Brookstone Capital Management Purchases 11,868 Shares of Visa Inc. $V

Brookstone Capital Management boosted its holdings in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 23.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 63,013 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after acquiring an additional 11,868 shares during the quarter. Brookstone Capital Management’s holdings in Visa were worth $22,099,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in V. Sonoma Allocations LLC bought a new stake in shares of Visa in the third quarter worth $710,000. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in Visa by 1.8% during the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,241,348 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $438,196,000 after acquiring an additional 21,401 shares during the last quarter. Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA lifted its holdings in Visa by 2.6% in the third quarter. Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA now owns 574,043 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $198,596,000 after acquiring an additional 14,581 shares during the period. Federated Hermes Inc. boosted its position in Visa by 24.1% in the third quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 823,262 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $281,045,000 after purchasing an additional 159,906 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Parnassus Investments LLC boosted its position in Visa by 3.0% in the third quarter. Parnassus Investments LLC now owns 274,141 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $93,586,000 after purchasing an additional 8,061 shares during the last quarter. 82.15% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Visa

In other news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 10,485 shares of the stock in a transaction on 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 sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 9,401 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,282,641.18. This represents a 52.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Lloyd Carney sold 650 shares of the firm’s 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 sale, the director owned 2,679 shares in the company, valued at $829,471.98. The trade was a 19.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.12% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Visa Stock Performance

Shares of V opened at $298.76 on Thursday. 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 business has a 50-day simple moving average of $316.08 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $332.01. The stock has a market cap of $542.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.03, a PEG ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 0.78. Visa Inc. has a 52 week low of $293.89 and a 52 week high of $375.51.

Visa (NYSE:V) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 29th. The credit-card processor reported $3.17 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.14 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $10.90 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.69 billion. Visa had a return on equity of 61.74% and a net margin of 50.23%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 14.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.75 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Visa Inc. will post 11.3 EPS for the current year.

Visa Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 10th were paid 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%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

V has been the subject of several research reports. Piper Sandler set a $160.00 price target on shares of Visa in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Loop Capital assumed coverage on shares of Visa in a report on Tuesday. They issued a “buy” rating and a $387.00 price objective on the stock. Truist Financial set a $372.00 target price on shares of Visa in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. UBS Group reduced their target price on shares of Visa from $425.00 to $390.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Bank of America assumed coverage on shares of Visa in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $410.00 price target on the stock. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $390.96.

Key Headlines Impacting Visa

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Deepened Ramp partnership — Visa expanded a multi‑year issuing deal and embedded AI agents to automate corporate bill pay and real‑time spend controls, positioning Visa as an embedded finance layer inside enterprise spend workflows. Can Visa’s Ramp Integration Transform Enterprise Spend Management?
• Positive Sentiment: AI dispute‑resolution tools — Visa launched six new AI tools to streamline charge dispute handling (aiming to cut fraud costs and operational friction for issuers, acquirers and merchants), which could drive more platform value and client stickiness. Visa launches new AI tools to manage the charge dispute process
• Positive Sentiment: Network & blockchain moves — Visa joined the Canton Network as a super validator to help extend privacy‑preserving on‑chain infrastructure for banks, reinforcing its strategy to embed payment rails into blockchain enterprise use cases. Visa Inc. (V) Joins Canton Network to Accelerate Financials Mainstream Onchain Transition
• Positive Sentiment: Broad analyst support — Visa retains a consensus Buy profile and recent coverage initiations (e.g., Loop Capital’s Buy/$387 PT) highlight upside from a valuation reset, supporting longer‑term investor confidence. Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) Receives Average Rating of “Buy” from Analysts
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation debate — Several analyst and investor pieces (Seeking Alpha, Zacks) position Visa as a high‑quality compounder now trading at a lower valuation, creating a narrative that could attract value‑oriented buyers over time. Visa: A Rare Discount On A World Class Compounder
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive moves in stablecoins — Mastercard’s deal for BVNK pulls a notable stablecoin infrastructure partner closer to Mastercard, which could shift parts of the digital‑asset payments opportunity away from Visa. Mastercard’s BVNK Deal Brings Stablecoins Into Undervalued Payments Giant
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/oversight risk — Reporting flags renewed FTC scrutiny and guidance for large payments firms around discrimination and cross‑border practices, which could raise compliance costs or slow some product rollouts. Visa’s Cross Border Growth Story Meets New FTC Scrutiny
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst price‑target adjustments — UBS trimmed its target (from $425 to $390) while keeping a Buy, a move that can temper enthusiasm even if the fundamental view remains constructive. Benzinga coverage of UBS price target change

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.