Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC Acquires 3,103 Shares of Visa Inc. $V

Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 60.8% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 8,204 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,103 shares during the quarter. Visa accounts for about 0.6% of Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 25th largest position. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Visa were worth $2,801,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of V. Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in shares of Visa by 50.1% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 20,635 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $6,522,000 after acquiring an additional 6,883 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Visa by 68.9% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 11,811 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $3,733,000 after purchasing an additional 4,817 shares during the period. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. lifted its stake in Visa by 4.6% in the first quarter. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. now owns 10,941 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $3,834,000 after purchasing an additional 477 shares during the last quarter. Grandview Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in Visa by 5.0% during the second quarter. Grandview Asset Management LLC now owns 7,344 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $2,608,000 after purchasing an additional 352 shares during the period. Finally, Symmetry Partners LLC grew its holdings in Visa by 65.8% during the second quarter. Symmetry Partners LLC now owns 975 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $346,000 after purchasing an additional 387 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Visa

In related news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 10,485 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $349.18, for a total transaction of $3,661,152.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 9,401 shares in the company, valued at $3,282,641.18. The trade was a 52.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, 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 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 ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 24,042 shares of company stock valued at $8,247,289. Company insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have issued reports on the company. Rothschild & Co Redburn upgraded Visa from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $385.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $408.00 price objective (up previously from $398.00) on shares of Visa in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Redburn Partners set a $385.00 price objective on shares of Visa in a report on Wednesday. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of Visa from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 8th. Finally, Truist Financial set a $374.00 price target on shares of Visa in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $391.58.

Visa Stock Performance

Visa stock opened at $326.96 on Thursday. Visa Inc. has a 1-year low of $299.00 and a 1-year high of $375.51. The company has a current ratio of 1.08, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. The firm has a market capitalization of $595.63 billion, a PE ratio of 32.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 0.81. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $338.70 and its 200 day simple moving average is $341.86.

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

Key Headlines Impacting Visa

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Cantor Fitzgerald initiated/upgraded Visa to a “strong-buy,” highlighting Visa as a top fintech pick ahead of earnings — a catalyst for buying interest. Cantor Fitzgerald buy call
• Positive Sentiment: Rothschild & Co Redburn lifted Visa from “neutral” to “buy” and set a $385 price target (~17.8% upside from the cited quote), reinforcing upside expectations and supporting bullish analyst sentiment. Rothschild upgrade
• Positive Sentiment: Visa deepens crypto-to-fiat payout capabilities via a Mercuryo/Visa Direct arrangement, which could increase cross-border payout volumes and position Visa in faster settlement rails. Zacks: crypto payout partnership
• Positive Sentiment: Amenify announced a collaboration with Visa to embed resident commerce and rewards into rental experiences — an example of Visa expanding payment/rewards use cases and merchant integrations. Amenify partnership
• Positive Sentiment: Visa partnered with GCash to enable seamless cross-border account funding for Filipinos and tourists — a regional expansion that can drive higher cross-border transaction volumes in Southeast Asia. Visa–GCash partnership
• Positive Sentiment: Belpointe Asset Management increased its stake in Visa (reported in a 13F), a small institutional accumulation signal that can be read as confidence from active managers. Belpointe stake increase
• Neutral Sentiment: Visa is publicly urging banks to rethink loyalty beyond simple rewards, positioning itself as a platform provider for next‑gen loyalty programs — long‑term strategic positioning but not an immediate earnings driver. PYMNTS: loyalty strategy
• Neutral Sentiment: Media/commentary pieces (Jim Cramer, stock comparisons with Mastercard) are highlighting valuation and sector dynamics; useful for sentiment but not direct company news. Jim Cramer commentary
• Negative Sentiment: Report that Visa plans to allow cardholders to spend rewards on Trump-related accounts could provoke political controversy or merchant/brand backlash for some investors — reputational risk that may weigh on sentiment for certain investor groups. Rewards on Trump accounts

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.