Berkshire Money Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V – Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 1,989 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock, valued at approximately $698,000.
A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of V. Clayton Financial Group LLC increased its holdings in Visa by 446.2% during 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 in the last quarter. PayPay Securities Corp increased its holdings in Visa by 102.7% during the 4th quarter. PayPay Securities Corp now owns 75 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares in the last quarter. Parvin Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in Visa by 200.0% during 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. Dorato Capital Management bought a new position in Visa during the 4th quarter worth about $30,000. Finally, Imprint Wealth LLC bought a new position in Visa during the 3rd quarter worth about $39,000. 82.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other Visa 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 completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 2,679 shares of the company’s stock, 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. Insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
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Key Visa News
Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Visa picked up a nomination for BeInCrypto’s 2026 Institutional Awards for “Best Stablecoin Infrastructure,” highlighting continued investment in card, settlement and blockchain rails that could open new fee and settlement opportunities. BeInCrypto 100 Institutional Awards Nomination: Visa for Best Stablecoin Infrastructure
- Positive Sentiment: Visa and TikTok launched a creator-focused debit card in the U.K., a targeted product play that deepens issuer relationships and monetizes fast-growing creator cash flows. Product rollouts like this can boost user engagement and interchange revenue in niche segments. Visa Teams With TikTok on Creator-Focused Debit Card
- Positive Sentiment: Visa expanded its payment-orchestration partnership with Dubai’s MoneyHash to enable Cybersource across the MoneyHash platform — a move that broadens Visa’s merchant-facing footprint in emerging-market e‑commerce and cross-border flows. Visa Expands Payment Orchestration Pact With Dubai’s MoneyHash
- Positive Sentiment: Visa’s Commercial Enhanced Data Program has phased out Level 2 incentives and now rewards verifiable Level 3 data — a shift that favors higher-quality, data-rich B2B transactions and could increase effective interchange on business spend if adoption rises. It’s Level 3 or Bust as Visa’s Interchange Shift Rewires B2B Data
- Neutral Sentiment: Visa joined the Backbone coalition of credit unions, broadening its advocacy and partner ecosystem — a reputational/partnership win but unlikely to move near-term revenue materially. Backbone Coalition Expands to 30 Members as Visa Joins Coalition
- Neutral Sentiment: Market summaries note Visa’s share price drifted lower in the latest session — a surface-level datapoint reflecting other headlines and broader market action rather than new company fundamentals. Visa (V) Suffers a Larger Drop Than the General Market: Key Insights
- Negative Sentiment: France’s CB payments network is pursuing a Europe-focused alternative to Visa/Mastercard, and EU scrutiny of card-network dominance is rising — a potential long-term competitive and regulatory headwind for Visa’s European economics. France’s CB Payments Network Aims to Take on Visa/Mastercard in EU
- Negative Sentiment: Analyst coverage is mixed ahead of upcoming results — one Zacks preview suggests Visa lacks the clear setup for an earnings beat, which can damp investor expectations heading into releases. Visa (V) Earnings Expected to Grow: Should You Buy?
Visa Trading Down 1.3%
Visa stock opened at $309.84 on Wednesday. Visa Inc. has a 52 week low of $293.89 and a 52 week high of $375.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a current ratio of 1.11. The stock has a market capitalization of $562.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.07, a PEG ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 0.80. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $310.65 and a 200 day simple moving average of $328.70.
Visa (NYSE:V – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The credit-card processor reported $3.17 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 business had revenue of $10.90 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.69 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $2.75 earnings per share. Visa’s quarterly revenue was up 14.6% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts expect that Visa Inc. will post 12.84 earnings per share for the current year.
Visa Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 10th were issued 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 yield of 0.9%. Visa’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 25.14%.
About Visa
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.
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