State of Alaska Department of Revenue Decreases Stock Holdings in Visa Inc. $V

Key Points

• State of Alaska Department of Revenue trimmed its Visa stake by 7.2% in Q4, selling 13,005 shares and leaving it with 168,298 shares worth about $59.02 million, roughly 0.6% of its portfolio and its 18th largest holding.
• Visa beat quarterly expectations, reporting $3.17 EPS (vs. $3.14 expected) and $10.90B in revenue (+14.6% YoY), with strong profitability metrics (net margin 50.23%, ROE 61.74%).
• Strategic moves include launching an in‑house validator node on Stripe’s Tempo and partnerships with Stripe, Zodia and Neat, signaling a push into on‑chain payments and embedded AI/insurance services that could expand future payment and settlement revenue.

State of Alaska Department of Revenue trimmed its holdings in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V - Free Report) by 7.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 168,298 shares of the credit-card processor's stock after selling 13,005 shares during the quarter. Visa comprises approximately 0.6% of State of Alaska Department of Revenue's portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest holding. State of Alaska Department of Revenue's holdings in Visa were worth $59,023,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its position in shares of Visa by 110.4% during the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 3,954,937 shares of the credit-card processor's stock valued at $1,396,930,000 after buying an additional 2,075,289 shares during the period. Holocene Advisors LP raised its position in shares of Visa by 286.4% during the 3rd quarter. Holocene Advisors LP now owns 2,526,026 shares of the credit-card processor's stock valued at $862,335,000 after buying an additional 1,872,362 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its position in shares of Visa by 121.7% during the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 3,022,411 shares of the credit-card processor's stock valued at $1,059,990,000 after buying an additional 1,658,954 shares during the period. Danske Bank A S purchased a new stake in shares of Visa during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $565,684,000. Finally, Capital Research Global Investors raised its position in shares of Visa by 73.4% during the 3rd quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 3,197,405 shares of the credit-card processor's stock valued at $1,091,528,000 after buying an additional 1,353,441 shares during the period. 82.15% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Visa Stock Up 1.5%

NYSE:V opened at $315.97 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 stock's fifty day moving average is $311.81 and its two-hundred day moving average is $329.68. Visa Inc. has a 52 week low of $293.89 and a 52 week high of $375.51. The stock has a market capitalization of $573.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 0.80.

Visa (NYSE:V - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The credit-card processor reported $3.17 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.14 by $0.03. Visa had a return on equity of 61.74% and a net margin of 50.23%.The company had revenue of $10.90 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $10.69 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.75 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was up 14.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts anticipate that Visa Inc. will post 11.3 EPS for the current year.

Visa Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared 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. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 10th. Visa's dividend payout ratio is 25.14%.

More Visa News

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa launched and is operating an in‑house validator node on Stripe’s Tempo blockchain as an “anchor” validator, placing Visa into the transaction‑validation layer for real‑time stablecoin payments — a direct step toward new on‑chain payment volumes and settlement revenue. Visa Expands Blockchain Payment With Tempo Validator Node Launch
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage highlights Visa’s broader on‑chain ambitions and partnerships (including working alongside Stripe and Zodia Custody), signaling a strategic pivot into crypto infrastructure that could expand addressable payments flow. Visa extends its on-chain ambitions
• Positive Sentiment: Visa announced a partnership with Neat to embed AI‑powered insurance and medical services into cards in Europe — a product innovation that can increase card engagement and stickiness across business customers and consumers. How Will Visa's Neat Partnership Help Boost Engagement and Growth?
• Positive Sentiment: Fundamentals remain supportive: analysts point to recent revenue and EPS beats and healthy margins, reinforcing investor confidence in Visa’s long‑term growth profile. Visa (V) Laps the Stock Market: Here's Why
• Neutral Sentiment: Visa and Bank of America are promoting merchant readiness for the FIFA World Cup, which could boost cross‑border and merchant volumes seasonally but is not an immediate structural change. Visa and Bank of America Want Merchants to Get World Cup-Ready
• Neutral Sentiment: Citigroup lowered its price target from $450 to $400 while keeping a buy rating — this narrows analyst upside expectations but leaves a meaningful positive view intact. Benzinga coverage
• Negative Sentiment: A lawsuit alleging lack of transparency in a separate “Gold Card” Visa program tied to the former administration introduces reputational/legal noise; impact on Visa’s core business appears limited but is a headline risk. Trump's 'Gold Card' Visa Program Hit With New Lawsuit

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Visa news, Director Lloyd Carney sold 650 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on 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 directly owned 2,679 shares in the company, valued at $829,471.98. This represents a 19.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.12% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently commented on the stock. Piper Sandler set a $160.00 price target on shares of Visa in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $395.00 price target on shares of Visa in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Cantor Fitzgerald raised shares of Visa to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Macquarie Infrastructure reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $410.00 price target 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. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $388.88.

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.

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