Factory Mutual Insurance Co. Has $114.29 Million Stake in Visa Inc. $V

Factory Mutual Insurance Co. decreased its position in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 3.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 334,801 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after selling 10,250 shares during the quarter. Visa comprises 1.1% of Factory Mutual Insurance Co.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 19th largest holding. Factory Mutual Insurance Co.’s holdings in Visa were worth $114,294,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Visa by 0.9% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 162,544,006 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $57,711,249,000 after purchasing an additional 1,461,575 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Visa by 2.5% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 43,096,802 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $15,253,245,000 after buying an additional 1,067,631 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Visa in the second quarter worth about $7,034,939,000. TCI Fund Management Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Visa by 14.6% during the 2nd quarter. TCI Fund Management Ltd. now owns 19,067,558 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $6,769,936,000 after acquiring an additional 2,429,996 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Visa by 1.1% during the 2nd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 12,820,885 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $4,552,057,000 after acquiring an additional 145,665 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Visa

In other Visa news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 10,485 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $349.18, for a total value of $3,661,152.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 9,401 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,282,641.18. The trade was a 52.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.12% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Key Headlines Impacting Visa

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa agreed to buy Argentina payment platforms Prisma Medios de Pago and Newpay from Advent International, accelerating local scale and product capability in a large Latin American market; transaction expected to close this quarter. Visa to Acquire Prisma Medios de Pago and Newpay in Argentina
• Positive Sentiment: Visa is expanding crypto/stablecoin payout rails via a partnership that lets Wirex use Visa Direct for stablecoin-funded push-to-card payouts — a move that can grow transaction volume and open new BaaS revenue streams. Visa Helps Wirex Provide Stablecoin Payments for BaaS Clients
• Positive Sentiment: Visa struck a strategic partnership with Banqup to integrate e-invoicing and e-payments in Europe, supporting commercial solution adoption and potential revenue growth from SMB and B2B flows. Banqup and Visa enter strategic partnership
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst sentiment shows pockets of optimism — Freedom Capital upgraded Visa to “strong-buy” and Zacks profiles Visa as a top-ranked growth stock, which can support demand from momentum and institutional buyers. Zacks / Freedom Capital coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry commentary highlights Visa among financial-transaction peers that benefit from cross-border and e-commerce growth, but also face rising technology and expense pressures — a mixed backdrop for margins. 5 Financial Transaction Stocks to Watch
• Neutral Sentiment: A number of fintech and payments startups (including those founded by Visa/AmEx alumni) and third-party service expansions (e.g., RemoFirst’s RemoVisa) underscore broader ecosystem innovation but are not direct drivers of Visa Inc.’s near-term revenue. RemoFirst expands RemoVisa service
• Negative Sentiment: Shares are trading below key technical levels (50- and 200-day moving averages) on lighter-than-average volume, which can amplify short-term weakness and make the stock more sensitive to profit-taking. (Market technicals and volume cited in trading data.)
• Negative Sentiment: Sector headwinds — rising tech and processing costs and competition (e.g., new UK card initiatives) — could pressure margins over time despite revenue growth, a risk noted in industry coverage. Olympics boost spending in Italy; UK banks push Visa, Mastercard rival

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on V shares. Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded Visa to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Visa in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Robert W. Baird set a $425.00 target price on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. HSBC upgraded shares of Visa from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, December 8th. Finally, TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Visa in a report on Friday, January 30th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $392.21.

Visa Price Performance

Shares of Visa stock opened at $318.69 on Friday. 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 company has a market cap of $578.47 billion, a PE ratio of 29.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 0.79. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $336.94 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $339.09. Visa Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $299.00 and a fifty-two week high of $375.51.

Visa (NYSE:V) last issued its quarterly 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 analyst estimates of $10.69 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.75 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 14.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts expect that Visa Inc. will post 11.3 EPS for the current year.

Visa Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 10th will be issued a $0.67 dividend. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 10th. Visa’s payout ratio is currently 25.14%.

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.