SteelPeak Wealth LLC Cuts Stake in Visa Inc. $V

SteelPeak Wealth LLC lessened its position in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 10.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 26,020 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after selling 3,147 shares during the period. SteelPeak Wealth LLC’s holdings in Visa were worth $9,125,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Parvin Asset Management LLC lifted its position in Visa by 200.0% in the third quarter. Parvin Asset Management LLC now owns 75 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. Dorato Capital Management acquired a new position in Visa during the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. Sagard Holdings Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Visa during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $31,000. Imprint Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Visa during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $39,000. Finally, Strategic Advocates LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Visa in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $43,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

Visa Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:V opened at $300.88 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $546.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 1.11 and a quick ratio of 1.11. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $315.08 and its 200-day simple moving average is $331.37. Visa Inc. has a 12 month low of $293.89 and a 12 month high of $375.51.

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

Visa Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 10th were given a $0.67 dividend. 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%.

Visa News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa launched six AI-powered dispute tools aimed at automating case analysis, merchant responses and real‑time insights — management says this should reduce fraud-related losses and backstop issuer/merchant relationships, supporting the company’s growth and margin story. Visa’s New AI Dispute Tools Target Fraud Costs And Support Growth Narrative
• Positive Sentiment: Visa is part of new merchant/payment product rollouts (example: Bitget Card in APAC), which can expand transaction volume and cross‑border flows in growing crypto-related payment use cases. These partnerships support TPS and fee growth if adoption scales. Bitget Brings Crypto Into Everyday Spending With APAC Launch of Bitget Card
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and trade press continue to flag Visa as a play on payments/crypto exposure in thematic lists — this can attract long-term thematic flows but is unlikely to move near-term fundamentals by itself. Top Cryptocurrency Stocks You Should Watch for a Healthy Portfolio
• Negative Sentiment: An analyst downgrade was published today, citing valuation or near-term concerns — downgrades can trigger short-term selling and pressure relative performance. Visa (NYSE:V) Stock Price Down 1.2% on Analyst Downgrade
• Negative Sentiment: UBS cut Visa’s price target (to $390), a formal pullback in street expectations that can limit upside for investor models and reweight recommendations. UBS Group Lowers Visa (NYSE:V) Price Target to $390.00
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive pressures: coverage notes that Mastercard is pursuing SMB spend via Amazon and embedded payments — successful wins by rivals in high-frequency merchant ecosystems could pressure Visa’s market-share or interchange trends over time. Can Mastercard Capture SMB Spend Through Amazon’s Ecosystem?
• Negative Sentiment: Emerging local competitors (discussion of a UK-focused rival) highlight regulatory and market-share risk in key markets — incremental but worth monitoring for longer-term competitive dynamics. Interview: Boku CEO Stuart Neal on why the UK needs a Mastercard, Visa rival

Insider Buying and Selling at Visa

In other news, Director Lloyd Carney sold 650 shares of Visa stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $309.62, for a total transaction of $201,253.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 2,679 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $829,471.98. The trade was a 19.53% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.12% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently weighed in on V. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. HSBC upgraded Visa from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 8th. Freedom Capital upgraded shares of Visa from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 16th. Loop Capital began coverage on shares of Visa in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. They set a “buy” rating and a $387.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Macquarie Infrastructure reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $410.00 price target on shares of Visa in a report on Friday, January 30th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $390.96.

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.