Fiera Capital Corp Buys 23,879 Shares of Visa Inc. $V

Fiera Capital Corp increased its stake in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 4.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 569,706 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after buying an additional 23,879 shares during the period. Fiera Capital Corp’s holdings in Visa were worth $194,486,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Cumberland Partners Ltd boosted its stake in Visa by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. Cumberland Partners Ltd now owns 136,471 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $46,588,000 after purchasing an additional 576 shares in the last quarter. Avestar Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of Visa by 1.4% in the third quarter. Avestar Capital LLC now owns 20,787 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $7,096,000 after buying an additional 296 shares in the last quarter. CFO4Life Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Visa by 4.4% during the third quarter. CFO4Life Group LLC now owns 29,165 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $9,956,000 after buying an additional 1,227 shares during the last quarter. Harold Davidson & Associates Inc. increased its position in shares of Visa by 35.5% during the third quarter. Harold Davidson & Associates Inc. now owns 21,611 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $7,378,000 after acquiring an additional 5,658 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd increased its position in shares of Visa by 1.8% during the third quarter. Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd now owns 63,971 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $21,838,000 after acquiring an additional 1,152 shares in the last quarter. 82.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting Visa

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa agreed to buy Argentina payment platforms Prisma Medios de Pago and Newpay from Advent International, accelerating local scale and product capability in a large Latin American market; transaction expected to close this quarter. Visa to Acquire Prisma Medios de Pago and Newpay in Argentina
• Positive Sentiment: Visa is expanding crypto/stablecoin payout rails via a partnership that lets Wirex use Visa Direct for stablecoin-funded push-to-card payouts — a move that can grow transaction volume and open new BaaS revenue streams. Visa Helps Wirex Provide Stablecoin Payments for BaaS Clients
• Positive Sentiment: Visa struck a strategic partnership with Banqup to integrate e-invoicing and e-payments in Europe, supporting commercial solution adoption and potential revenue growth from SMB and B2B flows. Banqup and Visa enter strategic partnership
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst sentiment shows pockets of optimism — Freedom Capital upgraded Visa to “strong-buy” and Zacks profiles Visa as a top-ranked growth stock, which can support demand from momentum and institutional buyers. Zacks / Freedom Capital coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry commentary highlights Visa among financial-transaction peers that benefit from cross-border and e-commerce growth, but also face rising technology and expense pressures — a mixed backdrop for margins. 5 Financial Transaction Stocks to Watch
• Neutral Sentiment: A number of fintech and payments startups (including those founded by Visa/AmEx alumni) and third-party service expansions (e.g., RemoFirst’s RemoVisa) underscore broader ecosystem innovation but are not direct drivers of Visa Inc.’s near-term revenue. RemoFirst expands RemoVisa service
• Negative Sentiment: Shares are trading below key technical levels (50- and 200-day moving averages) on lighter-than-average volume, which can amplify short-term weakness and make the stock more sensitive to profit-taking. (Market technicals and volume cited in trading data.)
• Negative Sentiment: Sector headwinds — rising tech and processing costs and competition (e.g., new UK card initiatives) — could pressure margins over time despite revenue growth, a risk noted in industry coverage. Olympics boost spending in Italy; UK banks push Visa, Mastercard rival

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have commented on the company. Macquarie Infrastructure reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $410.00 target price on shares of Visa in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $395.00 price target on shares of Visa in a report on Friday, January 30th. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Visa in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $408.00 price target (up from $398.00) on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Visa presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $392.21.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 10,485 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $349.18, for a total value of $3,661,152.30. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 9,401 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,282,641.18. This trade represents a 52.73% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

Visa Price Performance

NYSE V opened at $318.69 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $336.94 and a 200-day moving average price of $339.09. 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 1.11, a current ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The firm has a market capitalization of $578.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.90, a PEG ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 0.79.

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

Visa Dividend Announcement

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

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.