Barlow Wealth Partners LLC Buys 1,937 Shares of Visa Inc. $V

Barlow Wealth Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 1.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 105,509 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,937 shares during the quarter. Visa makes up 4.0% of Barlow Wealth Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest position. Barlow Wealth Partners LLC’s holdings in Visa were worth $36,904,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Parvin Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of 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 buying an additional 50 shares during the period. Sagard Holdings Management Inc. bought a new position in Visa in the second quarter worth about $31,000. Imprint Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Visa in the third quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Strategic Advocates LLC acquired a new position in Visa in the third quarter valued at approximately $43,000. Finally, Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo LLC grew its holdings in shares of Visa by 344.8% during the third quarter. Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo LLC now owns 129 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Visa

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa will join the Canton Network as a super‑validator to extend privacy‑preserving, bank‑focused onchain infrastructure — a strategic move that strengthens Visa’s positioning in institutional blockchain rails and long‑term payments innovation. Visa Joins Canton Network
• Positive Sentiment: Loop Capital initiated coverage with a Buy rating and a $387 price target, signaling Wall Street confidence and providing fresh upward price guidance for investors. Loop Capital Buy, $387 PT
• Positive Sentiment: Visa partnered with Ramp to develop AI agents for corporate bill pay, which could expand enterprise product revenue, reduce client costs, and deepen Visa’s role in B2B payments. Visa + Ramp AI Agents
• Neutral Sentiment: Veem expanded its partnership with Visa to launch global virtual accounts for businesses — a commercialization win that may modestly increase transaction volumes over time. Veem Partnership
• Neutral Sentiment: New platforms (e.g., Nium) now enable stablecoin‑funded cards across both Visa and Mastercard networks — this broadens on‑ramps for crypto flows through Visa rails, but much of the execution is driven by third‑party issuers. Nium Stablecoin Cards
• Negative Sentiment: UBS cut its price target from $425 to $390 (but kept a Buy rating), a downward revision that can temper upside expectations despite continued analyst optimism. UBS Price Target Cut (Benzinga)
• Negative Sentiment: Mastercard’s acquisition of BVNK (a stablecoin partner that had worked with Visa) and other rival moves increase competitive pressure in tokenized/stablecoin payment rails. BVNK Acquired by Mastercard
• Negative Sentiment: The FTC has signaled scrutiny around cross‑border and discrimination risks tied to large payment firms, introducing potential regulatory risk to Visa’s cross‑border expansion story. FTC Scrutiny on Cross‑Border Growth

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Visa in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Macquarie Infrastructure reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $410.00 price objective on shares of Visa in a report on Friday, January 30th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $411.00 target price (up from $398.00) on shares of Visa in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Bank of America started coverage on shares of Visa in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $410.00 price target for the company. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group upgraded shares of Visa from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $370.00 price objective for the company in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $390.96.

Visa Trading Up 0.9%

Shares of V opened at $302.12 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $316.62 and its 200 day moving average price is $332.24. The stock has a market capitalization of $548.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.34, a P/E/G ratio of 1.72 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.

Visa (NYSE:V) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 29th. The credit-card processor reported $3.17 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 company had revenue of $10.90 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.69 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.75 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 14.6% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts expect that Visa Inc. will post 11.3 earnings per share for the current year.

Visa Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 10th were paid a $0.67 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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 currently 25.14%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Lloyd Carney sold 650 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $309.62, for a total value of $201,253.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director 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 transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 10,485 shares of the firm’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 completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 9,401 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $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. Company 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.