Visa Inc. $V Shares Sold by Hantz Financial Services Inc.

Hantz Financial Services Inc. lessened its holdings in shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 12.3% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 160,775 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after selling 22,501 shares during the quarter. Visa accounts for about 0.8% of Hantz Financial Services Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 24th largest holding. Hantz Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in Visa were worth $54,885,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Transcendent Capital Group LLC lifted its stake 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 worth $360,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Insight Wealth Strategies LLC grew its stake in shares of Visa by 1.6% in the third quarter. Insight Wealth Strategies LLC now owns 1,875 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $640,000 after buying an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Old Port Advisors raised its holdings in shares of Visa by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Old Port Advisors now owns 3,423 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $1,169,000 after buying an additional 29 shares during the period. Interchange Capital Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Visa by 0.5% during the 2nd quarter. Interchange Capital Partners LLC now owns 6,413 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $2,276,000 after buying an additional 30 shares during the period. Finally, Carr Financial Group Corp lifted its position in Visa by 2.4% during the 3rd quarter. Carr Financial Group Corp now owns 1,290 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $440,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. 82.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Visa

In other news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 10,485 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 2nd. The shares were 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 owned 9,401 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,282,641.18. This represents a 52.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Paul D. Fabara sold 2,172 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $325.93, for a total transaction of $707,919.96. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 26,413 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,608,789.09. This trade represents a 7.60% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on V. Rothschild Redb upgraded shares of Visa from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. HSBC upgraded shares of Visa from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $335.00 to $389.00 in a research note on Sunday, December 7th. Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $408.00 price objective (up from $398.00) on shares of Visa in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Daiwa Capital Markets upgraded shares of Visa from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $370.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Monday. Finally, KeyCorp reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $405.00 price target on shares of Visa in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $392.00.

Key Visa News

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa Direct will enable cross‑border remittances to over 95% of UnionPay debit cardholders in Mainland China by mid‑2026 — a major expansion of direct push‑to‑card flows into the world’s largest card network that could boost cross‑border volume and fee revenue. ‘Visa Direct’ To Enable Cross-Border Transfers To China
• Positive Sentiment: Visa has enabled stablecoin settlement with NymCard in the Gulf Cooperation Council region, allowing USDC settlement for Visa transactions — this can lower settlement friction, speed funding to issuers and support 24/7 rails that reduce float and operational costs. NymCard and Visa Launch Stablecoin Settlement in GCC Region
• Positive Sentiment: Major brokerages reiterated bullish ratings (Outperform at Royal Bank of Canada and Macquarie), which supports investor confidence and can help sustain multiple expansion relative to peers. Visa’s (V) Outperform Rating Reiterated at Royal Bank Of Canada
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst/commentary pieces (Zacks, The Motley Fool) highlight Visa’s strong revenue and profit growth and position as a high‑quality growth stock in fintech, which may keep retail interest elevated. Here’s Why Visa (V) is a Strong Growth Stock
• Neutral Sentiment: New issuer products using the Visa network (e.g., U.S. Bank’s Business Shield Visa card) signal continued demand from banks to issue Visa‑branded cards, supporting volume indirectly but not a direct revenue surprise. U.S. Bank Business Shield™ Visa® Card Offers Intro 0% APR
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry and competitive commentary (earnings comparisons with Mastercard, Seeking Alpha pieces) provide context on market share and margin dynamics but don’t report new company‑specific catalysts. Visa Vs. Mastercard’s Earnings Review
• Neutral Sentiment: Macro/industry items (e.g., Reuters on Alphabet’s India expansion, travel/visa coverage) are tangential to Visa’s near‑term fundamentals and more relevant for broader market risk sentiment than for Visa specifically. Alphabet plans major India expansion as US tightens visa rules

Visa Stock Performance

Shares of V stock opened at $329.07 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $599.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.87, a PEG ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 0.79. The business has a 50 day moving average of $338.74 and a two-hundred day moving average of $341.25. Visa Inc. has a 52 week low of $299.00 and a 52 week high of $375.51. The company has a quick ratio of 1.08, a current ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51.

Visa (NYSE:V) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The credit-card processor reported $3.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.14 by $0.03. Visa had a return on equity of 61.74% and a net margin of 50.23%.The business had revenue of $10.90 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.69 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.75 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 14.6% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts anticipate that Visa Inc. will post 11.3 EPS for the current year.

Visa Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 2nd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 10th will be issued a dividend of $0.67 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 10th. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. Visa’s payout ratio is 25.14%.

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.