Visa Inc. $V Shares Purchased by Harbor Investment Advisory LLC

Harbor Investment Advisory LLC increased its holdings in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 5.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 41,178 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,993 shares during the quarter. Visa accounts for about 1.1% of Harbor Investment Advisory LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 15th largest holding. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC’s holdings in Visa were worth $14,442,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Parvin Asset Management LLC grew 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 valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the period. Sagard Holdings Management Inc. acquired a new position in Visa during the second quarter worth $31,000. Bare Financial Services Inc raised its position in Visa by 287.0% during the second quarter. Bare Financial Services Inc now owns 89 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 66 shares during the period. Imprint Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Visa during the third quarter valued at $39,000. Finally, Strategic Advocates LLC purchased a new position in Visa during the third quarter valued at $43,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

More Visa News

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa launched “Visa CLI,” a command-line tool from Visa Crypto Labs to let AI agents execute card payments — a direct move into agentic payments and AI-enabled commerce that could open new transaction volumes and keep Visa central to emerging payment rails. Visa unveils CLI tool to enable AI agents to execute card payments
• Positive Sentiment: Strategic product integrations: Visa expanded commerce capabilities with an Ingenico tie-up (integrating POS and payments) and rolled Visa Intelligent Authorisation (VIA) into Europe — moves that deepen merchant relationships and product stickiness beyond pure interchange. Visa’s Ingenico Tie-Up: Expanding Beyond the Payment Layer
• Positive Sentiment: New vertical and partner wins: Visa teamed with Paythru on a white‑label EV fleet wallet and with Bank of America on a FIFA World Cup cardholder sweepstakes — both help drive incremental consumer/merchant engagement and transaction volume. Visa and Paythru Team on EV Payments With White-Label Fleet Wallet
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst / investor commentary is broadly bullish on Visa’s long-term prospects, highlighting durable earnings growth and a strong competitive position — supportive for long-term holders but not an immediate catalyst. Could Buying Visa (V) Today Set You Up for Life?
• Neutral Sentiment: Legal/regulatory: The UK Court of Appeal allowed Mastercard and Visa to appeal a ruling on interchange fees — this procedural win preserves Visa’s ability to challenge fines/obligations but leaves ultimate exposure uncertain. Mastercard Incorporated (MA) and Visa Allowed to Appeal UK Ruling That Merchant Fees Breach Antitrust Law, Reuters Reports
• Negative Sentiment: Stablecoin and crypto fears have pressured the sector (and weighed on Visa in recent sessions); competing stablecoin rails and crypto-native payment options are seen as long-term disruptive risks if network incumbents can’t monetize them effectively. Visa (V) and Mastercard (MA) Battle Stablecoin Disruption With Bold 2026 Strategies
• Negative Sentiment: Options-market signal: Unusual activity — a large spike in put buying — suggests some traders are hedging or betting on near-term downside, which can amplify short-term volatility even if fundamentals remain intact. (Market data reported 129,825 puts bought versus a ~30k average.)

Visa Price Performance

Shares of NYSE V opened at $301.48 on Monday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $320.50 and a 200-day simple moving average of $334.25. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $547.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 0.78. Visa Inc. has a 52 week low of $297.03 and a 52 week high of $375.51.

Visa (NYSE:V) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The credit-card processor reported $3.17 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 analyst estimates of $10.69 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $2.75 earnings per share. Visa’s quarterly revenue was up 14.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts predict that Visa Inc. will post 11.3 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Visa Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently commented on the stock. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Visa in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $395.00 price target on shares of Visa in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Daiwa Securities Group upgraded Visa from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $370.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Piper Sandler set a $160.00 price objective on Visa in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Visa in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Visa currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $392.65.

Insider Activity 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 transaction, the director owned 2,679 shares in the company, valued at approximately $829,471.98. This trade represents a 19.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 10,485 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $349.18, for a total value of $3,661,152.30. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 9,401 shares in the company, valued at $3,282,641.18. This trade represents a 52.73% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

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.