Calamos Advisors LLC Buys 7,900 Shares of Visa Inc. $V

Calamos Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V - Free Report) by 1.2% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 669,367 shares of the credit-card processor's stock after purchasing an additional 7,900 shares during the period. Visa makes up approximately 0.7% of Calamos Advisors LLC's holdings, making the stock its 22nd largest holding. Calamos Advisors LLC's holdings in Visa were worth $240,524,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in V. Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Co. raised its stake in shares of Visa by 1.8% during the third quarter. Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Co. now owns 2,867 shares of the credit-card processor's stock worth $1,030,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Alta Advisers Ltd raised its position in Visa by 77.9% in the 3rd quarter. Alta Advisers Ltd now owns 11,798 shares of the credit-card processor's stock worth $4,239,000 after purchasing an additional 5,166 shares during the period. Syverson Strege & Co raised its position in Visa by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. Syverson Strege & Co now owns 1,357 shares of the credit-card processor's stock worth $488,000 after purchasing an additional 37 shares during the period. Argonautica Private Wealth Management Inc. lifted its stake in Visa by 0.4% in the third quarter. Argonautica Private Wealth Management Inc. now owns 8,246 shares of the credit-card processor's stock worth $2,963,000 after purchasing an additional 32 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ullmann Wealth Partners Group LLC lifted its stake in Visa by 5.2% in the third quarter. Ullmann Wealth Partners Group LLC now owns 2,403 shares of the credit-card processor's stock worth $864,000 after purchasing an additional 119 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.15% of the company's stock.

Visa Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of Visa stock traded up $0.17 during trading on Friday, reaching $422.76. 9,219,148 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,437,748. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54. The firm has a market cap of $754.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 0.80. Visa Inc. has a 1 year low of $293.89 and a 1 year high of $442.23. The stock's fifty day moving average is $385.86 and its 200 day moving average is $344.69.

Visa (NYSE:V - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 27th. The credit-card processor reported $3.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.44 by $0.04. Visa had a return on equity of 70.50% and a net margin of 51.20%. The company had revenue of $12.14 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.09 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.98 EPS. Visa's revenue was up 13.2% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Visa Inc. will post 15.02 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Visa Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 1st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.78 per share. This represents a $3.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. This is a boost from Visa's previous quarterly dividend of $0.67. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 10th. Visa's payout ratio is presently 21.74%.

Insider Activity at Visa

In related news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 5,875 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $367.87, for a total value of $2,161,236.25. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 15,174 shares of the company's stock, valued at $5,582,059.38. This trade represents a 27.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, General Counsel Julie B. Rottenberg sold 2,028 shares of Visa stock in a transaction on Monday, August 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $381.35, for a total transaction of $773,377.80. Following the completion of the sale, the general counsel owned 18,404 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,018,365.40. This trade represents a 9.93% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 27,395 shares of company stock worth $10,406,050 over the last three months. Insiders own 0.12% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

V has been the subject of several analyst reports. Wolfe Research restated an "outperform" rating and set a $460.00 price target (up from $435.00) on shares of Visa in a research report on Tuesday, August 25th. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on Visa from $443.00 to $470.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday. Clear Str raised Visa to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. DZ Bank restated a "buy" rating on shares of Visa in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, KeyCorp increased their target price on Visa from $415.00 to $425.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and thirty-five have assigned a Buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $440.82.

Visa News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa reported record fourth-quarter and full-year results, with adjusted earnings up 17% year over year, and raised its dividend by 16%. Truist also raised its price target to $470 and maintained a Buy rating, signaling analyst confidence in further upside. Visa earnings and dividend report Truist price target report
• Positive Sentiment: Visa is building six technology hubs in Singapore focused on AI, cybersecurity, and next-generation payments. The investment could strengthen its capabilities and support future commerce growth. Singapore technology hubs
• Neutral Sentiment: Visa launched an AI-shopping benchmark, highlighting potential opportunities in agentic commerce while noting that many test runs failed—evidence the technology is still developing. AI shopping benchmark announcement
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts have flagged rising client incentives and Visa’s premium valuation as risks that could constrain the case for buying the stock despite strong results. Zacks analysis of incentives and valuation
• Negative Sentiment: Gnosis Pay, a crypto-card provider that uses Visa, disclosed exposure of customers’ payment and personal data. The report says customer funds were safe; the incident was at Gnosis Pay’s legacy system, not Visa’s own platform, though it may raise broader questions about payment security. Gnosis Pay breach report

Visa Profile

Visa Inc operates a global payments network that connects consumers, merchants, financial institutions and governments. Its network supports the authorization, clearing and settlement of electronic payments, including transactions made in person and online.

The company's services include payment processing, fraud prevention, identity and risk management, and money-transfer solutions such as Visa Direct. Visa-branded credit, debit and prepaid cards are issued by participating financial institutions; Visa generally provides the network and related services rather than issuing cards or extending credit directly to consumers.

Visa traces its roots to BankAmericard, a bank card program launched in California in 1958.

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