Visa Inc. $V Shares Purchased by Premier Path Wealth Partners LLC

Premier Path Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 14.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 13,284 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,711 shares during the quarter. Premier Path Wealth Partners LLC’s holdings in Visa were worth $4,659,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Sonoma Allocations LLC purchased a new position in Visa during the third quarter worth approximately $710,000. Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA raised its stake in Visa by 2.6% during the third quarter. Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA now owns 574,043 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $198,596,000 after purchasing an additional 14,581 shares during the period. Federated Hermes Inc. raised its stake in Visa by 24.1% during the third quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 823,262 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $281,045,000 after purchasing an additional 159,906 shares during the period. Parnassus Investments LLC raised its stake in Visa by 3.0% during the third quarter. Parnassus Investments LLC now owns 274,141 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $93,586,000 after purchasing an additional 8,061 shares during the period. Finally, Mawer Investment Management Ltd. raised its stake in Visa by 11.3% during the third quarter. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. now owns 2,352,766 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $803,187,000 after purchasing an additional 238,872 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Visa

In related news, Director Lloyd Carney sold 650 shares of Visa stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $309.62, for a total transaction of $201,253.00. Following the sale, 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 accessible through the SEC website. 0.12% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $411.00 price target (up from $398.00) on shares of Visa in a research note on Friday, January 30th. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Visa in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Cantor Fitzgerald raised shares of Visa to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Piper Sandler set a $160.00 price target on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group raised shares of Visa from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $370.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $390.96.

Visa Stock Performance

Visa stock opened at $304.73 on Monday. Visa Inc. has a 12-month low of $293.89 and a 12-month high of $375.51. The company has a market capitalization of $553.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.74 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 firm’s fifty day moving average price is $312.94 and its 200 day moving average price is $330.14.

Visa (NYSE:V) last released 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 net margin of 50.23% and a return on equity of 61.74%. The firm had revenue of $10.90 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.69 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.75 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 14.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts forecast that Visa Inc. will post 11.3 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Visa Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 10th were paid a dividend of $0.67 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 10th. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. Visa’s payout ratio is 25.14%.

Key Visa News

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa deepened its OwlTing partnership to enable debit‑funded USDC via Visa Direct, reducing crypto onboarding friction and positioning Visa as a rails provider for dollar‑stablecoin flows — a potential new revenue stream and strategic foothold in tokenized payments. Can Visa’s OwlTing Partnership Accelerate Stablecoin Adoption?
• Positive Sentiment: Visa launched Intelligent Commerce Connect, an AI‑commerce offering to let AI agents discover, select and pay for goods across cards and protocols — could expand transaction volume and stickiness if adoption by merchants and agent builders accelerates. How Can Visa’s Intelligent Commerce Connect Power AI Agents?
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple outlets highlight Visa’s combined AI + USDC moves as strategic growth initiatives that can drive longer‑term payment volumes and new revenue channels; analysts remain generally bullish on medium‑term fundamentals. Visa’s AI Commerce And USDC Push Weighed Against Valuation Upside
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street consensus price targets imply meaningful upside (~28% per recent coverage), signaling analyst confidence in Visa’s long‑term growth despite near‑term volatility — supports the thesis that current pullbacks may be buying opportunities for long‑term investors. Wall Street Sees 28% Upside in Visa (V). Here’s What the Market is Missing
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks and other outlets reiterate Visa as a long‑term core holding because of durable cash flow and network effects, but note execution and competition risks — useful context for buy‑and‑hold investors. Why Visa (V) is a Top Stock for the Long-Term
• Neutral Sentiment: Visa set its fiscal Q2 FY2026 earnings release date for April 28; upcoming results and management commentary will be a near‑term catalyst and could move the stock depending on volume trends and guidance. Visa to Announce Fiscal Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results on April 28, 2026
• Negative Sentiment: Reports from Singapore and broader merchant commentary show retailers pushing toward QR and alternative rails to avoid rising card processing fees — a structural threat that could pressure take‑rates or require Visa to absorb more costs. Singapore payment fees push retailers towards QR adoption
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive moves and fintech entrants continuing to refine issuing models (e.g., RS2 and other payments infrastructure players) keep pressure on margins and pricing dynamics over time — a reminder that innovation by challengers can blunt Visa’s pricing power. RS2 CEO gives card issuing unit two years to prove fintech model works

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.