6,445 Shares in Visa Inc. $V Purchased by Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC

Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC purchased a new position in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 6,445 shares of the credit-card processor's stock, valued at approximately $2,211,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in V. Cresta Advisors Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Visa during the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. Parvin Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. Philadelphia Investment Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Visa in the second quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Virtus Advisers LLC acquired a new position in Visa during the second quarter worth approximately $33,000. Finally, RHL Group LLC acquired a new position in Visa during the fourth quarter worth approximately $34,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.15% of the company's stock.

Visa Stock Up 1.7%

Shares of NYSE:V opened at $378.99 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $676.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 0.76. The company has a 50 day moving average of $361.90 and a two-hundred day moving average of $332.52. Visa Inc. has a 52-week low of $293.89 and a 52-week high of $385.57. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60.

Visa (NYSE:V - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The credit-card processor reported $3.32 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.23 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $11.63 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $11.40 billion. Visa had a net margin of 50.78% and a return on equity of 67.68%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 14.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.98 earnings per share. As a group, analysts forecast that Visa Inc. will post 13.16 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Visa Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, August 11th were issued a $0.67 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, August 11th. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. Visa's payout ratio is currently 22.79%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 20,970 shares of Visa stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $340.25, for a total transaction of $7,135,042.50. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 15,174 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,162,953.50. The trade was a 58.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Tullier Kelly Mahon sold 57,272 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $364.97, for a total value of $20,902,561.84. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 49,662 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,125,140.14. This trade represents a 53.56% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 104,537 shares of company stock worth $37,540,837 in the last quarter. 0.12% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Key Headlines Impacting Visa

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa launched an enhanced version of A2A Protect, adding real-time risk insights and a unified fraud score that incorporates Featurespace technology. The offering is designed to help banks stop account-to-account fraud before funds leave customer accounts, potentially expanding Visa’s software and risk-management revenue opportunities. Visa launches enhanced A2A Protect
• Positive Sentiment: Handwave and Visa announced an integration allowing payment cards to be linked to palm biometrics. The technology could improve checkout convenience and security while supporting Visa’s efforts to grow tokenized and biometric payment transactions. Handwave and Visa palm biometrics integration
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst commentary continues to emphasize Visa’s durable payments-network moat and long-term growth potential. The stock has a consensus “Buy” rating and an average target price of $416.62, above its recent trading level. Why Visa is a top stock for the long term
• Neutral Sentiment: Advasa upgraded its Visa card to support USDC payments alongside fiat currency. The announcement highlights Visa’s role in stablecoin payments, although the direct financial impact appears limited because Advasa is a relatively small partner and regulatory risks remain. Advasa expands Visa card to support USDC
• Neutral Sentiment: Visa CEO Ryan McInerney sold 5,875 shares under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, while General Counsel Julie Rottenberg separately sold shares. The transactions may attract attention, but scheduled sales and continued insider ownership make them a limited signal of operating expectations. Visa CEO insider transaction
• Negative Sentiment: Visa has submitted roughly 6 million documents to the U.S. Department of Justice in an ongoing debit-card lawsuit. Discovery has been extended into 2027 and trial is expected in 2028, keeping potential regulatory remedies, legal costs and changes to debit practices as longer-term overhangs. Visa DOJ debit-card lawsuit

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

V has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Erste Group Bank upgraded shares of Visa from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, July 27th. Wolfe Research restated an "outperform" rating and set a $460.00 price objective (up from $435.00) on shares of Visa in a report on Tuesday, August 25th. UBS Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $420.00 target price (up from $410.00) on shares of Visa in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. BNP Paribas Exane upgraded Visa to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $466.00 price target (up from $412.00) on shares of Visa in a research report on Monday. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and twenty-four have issued a Buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Visa currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $416.62.

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.

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