Visa Inc. $V Shares Sold by Dock Street Asset Management Inc.

Dock Street Asset Management Inc. trimmed its holdings in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 4.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 156,196 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after selling 7,585 shares during the quarter. Visa comprises 5.0% of Dock Street Asset Management Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. Dock Street Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Visa were worth $54,779,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in V. Rockland Trust Co. lifted its holdings in Visa by 4.4% during the 4th quarter. Rockland Trust Co. now owns 149,119 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $52,298,000 after buying an additional 6,333 shares in the last quarter. Shum Financial Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Visa by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Shum Financial Group Inc. now owns 4,435 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $1,555,000 after acquiring an additional 110 shares during the last quarter. Professional Financial Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Visa by 6.2% during the fourth quarter. Professional Financial Advisors LLC now owns 4,988 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $1,749,000 after acquiring an additional 291 shares during the period. Royal Fund Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Visa by 93.5% during the fourth quarter. Royal Fund Management LLC now owns 7,788 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $2,731,000 after acquiring an additional 3,763 shares during the period. Finally, Zevenbergen Capital Investments LLC boosted its holdings in Visa by 39.8% in the fourth quarter. Zevenbergen Capital Investments LLC now owns 43,163 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $15,138,000 after acquiring an additional 12,295 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have issued reports on the stock. HSBC upgraded shares of Visa from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 8th. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $411.00 price objective (up from $398.00) on shares of Visa in a report on Friday, January 30th. Macquarie Infrastructure reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $410.00 price objective on shares of Visa in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Daiwa Securities Group upgraded shares of Visa from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $370.00 target price for the company in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, Freedom Capital raised Visa from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, February 16th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $390.96.

Insider Activity at Visa

In other news, Director Lloyd Carney sold 650 shares of Visa stock in a transaction dated 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 $829,471.98. The trade was a 19.53% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.12% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Visa Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of NYSE:V opened at $300.88 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $315.58 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $331.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a current ratio of 1.11. The company has a market capitalization of $546.14 billion, a PE ratio of 28.22, a PEG ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 0.80. Visa Inc. has a 52 week low of $293.89 and a 52 week high of $375.51.

Visa (NYSE:V) last announced 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 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 quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.75 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 14.6% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts forecast that Visa Inc. will post 11.3 earnings per share for the current year.

Visa Announces Dividend

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

Trending Headlines about Visa

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa rolled out six AI-powered dispute-resolution tools aimed at cutting fraud losses, speeding chargeback resolution and reducing back‑office costs — a direct path to improving net margins and issuer/acquirer retention. Visa launches new AI tools to manage the charge dispute process
• Positive Sentiment: Visa highlights the same AI dispute push in broader press coverage; investors may view this as a scalable revenue/profitability lever if it reduces billions in avoidable costs across the payments ecosystem. AI Could Handle Your Next Credit Card Dispute, Visa Says
• Positive Sentiment: Deeper Ramp integration and expanded issuing deals position Visa as an embedded finance layer for enterprise bill-pay and real‑time controls — this can increase TPV and stickiness with corporate clients. How Ramp Visa (V) AI Bill‑Pay Deal Has Changed Its Embedded Payments Investment Story
• Positive Sentiment: Partnerships that bring crypto-to-payments (e.g., Bitget card launch with Visa in APAC) broaden payment flow sources and may lift transaction volumes over time. Bitget Brings Crypto Into Everyday Spending With APAC Launch of Bitget Card
• Positive Sentiment: Product enhancements that surface recurring payments in mobile banking apps improve cardholder engagement and reduce churn for issuers and merchants — supportive for long‑term TPV growth. Visa Inc. (V) makes it easy to track recurring payments on mobile banking apps
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst coverage remains generally favorable (consensus Buy) even as some targets shift; watch revisions for guidance on margin and volume assumptions. Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) Receives Average Rating of “Buy” from Analysts
• Neutral Sentiment: Several market writeups include Visa as a beneficiary of broader crypto and blockchain adoption — positive optionality but not a primary revenue driver yet. Top Cryptocurrency Stocks You Should Watch for a Healthy Portfolio
• Negative Sentiment: UBS trimmed its price target on Visa, signaling some analyst caution on upside from current levels — investors should monitor whether other firms follow. UBS Group Lowers Visa (NYSE:V) Price Target to $390.00
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive moves (e.g., Mastercard targeting SMB spend via Amazon integrations) increase rivalry in embedded payments and could pressure interchange and product-share gains. Can Mastercard Capture SMB Spend Through Amazon’s Ecosystem?
• Negative Sentiment: Policy risks remain: proposals to cap credit-card interest rates could reduce interchange yields and card availability if enacted — a macro/regulatory downside to monitor. Credit card interest rate cap could reduce access for over 100 million Americans, analysis finds

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.