Visa Inc. $V Position Cut by Florida Trust Wealth Management Co

Florida Trust Wealth Management Co lessened its position in shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 1.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 257,999 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after selling 3,425 shares during the quarter. Visa comprises 2.5% of Florida Trust Wealth Management Co’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. Florida Trust Wealth Management Co’s holdings in Visa were worth $90,482,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Parvin Asset Management LLC grew its stake in Visa by 200.0% during the 3rd quarter. Parvin Asset Management LLC now owns 75 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Sagard Holdings Management Inc. purchased a new position in Visa during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $31,000. Dorato Capital Management purchased a new position in Visa during the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. Imprint Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Visa during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $39,000. Finally, Strategic Advocates LLC acquired a new stake in Visa during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $43,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

Visa Stock Down 0.3%

Visa stock opened at $302.38 on Wednesday. Visa Inc. has a twelve month low of $293.89 and a twelve month high of $375.51. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $314.12 and a two-hundred day moving average of $330.84. 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 has a market capitalization of $548.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.37, a PEG ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.80.

Visa (NYSE:V) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The credit-card processor reported $3.17 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.14 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $10.90 billion during 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 company’s quarterly revenue was up 14.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $2.75 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect 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. Stockholders 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 of this dividend was Tuesday, February 10th. Visa’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 25.14%.

Visa News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa rolled out new AI-driven dispute-resolution tools aimed at speeding and automating chargeback and dispute workflows, which can cut operating costs, improve merchant/issuer experience and support margin expansion over time. Visa Launches New AI Tools to Manage Credit Card Disputes
• Positive Sentiment: Visa named Worldwide Tour Sponsor for BTS’s “ARIRANG” tour, a consumer-branding play that targets younger, global audiences and can deepen card usage/engagement in APAC and beyond — helpful for long-term volume growth and merchant partnerships. Visa cements global K-pop connection as Worldwide Tour Sponsor for “BTS WORLD TOUR ‘ARIRANG'”
• Positive Sentiment: Partnerships expanding payments reach: Bitget’s APAC card launch (in partnership with Visa) extends crypto-to-spend use cases in high-growth Asian markets — incremental volume and network effects if adoption scales. Bitget Brings Crypto Into Everyday Spending With APAC Launch of Bitget Card
• Positive Sentiment: Bullish analyst commentary and earnings momentum: several outlets highlight Visa’s strong earnings history, AI positioning for commerce, and potential to beat estimates again — supportive for investor confidence and valuation resilience. Why Visa (V) Could Beat Earnings Estimates Again
• Neutral Sentiment: Competitor dynamics: Evercore/Street moves trimming Mastercard price targets may be read two ways — weakness for a peer (positive for relative outperformance) or a sector signal of risk to payments volumes. Investors may reweight Visa versus MA based on these calls. Mastercard (MA) Price Target Cut by $60
• Negative Sentiment: Leadership disruption in India: Bloomberg reports Visa India head Sandeep Ghosh is stepping down — a potential near-term negative because India is a high-growth market for payments; executive turnover can raise questions about strategy continuity and local execution. Visa India Head Sandeep Ghosh Said to Step Down

Analysts Set New Price Targets

V has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Truist Financial set a $372.00 price objective on Visa in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $385.00 price objective on Visa in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Loop Capital initiated coverage on Visa in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. They set a “buy” rating and a $387.00 price objective for the company. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $411.00 price objective (up from $398.00) on shares of Visa in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Visa in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Seven research 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 company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $390.96.

Insider Activity at Visa

In other news, Director Lloyd Carney sold 650 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 directly owned 2,679 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $829,471.98. This trade represents a 19.53% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.12% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.