Factory Mutual Insurance Co. Decreases Stake in Visa Inc. $V

Factory Mutual Insurance Co. reduced its stake in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 0.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 332,951 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after selling 1,850 shares during the period. Visa comprises 1.2% of Factory Mutual Insurance Co.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 20th largest position. Factory Mutual Insurance Co.’s holdings in Visa were worth $116,769,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Clayton Financial Group LLC increased its stake in Visa by 446.2% in the 4th quarter. Clayton Financial Group LLC now owns 71 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares during the period. Parvin Asset Management LLC increased 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 during the period. Dorato Capital Management purchased a new position in Visa in the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. Imprint Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Visa in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $39,000. Finally, Strategic Advocates LLC purchased a new position in Visa in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $43,000. 82.15% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Visa Price Performance

V opened at $309.20 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a current ratio of 1.11. Visa Inc. has a 52-week low of $293.89 and a 52-week high of $375.51. The stock has a market capitalization of $561.25 billion, a PE ratio of 29.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 0.80. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $312.44 and its 200-day moving average price is $329.96.

Visa (NYSE:V) last posted 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 return on equity of 61.74% and a net margin of 50.23%.The firm had revenue of $10.90 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.69 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.75 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 14.6% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts predict that Visa Inc. will post 11.3 EPS for the current year.

Visa Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. Visa’s payout ratio is currently 25.14%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Visa

In related news, Director Lloyd Carney sold 650 shares of Visa stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the director directly owned 2,679 shares in the company, valued at $829,471.98. The trade was a 19.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.12% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

V has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $411.00 target price (up from $398.00) on shares of Visa in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Daiwa Securities Group raised 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, February 2nd. Piper Sandler set a $160.00 target price on Visa in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Macquarie Infrastructure reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $410.00 target price on shares of Visa in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Visa currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $390.96.

Trending Headlines about Visa

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst/feature pieces highlight Visa as a very safe dividend‑growth name — praising its fee‑for‑flow model, strong free cash flow and a consistent payout (trailing annual dividend ≈ $2.52). Those narratives support demand from income and quality growth investors. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Visa announced a strategic partnership with European InsurTech Neat to modernize embedded insurance and assistance on Visa cards — this can increase cardholder stickiness, add product revenue streams, and improve value for issuers and merchants. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Visa is a Platinum cosponsor of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s National Small Business Week (May 3–9), a marketing and relationship initiative that can deepen SME partnerships and card adoption among small businesses. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage comparing Visa with peers (American Express, Mastercard) underscores Visa’s scalable payments‑network economics versus issuer/lender models — useful framing for investors but more descriptive than catalytic. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks/analyst commentary notes industry shifts (AI, tokenization, new rails) and keeps Visa in the competitive mix; signals to watch technology and product investments rather than immediate upside/downside. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Industry analysis on stablecoin and on‑chain settlement suggests emerging settlement rails could rewire parts of the payment/settlement stack over time — a potential competitive or margin headwind if Visa’s interchange/settlement role is displaced or commoditized. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Broader crypto/stablecoin volume projections and commentary (large projected growth) signal both opportunity and disruption risk; investors should monitor Visa’s strategy to integrate tokenized rails versus losing settlement share. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Some short‑term weakness was flagged in recent market pieces (price pullbacks cited), a reminder that cyclical market flows and macro headlines can temporarily pressure even high‑quality payment names. Read More.

Visa 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.