Visa Inc. $V Shares Acquired by Curtis Advisory Group LLC

Curtis Advisory Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 115.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 5,290 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,840 shares during the quarter. Curtis Advisory Group LLC’s holdings in Visa were worth $1,855,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Capital World Investors lifted its position in shares of Visa by 0.8% during the third quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 24,792,246 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $8,463,484,000 after purchasing an additional 193,288 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its holdings in Visa by 4.2% in the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 13,114,674 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $4,475,403,000 after acquiring an additional 530,995 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc raised its holdings in Visa by 3.3% in the third quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 12,458,913 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $4,253,224,000 after acquiring an additional 399,845 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in Visa by 12.2% in the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 11,913,505 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $4,067,032,000 after acquiring an additional 1,298,435 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in Visa by 1.3% in the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 8,418,387 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $2,873,794,000 after acquiring an additional 108,264 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

Visa Stock Performance

Shares of Visa stock opened at $311.35 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $565.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.21, a P/E/G ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 0.80. Visa Inc. has a 52 week low of $293.89 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’s 50 day moving average is $312.08 and its two-hundred day moving average is $329.78.

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

Visa Dividend Announcement

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently weighed in on V shares. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $395.00 target price on shares of Visa in a report on Friday, January 30th. Daiwa Securities Group raised shares of Visa from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $370.00 target price on the stock in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Freedom Capital raised shares of Visa from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, February 16th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $385.00 target price on shares of Visa in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Bank of America started coverage on shares of Visa in a report on Thursday, March 5th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $410.00 target price on the stock. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $388.88.

Visa News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa launched and is operating an in‑house validator node on Stripe’s Tempo blockchain, positioning the company as an “anchor validator” to help enable real‑time stablecoin settlement and on‑chain payment rails — a move that could reduce processing frictions, deepen Visa’s role in settlement infrastructure and create new fee and product opportunities over time. Visa deepens blockchain push with Tempo validator node launch
• Positive Sentiment: Visa partnered with Neat to embed AI‑powered insurance and medical assistance into cards across Europe — a product enhancement aimed at increasing cardholder engagement, adding value to issuing partners, and potentially boosting transaction volume and service revenue. Neat and Visa Partner to Modernize Card Insurance and Assistance in Europe
• Neutral Sentiment: Visa is again a Platinum cosponsor for SBA’s National Small Business Week — a PR/partnership win that supports brand and SMB relationships but is unlikely to materially move near‑term revenue. SBA Announces Visa as Platinum Cosponsor for National Small Business Week 2026
• Negative Sentiment: Citigroup trimmed its price target for Visa from $450 to $400 while retaining a buy rating — a reduction that narrows implied upside and may signal slightly more conservative near‑term growth assumptions from a major analyst. Benzinga

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Visa news, Director Lloyd Carney sold 650 shares of the 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 $829,471.98. This represents a 19.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.12% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.