• Neutral Sentiment: Wall Street broadly expects earnings growth for the quarter, which tempers downside risk — but forecasts leave little margin for a surprise beat, so guidance will drive near-term moves. Visa (V) Reports Next Week: Wall Street Expects Earnings Growth
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry commentary at Davos frames stablecoins (USDC) as complementary infrastructure rather than direct competition to card networks — this reduces regulatory/competitive threat but leaves blockchain adoption as a parallel opportunity. Circle CEO says USDC is a neutral layer, not a rival to Visa or Mastercard
• Negative Sentiment: Caution from some analysts: rising incentives and operating costs plus Visa’s rich valuation are cited as reasons to wait before buying ahead of the report — any weak guidance on margins or incentives could pressure the stock. Thinking of Buying Visa Before Q1 Earnings? You Might Want to Wait

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

V has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded shares of Visa to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Macquarie decreased their target price on shares of Visa from $425.00 to $410.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Bank of America upgraded shares of Visa from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $382.00 target price on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Hsbc Global Res raised Visa from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, December 8th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $401.52.

Visa Stock Down 0.1%

Visa stock opened at $326.01 on Friday. Visa Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $299.00 and a fifty-two week high of $375.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a current ratio of 1.08. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $338.50 and its 200 day simple moving average is $342.42. The stock has a market cap of $593.90 billion, a PE ratio of 31.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 0.81.

Visa (NYSE:V) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 28th. The credit-card processor reported $2.98 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 firm had revenue of $10.72 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.60 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.71 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.5% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts predict that Visa Inc. will post 11.3 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Visa Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 1st. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 12th were issued a dividend of $0.67 per share. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. This is an increase from Visa’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.59. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, November 12th. Visa’s dividend payout ratio is 26.25%.

About Visa

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.