Visa Inc. $V Shares Acquired by Procyon Advisors LLC

Procyon Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 13.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 17,383 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after buying an additional 2,034 shares during the period. Procyon Advisors LLC’s holdings in Visa were worth $6,096,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Parvin Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in Visa by 200.0% in the 3rd quarter. Parvin Asset Management LLC now owns 75 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Sagard Holdings Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Visa during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $31,000. Bare Financial Services Inc grew its position in shares of Visa by 287.0% in the second quarter. Bare Financial Services Inc now owns 89 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares in the last quarter. Imprint Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Visa in the third quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Finally, Strategic Advocates LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Visa in the third quarter valued at approximately $43,000. 82.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Headlines Impacting Visa

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa launched “Visa CLI,” a command-line tool from Visa Crypto Labs to let AI agents execute card payments — a direct move into agentic payments and AI-enabled commerce that could open new transaction volumes and keep Visa central to emerging payment rails. Visa unveils CLI tool to enable AI agents to execute card payments
• Positive Sentiment: Strategic product integrations: Visa expanded commerce capabilities with an Ingenico tie-up (integrating POS and payments) and rolled Visa Intelligent Authorisation (VIA) into Europe — moves that deepen merchant relationships and product stickiness beyond pure interchange. Visa’s Ingenico Tie-Up: Expanding Beyond the Payment Layer
• Positive Sentiment: New vertical and partner wins: Visa teamed with Paythru on a white‑label EV fleet wallet and with Bank of America on a FIFA World Cup cardholder sweepstakes — both help drive incremental consumer/merchant engagement and transaction volume. Visa and Paythru Team on EV Payments With White-Label Fleet Wallet
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst / investor commentary is broadly bullish on Visa’s long-term prospects, highlighting durable earnings growth and a strong competitive position — supportive for long-term holders but not an immediate catalyst. Could Buying Visa (V) Today Set You Up for Life?
• Neutral Sentiment: Legal/regulatory: The UK Court of Appeal allowed Mastercard and Visa to appeal a ruling on interchange fees — this procedural win preserves Visa’s ability to challenge fines/obligations but leaves ultimate exposure uncertain. Mastercard Incorporated (MA) and Visa Allowed to Appeal UK Ruling That Merchant Fees Breach Antitrust Law, Reuters Reports
• Negative Sentiment: Stablecoin and crypto fears have pressured the sector (and weighed on Visa in recent sessions); competing stablecoin rails and crypto-native payment options are seen as long-term disruptive risks if network incumbents can’t monetize them effectively. Visa (V) and Mastercard (MA) Battle Stablecoin Disruption With Bold 2026 Strategies
• Negative Sentiment: Options-market signal: Unusual activity — a large spike in put buying — suggests some traders are hedging or betting on near-term downside, which can amplify short-term volatility even if fundamentals remain intact. (Market data reported 129,825 puts bought versus a ~30k average.)

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Lloyd Carney sold 650 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $309.62, for a total value of $201,253.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 2,679 shares in the company, valued at approximately $829,471.98. This represents a 19.53% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 10,485 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 9,401 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,282,641.18. The trade was a 52.73% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.12% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Visa Stock Performance

Shares of Visa stock opened at $301.48 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $547.23 billion, a PE ratio of 28.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 0.78. The company has a quick ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. Visa Inc. has a 52 week low of $297.03 and a 52 week high of $375.51. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $320.50 and its 200-day simple moving average is $334.25.

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

Visa Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 10th were given a dividend of $0.67 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 10th. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. Visa’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 25.14%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently commented on V shares. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Visa in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. HSBC raised Visa from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, December 8th. Evercore set a $380.00 price target on Visa in a report on Friday, December 12th. Bank of America initiated coverage on shares of Visa in a report on Thursday, March 5th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $410.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded shares of Visa to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have given a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Visa currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $392.65.

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.