Cypress Financial Planning LLC Acquires New Stake in Visa Inc. $V

Cypress Financial Planning LLC bought a new position in shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 1,966 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock, valued at approximately $690,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Parvin Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Visa by 200.0% in the third quarter. Parvin Asset Management LLC now owns 75 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Sagard Holdings Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Visa during the 2nd quarter worth $31,000. Bare Financial Services Inc grew its holdings in shares of Visa by 287.0% in the 2nd 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 last quarter. Imprint Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Visa during the third quarter worth $39,000. Finally, Strategic Advocates LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Visa during the third quarter valued at $43,000. 82.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Lloyd Carney sold 650 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the director directly owned 2,679 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $829,471.98. The trade was a 19.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 10,485 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $349.18, for a total transaction of $3,661,152.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 9,401 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,282,641.18. This represents a 52.73% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.12% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Visa Stock Performance

Shares of V stock opened at $299.19 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $543.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.07, a P/E/G ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 0.78. Visa Inc. has a 1-year low of $294.32 and a 1-year high of $375.51. The company has a current ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $317.09 and its 200-day simple moving average is $332.51.

Visa (NYSE:V) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 29th. The credit-card processor reported $3.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.69 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $2.75 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Visa Inc. will post 11.3 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Visa Announces Dividend

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. Piper Sandler set a $160.00 price target on Visa in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Daiwa Securities Group raised shares of Visa from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $370.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $411.00 target price (up from $398.00) on shares of Visa in a report on Friday, January 30th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $385.00 target price on shares of Visa in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Bank of America started coverage on shares of Visa in a report on Thursday, March 5th. They set a “buy” rating and a $410.00 price target on the stock. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Visa has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $392.65.

More Visa News

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa expanded its blockchain footprint by joining the Canton Network as a Super Validator — a move that reinforces its role in private blockchain payments for banks and highlights accelerating stablecoin settlement volume (Visa cited a ~$4.6B annualized run rate across 130+ programs). This supports Visa’s long-term strategy to monetize data and settlement services. Visa Joins Canton Network as Super Validator to Power Private Blockchain Payments for Banks
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst coverage remains constructive — a recent piece reiterates Visa as a buy with double-digit EPS growth on track and technical support near current levels, which can bolster investor confidence and demand for the shares. Visa: Double-Digit EPS Growth Remains On Track, Shares Tag Key Technical Support
• Positive Sentiment: Visa gained incremental commercial reach as Veem expanded its partnership to launch global virtual accounts that leverage Visa rails — a direct revenue/volume pickup through more business flows on Visa’s network. Veem Expands Partnership with Visa to Launch Global Virtual Accounts for Businesses
• Neutral Sentiment: Payment infrastructure provider Nium launched a platform enabling businesses to issue stablecoin-funded cards on both Visa and Mastercard via one integration; this could drive more token-funded transactions through Visa’s rails but benefits both networks equally. Investors will watch who captures market share and the economics of on‑ramp/off‑ramp conversion. Nium launches stablecoin card issuance platform across Visa and Mastercard
• Negative Sentiment: One of Visa’s earlier stablecoin partners, BVNK, is being acquired by Mastercard — a partner shift that could cede some stablecoin-related deal flow and capabilities to a direct rival, representing a potential competitive headwind in crypto-linked payment services. Visa’s stablecoin ally falls for Mastercard

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.